Best alternatives to Jam (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Jam, 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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Screen Recorder for Google Chrome™
Screen Recorder is a software that allows you to capture and record your computer screen right in the browser!
≈600K users4.2★ from 18.1K ratingsUpdated 3 months ago3 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Jam
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 14)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Awesome Screen Recorder & Screenshot
The best screen recorder and screen capture & screenshot tool to record screen.
≈4M users4.7★ from 29.5K ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago14 permissions- About 13× more users than Jam
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Tella
The screen recorder that edits videos for you.
≈10K users4.8★ from 67 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago12 permissions- About 30× fewer users than Jam
- Rated 0.2 stars higher
- Asks for fewer permissions (12 vs 14)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Screen Recorder & Screenshot App for Chrome | Scrnli
Screen recorder for Chrome, take screenshots, record screen and video, capture, edit and share instantly
≈1M users4.7★ from 11K ratingsUpdated 2 months ago9 permissions- About 3.3× more users than Jam
- Rated 0.2 stars higher
- Asks for fewer permissions (9 vs 14)
- Listed under Tools
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Screenshot & Screen Recorder w/ Webcam-Droplr
The Easiest All-In-One Screenshot & Screen Recorder
≈10K users4.0★ from 227 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years10 permissions- About 30× fewer users than Jam
- Rated 0.5 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (10 vs 14)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Real Screen Recorder
Real Screen Recorder records the screen and webcam with audio.
≈20K users4.4★ from 24 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago2 permissions- About 15× fewer users than Jam
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 14)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Bonjoro
Free HD screen recorder for Chrome
≈3K users4.4★ from 13 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years7 permissions- About 100× fewer users than Jam
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 14)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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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 users3.9★ from 11.7K ratingsUpdated 12 days ago14 permissions- About 30× more users than Jam
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Zight Screen Recorder, Screenshot App
The best screen recorder for Chrome. Capture your screen, webcam, and instantly share videos and screenshots in seconds.
≈80K users4.5★ from 525 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago9 permissions- About 3.8× fewer users than Jam
- Asks for fewer permissions (9 vs 14)
- Listed under Communication
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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 6.7× more users than Jam
- Rated 0.8 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 14)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
Jam alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Jam?
By users, the most popular alternative is Screencastify - Screen Video Recorder with ≈9M users and a 3.9-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Screen Recorder for Google Chrome™.
Which Jam alternative has the best rating?
Tella has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 67 ratings.
Is there a Jam alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Screen Recorder asks for 1 permissions, against 14 for Jam.
How many alternatives to Jam are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Jam on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.