Best alternatives to MPen (2026)
8 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to MPen, 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
Free Simple tool for high quality video capturing from Tab, Area of the page and full Screen, with Mic, Webcam and System audio
≈400K users3.7★ from 1.1K ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 13× more users than MPen
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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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 67× more users than MPen
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Google Vids Screen Recorder
A simple way to capture your screen and share your ideas using Google Vids.
≈200K users4.4★ from 51 ratingsUpdated 4 days ago5 permissions- About 6.7× more users than MPen
- Updated more recently
- Listed under Communication
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Loom – Screen Recorder & Screen Capture
Record your screen and camera with one click. Share that content in an instant with a link.
≈8M users4.6★ from 10.2K ratingsUpdated 4 days ago15 permissions- About 267× more users than MPen
- Rated 0.2 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (15 vs 5)
- Listed under Communication
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Screen Recorder for Tabs, Desktop, and Apps
Record your tabs, desktop, applications, or selected area in one click. Free, fast, and easy screen recording with simple controls.
≈60K users4.5★ from 982 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago7 permissions- About 2.0× more users than MPen
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 5)
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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 300× more users than MPen
- Rated 0.4 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (14 vs 5)
- 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 133× more users than MPen
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (14 vs 5)
- 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 33× more users than MPen
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 5)
MPen alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to MPen?
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.
Which MPen alternative has the best rating?
Screen Recorder & Screenshot App for Chrome | Scrnli has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 11K ratings.
Is there a MPen alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Screen Recorder asks for 0 permissions, against 5 for MPen.
How many alternatives to MPen are there?
We list 8 close alternatives to MPen 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.