Best alternatives to Synthesia - AI Screen Recorder & Editor (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Synthesia, 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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Synthesia alternatives, compared
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Reelia Record - Screen Recorder & Editor
Record your screen, tab, or webcam — free and easy.
≈8K users4.7★ from 191 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago15 permissions- About 3.8× fewer users than Synthesia
- Asks for more permissions (15 vs 7)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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ScreenPal - Screen Recorder & Video Editor
Record your screen & webcam, take screenshots, edit videos & images - easy & free!
≈200K users4.3★ from 498 ratingsUpdated 16 months ago12 permissions- About 6.7× more users than Synthesia
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (12 vs 7)
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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 Synthesia
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 7)
- 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 Synthesia
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 7)
- Listed under Tools
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Webcam + Screen Video Recorder Video Editor
Screen Recorder App with Webcam Video Recorder, Video Editor, Upload Video in a Single Extension.
≈60K users3.6★ from 264 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years11 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Synthesia
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (11 vs 7)
- 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 Synthesia
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 7)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Screen Recorder
Record your computer's screen with just one click!
≈300K users3.1★ from 311 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago3 permissions- About 10× more users than Synthesia
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 7)
- Listed under Tools
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Screen Recorder
Screen recording for active tab and app that download screen video in mp4
≈4K users4.6★ from 20 ratingsUpdated 14 months ago5 permissions- About 7.5× fewer users than Synthesia
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 7)
- Listed under Accessibility
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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 20× more users than Synthesia
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 7)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Screen Recorder with Webcam + Video Editor
Screen recorder & desktop capture tool. Record a video, presentation, open a front camera, or a window. Edit, download, and share.
≈1K users4.1★ from 32 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago12 permissions- About 30× fewer users than Synthesia
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (12 vs 7)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
Synthesia alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Synthesia?
By users, the most popular alternative is Screen Recorder with ≈2M users and a 3.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Reelia Record - Screen Recorder & Editor.
Which Synthesia alternative has the best rating?
Reelia Record - Screen Recorder & Editor has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 191 ratings.
Is there a Synthesia alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Screen Recorder asks for 0 permissions, against 7 for Synthesia.
How many alternatives to Synthesia are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Synthesia 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.