Best alternatives to Hippo Video: Video and Screen Recorder (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Hippo Video, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Hippo Video alternatives, compared
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Hippo Video: Video and Screen Recorder
Best screen recorder for Chrome. Create, edit, and share your professional looking videos instantly.
≈80K users3.5★ from 1.6K ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago8 permissions- About 27× more users than Hippo Video
- Updated more recently
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Screenshot & Screen Video Recorder
An effective screenshot and screen recording tool to quickly share screens and capture entire pages and edit.
≈400K users3.8★ from 545 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago6 permissions- About 133× more users than Hippo Video
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 8)
- Listed under Tools
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Google Vids Screen Recorder
A simple way to capture your screen and share your ideas using Google Vids.
≈300K users4.5★ from 54 ratingsUpdated 6 days ago5 permissions- About 100× more users than Hippo Video
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 8)
- Listed under Communication
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Screencastify - Screen Video Recorder
Used by 15M+ people. An easy-to-use screen recorder for your browser. Capture, edit and share videos in seconds.
≈9M users3.5★ from 11.7K ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago14 permissions- About 3000× more users than Hippo Video
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (14 vs 8)
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BombBomb Video - Webcam & Screen Recorder
Create, share, and track webcam and screen capture videos with the BombBomb Browser Extension.
≈20K users4.7★ from 616 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago12 permissions- About 6.7× more users than Hippo Video
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (12 vs 8)
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Membership.io AI Screen Recorder
Membership.io extension
≈3K users4.7★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago9 permissions- A similar number of users to Hippo Video
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 8)
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Screen Recorder
Record a video from the camera or capture it from the screen (desktop, specific application window or browser tab)
≈2M users3.8★ from 1.9K ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 667× more users than Hippo Video
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 8)
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Sendspark Video and Screen Recorder
Record and share professional-looking videos for business
≈10K users4.5★ from 775 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago14 permissions- About 3.3× more users than Hippo Video
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (14 vs 8)
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Videozen: Screen and Camera Recorder
Webcam and Screen recording extension by Proshort Inc
≈3K users4.6★ from 11 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years5 permissions- A similar number of users to Hippo Video
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 8)
- Listed under Tools
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ScreenPal - Screen Recorder & Video Editor
Record your screen & webcam, take screenshots, edit videos & images - easy & free!
≈200K users3.7★ from 496 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago12 permissions- About 67× more users than Hippo Video
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (12 vs 8)
- Listed under Communication
Hippo Video alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Hippo Video?
By users, the most popular alternative is Screencastify - Screen Video Recorder with ≈9M users and a 3.5-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Hippo Video: Video and Screen Recorder.
Which Hippo Video alternative has the best rating?
BombBomb Video - Webcam & Screen Recorder has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 616 ratings.
Is there a Hippo Video alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Screen Recorder asks for 1 permissions, against 8 for Hippo Video.
How many alternatives to Hippo Video are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Hippo Video on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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