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This extension captures the audio on the current tab and saves the output file on your computer when the capture is complete
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Chrome Audio Capture is a Chrome extension that allows users to record any audio playing on the current tab. Multiple tabs can be recorded simultaneously. Recordings can be saved as either .mp3 or .wav files. Users will have the option to mute tabs that are currently being recorded.
To begin recording on a tab simply click on the extension icon and use the interface or hotkeys to start and stop the recording. Once the recording is stopped or when the time limit is reached, a new tab will be opened for you to save and name your audio file. Make sure to save your file before closing the tab, otherwise the file will be lost! Check the options page for different output file formats and other features!
If you enjoyed the extension, please leave a review on the extension page! Please report any bugs or suggestions using the support tab of the extension page.
Note: Currently recordings are limited to 20 minutes due to Chrome memory constraints. Limit can be bypassed, but it is not recommended as more testing is required to determine the maximum time for lower quality settings.
Version History:
version 1.1.1 - Some fixes improvements
version 1.1.0 - The long awaited MP3 update! Along with other new features and improvements
version 1.0.6 - Various bug fixes and better hotkey display
version 1.0.5 - Fixed keyboard shortcuts mac
version 1.0.3 - Reduced max capture time to 20 minutes. Bug fixes.
version 1.0.2 - Added timeout function, set max capture time to 25 minutes. Disabled recording on YouTube due to copyright.
Latest reviews
- (2024-08-06) Brian: even though it warns not to disable the 20 mins record to be unlimited, i've had no issues at all recording audio over 1 hr. great lil app.
- (2024-06-27) Claude BLAKE: Great app ! Easy to use. Unless limited to 20 min, but fit to 95% of what I needed. Easy to record any sound from your computer. I recommend it !
- (2024-06-17) Carol Hill: Love this extension. Really easy to use. Wish it could do a slightly longer capture.
- (2024-06-12) Sule Sutisna: super super super exelent
- (2024-06-10) PRONAB KUMAR MAJUMDER: excellent.
- (2024-06-02) Felipe Moreira: Nossa essa extensão é muito top!!! xcelente para aprender Inglês!! parabéns!
- (2024-06-02) Alisson Henrique Paixão: Sem duvidas uma das melhores do Chrome! TOP10
- (2024-06-02) Marcelo: Excepcional. Poder salvar em WAV, então... Só posso dizer: muito, muito agradecido ao criador dessa extensão.
- (2024-06-01) Elias f: really useful to be honest, since google cant do this themselves, this app is truly a lifesaver at times
- (2024-05-28) Renan Oliveira de Souza: SIMPLESMENTE PERFEITO!!
- (2024-05-24) Oliver Popper: thumbs up
- (2024-05-21) Evelyn Gonzalez: Una de las mejores extensiones utiles en estos tiempos.
- (2024-05-17) Asuncion, Aprille Kris F.: useful. though sometimes encoding process does not start so i end up not being able to save the recording and the only option is to close it. like now.
- (2024-05-16) Lisa Bartle: Works great for me. Not very fully featured, but it does exactly what I needed, so I don't care.
- (2024-05-12) ThePhilBest: Just tried it. The window with the start and stop buttons completely disappeared at around 5 minutes into the playback that I was recording. So of course I didn't get to "stop" it where I wanted to, which was about 1 minute later. Thought I'd try again later. 1 hour later I came back to my computer and lo and behold, there was a new tab with the Audio Capture, 20 minutes long, and a "save" button, which of course I used. Then I played the file back with VLC; it was great for the first 30 seconds, then the speed doubled AND the sound went abominably scratchy.
- (2024-05-10) robin floren: I recently started using an audio capture extension for my browser and I must say, I am quite impressed with its performance. The extension allows me to easily capture audio from any website or online streaming service that I'm using, without any hassle. The quality of the audio captured by the extension is top-notch. One of the best things about this extension is how easy it is to use. It seamlessly integrates with my browser and I can start capturing audio with just a click of a button. I also appreciate the fact that it doesn't require any complex configurations or settings, making it ideal for anyone who wants a simple and effective audio capture solution. Overall, I highly recommend this audio capture extension to anyone who needs to capture audio from their browser. It's a reliable, easy-to-use, high-quality solution that has made my life easier.
- (2024-05-09) David Harvath: weird scratchy glitch every few seconds. like a record player type sound. not good.
- (2024-05-07) letsburn thetemple: 20 minutes of scratchy, glitchy audio. No thanks.
- (2024-05-06) José Augustinho: Não funcionou comigo, de foram alguma
- (2024-05-03) Francisco Ribeiro: Excelente. Poucos apps na Internet funcionam tão bem quanto essa extenção. Ajuda MUITO na dinâmica da produtividade.
- (2024-05-01) Ciara Bowman: I found that if my laptop is not connected to power (even if it's fully charged) the audio gets slightly distorted. But as long as I'm plugged in it works great!
- (2024-04-28) sogondie: Does what it says... how it´s supossed to be
- (2024-04-27) Analia Blanco: it's not working on chromebook. it records but doesn't decode.
- (2024-04-27) Mihai Nae: Super! HIGHLY EFFICIENT!
- (2024-04-25) Sharira Iris Abundez: Muy funcional
- (2024-04-21) Aldrich Robiego: This is the best! It's just the one I need, The Audio Quality is soo smooth, definitely give it a try!
- (2024-04-13) Raúl Butrón: Es fácil de usar y no pierde calidad el sonido. Se descarga en mp3 en una velocidad de 128
- (2024-04-13) Walter Pacifico: muito bom!! aliás! otima!
- (2024-04-12) Karim Chadir: Très satisfait de cette extension dommage qu'on ne peut capturer que 20 min d'audio
- (2024-04-12) Washington Almeida: está atendendo as minhas espectativas!!!!!
- (2024-04-09) Luigi Caporioni: Scoperta adesso. Per il mio uso è eccezionale!
- (2024-04-09) valter lafuente: MUITO BOM!!!
- (2024-04-08) Bruno: Sensacional ! Super recomendo :D
- (2024-04-08) Mike Olaviaga: Is it just me or does your audio turn out scratchy when you record the sound?
- (2024-04-05) Netties Knowledge Journey: so far so good
- (2024-04-05) Will Weiss: Works exactly as described, thanks for this!
- (2024-03-31) Mateo Sancho: muy útil!
- (2024-03-30) John Kell: Hard to use, and doesn't work very well.
- (2024-03-27) Nick Liddle: Neat
- (2024-03-27) Bas Wouters: Top
- (2024-03-26) The Petri dish: Awesome, just what I needed. cheers
- (2024-03-24) Sameron Vassiliades: Muito bom, simples, prático e funcional. recomendo a todos.... e sem instalações.
- (2024-03-24) Mark Demers: Exactly what I needed. Just system audio!
- (2024-03-22) Ricardo Santos: Expetacular
- (2024-03-20) Giulia :D: it actually worked?? it took me forever to find an audio recorder lmao
- (2024-03-20) Kavon “K-Boat” Turner: What happened to the UI before? I liked how I was able to edit the audio before exporting.
- (2024-03-20) Adriana Fortes: gostei!!!
- (2024-03-17) Christina Mattson: Easy to use but recordings have terrible crackling and some speed distortion.
- (2024-03-15) James Lowe: The Chrome Audio Capture extension is an exceptional tool that surpasses expectations with its seamless functionality and intuitive design. Its ability to effortlessly record audio from any tab or application within the Chrome browser makes it an invaluable asset for content creators, educators, and anyone in need of high-quality audio capture. With its impressive features and user-friendly interface, Chrome Audio Capture sets a new standard for browser-based audio recording extensions.
- (2024-03-14) can jashari: This is AMAZING
Latest issues
- (2024-05-06, v:1.1.2) José Augustinho: A extensão não funciona
A extensão não funciona, já fiz de tudo e não funciona, poderia me ajudar? - (2024-03-30, v:1.1.2) Eggs Ackley: Problems
Crackling, speed distortion. Had used DWHelper before but it doesn't work on all radio stations like it did before February 2024 - (2024-03-26, v:1.1.2) Ulla-Maija Kivimäki: Save Capture stopped working
It has worked the several years perfectly, but the past month or so, the Save Capture button is not saving or doing anything. Thank you - (2023-10-13, v:1.1.2) Cheri: can't hear the recordings on my media player
it plays but I can't hear it. - (2023-10-12, v:1.1.2) Alan Sargent: time limit unlimit?
Really hope that there will be a workaround for the time limit. Want to use it for recording stream of several hours. Audacity can do that, but it can't ignore sounds or alerts from other apps. Even just dumping a sequence of 20 minute files would be OK, I can join them later myself. - (2023-09-23, v:1.1.2) Paulo Salvador: Dúvida
O Chrome audio Capture só tem disponível na plataforma Windows? Não tem para dispositivos móveis com sistema Android? - (2023-09-14, v:1.1.2) DAVID HERNANDEZ: Time limit
Hi Is there a time limit of how much I can record? For example can I record a 1 hour youtube video? - (2023-08-10, v:1.1.2) Mike McDonough: Record button
I can't find the record button for Chrome Audio Capture once I downloaded the extension - (2023-07-27, v:1.1.2) Raed Darweesh: White background vs dark mode
Would you kindly make an option for dark mode. My eyes cannot afford white background. Thank you so much. - (2023-06-12, v:1.1.2) Julie Stewart: No sound
File captured - but no sound even on highest volume. - (2023-05-20, v:1.1.2) Dan X Nation: intermittent click noises in the recorded wav
All my recordings have an intermittent clicking in them, I have plenty ram, an i7 processor, the latest version of Chrome. I have minimal background processes running, no other tabs open, I still get the clicking. Is there any settings within the extension I can change to stop this happening? - (2023-05-07, v:1.1.2) Babak Kamali: Where are the output files?
They are not in Chrome download folder if this is what you mean by download folder. I am not a newbie. I have been a programmer, project manage and CTO. If I can't find it easily, you should amend your documentation at least. I look forward to a response. - (2023-04-22, v:1.1.2) Boudmoh Mohboud: l'APS enregistre, mais il n'y a pas de son
l'APS enregistre, mais il n'y a pas de son - (2023-03-25, v:1.1.2) Fiona McKinney: Audio Capture failing to encode the file
Hello - Chrome Audio Capture is capturing the audio, but when it opens the tab for encoding it, the 'encoding progress' bar is not moving, and nothing happens after this. Could you tell me if there's something I need to do on my end to fix the problem? It was working perfectly fine until it suddenly wasn't. - (2023-03-01, v:1.1.2) Steve Becker: Can you please address these issues?
Again..captured audio but didn't save. Gone. Help. - (2023-02-28, v:1.1.2) jc hairrell: not responding
it was working fine. now i can start a capture but cant stop it i click save capture and it keeps recording and hotkeys wont stop it either - (2023-02-03, v:1.1.2) Christy Johnson: Audio Capture lost my audio
HI, I love the extension and have not had an issue until now. I saved my audio capture and the page with the encoding bar has come up, but the bar never moves. Is my audio lost? Super disappointed, as I have now lost audio from a program that cannot be retrieved. Is there any way to retrieve it? - (2023-01-29, v:1.1.2) Sandi Stricklin: Won't capture the audio
and once I save the file it won't download to my computer?! - (2023-01-28, v:1.1.2) inglesc1 maricanto2021: Pregunta y problema que tengo que no escucho nada
Hola, Al grabar no escucho nada y no se a que es debido. He visto que la herramienta es fácil de usar. Si me podeis indicar más por favor. Y una pregunta que tengo es que si solo se graba el audio de un video que pongo o si puedo también grabar mi voy y hacer audios. Ya me diréis . Estoy interesada en grabar mi voz si no es posible por favor indicarme alguna herramienta que lo haga y si es de google chrome mejor. Gracias. - (2022-12-24, v:1.1.2) G O: Where are the files captured to? Can't find and no way to save the capture?
CAn't find the save to location, can't save the audio captured. So far NOT impressed as it's a chrome feature. - (2022-12-12, v:1.1.2) Douglas Felix: problemas
não esta capturando o audio - (2022-03-11, v:1.1.2) Brajesh Gahlaut: Cracking sound
during recording sound is cracking, please suggest how to resolve this problem - (2022-02-07, v:1.1.2) Jeannette Anderson: How do you record multiple tabs simultaneously?
i started playing the video on multiple tabs but it only recorded the tab I started with - (2021-12-08, v:1.1.2) dutch pattex: bad sound quality, stuured sound with crackling
No matter what I try, I keep hearing crackling noises, don't get it. I think the tool needs to be adjusted due to chrome updates. Windows 10 latets and adient EVO 4 soundcard and Chrome Versie 96.0.4664.45 (Officiële build) (64-bits) - (2021-12-01, v:1.1.2) Ahead Air: mutes audio while recording
extension works great- the recording is good. However, it mutes the audio while recording, regardless of whether that option is checked in settings. - (2021-11-20, v:1.1.2) Ava Stevens: not showing "add chrome"
Its not showing the "add to chrome" button... - (2021-04-05, v:1.1.1) Aleks K: NOT WORKING
i start capturing and when i am done i save the capture but always it's empty track inside why is it happening - (2021-02-19, v:1.1.1) Manisha Prosad: NOT WORKING
i start capturing and when i am done i save the capture but always it's empty track inside why is it happening - (2021-01-09, v:1.1.1) Rick Brenner: 20 minute limit
Hi, I was so thrilled to find this plugin, but I'm afraid it does me no good since it's limited to 20 minutes. The description says this can be overridden. Can you tell me how? Thanks, Rick - (2020-12-08, v:1.1.1) Wisnu Wardoyo: encoding took too long
I've finished recording for about 13 - 15 minutes long of audio. However, it took too long in encoding. The progress bar did not move at all. How can I solve this issue? - (2020-12-04, v:1.1.1) Taras Kurennoy: Запись Google Translate
Could you make extension which automatically record Google Translate audios? - (2020-10-29, v:1.1.1) Dennis Allen: CPU+GPU+RAM resources needed
what kind of resources would it take to record each tab? Let's say i want to monitor and record hundreds of online FM radio stations for the purpose of logging plays of audio fingerprinted songs...what kind of resources would it take? is there someone who can contact me directly for this solution? - (2020-10-24, v:1.1.1) Raphaël Belly: Music Played Is Freezing When Recorded
When I record a music; around like every 5-10 seconds the music is freezing for 1/2 seconds when recorded, Like an old badly recorded CD there are «jumps» in the music played and consequently in the music recorded. On a 2:03 long music it appeared 14 times... 0:17 0:27 0:34 0:41 0:56 1:06 1:13 1:16 1:27 1:41 1:44 1:51 1:55 1:58 - (2020-10-20, v:1.1.1) Carlos Torres Palencia: Forgot to save
Hello there! As many other users of your extension (which works really great when you don't forget to save...) I have forgotten to save the audio file. I have looked into the Cache folder of Chrome and it seems that I have located a file that could have the audio. Is it possible to encode it as the extension does? Thanks in advance! - (2020-09-08, v:1.1.1) Owen Thomas: Recovering a deleted recording
Hello, I've just finished doing a live stream, and I accidentally closed the tab that was recording with Chrome Audio Capture. Is it possible to recover the audio from that closed tab, or has it disappeared forever? Thanks. - (2020-08-28, v:1.1.1) Kelly Cockerill: Distorted Recording
As soon as I hit record the music starts distorting. I have a Windows Dell that is new. What issue may be causing this? - (2020-08-27, v:1.1.1) Candice Luo: Auto save when tab closes
Hi I just started using the extension and it's been helpful. One thing though - when I accidentally close the window I am recording (which happens most of the times actually because I close the tab the moment a video conference ends), is there a way to autosave the audio for the closed tab? So far I have not been able to do it. Thanks. - (2020-08-17, v:1.1.1) Sandeep Chatterjee: Saving failed
it is very nice extension. simple and useful But, sometimes when I click "save audio", after the new page opens, the progess bar doesn't move, and both, download and close buttons don't work, in this way, all audio is gone. Please fix this bug, that would be very helpful. - (2020-08-05, v:1.1.1) Rich Reader: Installed, but I do not see the start/stop button in my chrome browser
Audio Recorder documentation shows a red button. It is not showing up in my chrome browser window. Please advise. - (2020-08-04, v:1.1.1) Tabrez Pasha: Audio is not recording / muted when i click capture on the extension.
Audio is not recording / muted when I click capture on the extension even though i see the audio is playing but I still can save audio the saved MP3 / wav file is blank when played. kindly address this issue. - (2020-08-04, v:1.1.1) Tabrez Pasha: Audio is not recording / muted when i click capture on the extension.
Audio is not recording / muted when I click capture on the extension even though i see the audio is playing but I still can save audio the saved MP3 / wav file is blank when played. kindly address this issue. - (2020-08-02, v:1.1.1) Valeriy Tsyvinskiy: Short pauses appear in the saved file
From time to time, after saving, short pauses appear in the saved file, which are perceived as crackling. What can be the reason? - (2020-07-05, v:1.1.1) Gerson Pinto: Not working
I have two pcs and the extension not record nothing. The file recorded is mute (no sound). Windows 10 and last chrome. Maybe the app not access the microphone or sound system? Other extension ask me for permissions (mic and cam for example). Your extension don`t ask for permissions... - (2020-06-11, v:1.1.1) Bianca Anina: Audio capture not working
I start an audio recording in lets say youtube, but immediately when the recording starts, the audio stops ( no sound), even as the video continues to play. After I save audio file and try to play the file, no sound as well. Please assist. - (2020-06-08, v:1.1.1) nightmare_ReX: Mp3 audio not working
Not working with TTS - (2020-06-03, v:1.1.1) Amari Menns: Recording won't encode
Hi! I used this last week seamlessly but now my recording won't encode or download. Can this be rectified? - chrome-extension://kfokdmfpdnokpmpbjhjbcabgligoelgp/complete.html - (2020-06-01, v:1.1.1) Eden Durant: Recover canceled audio capture
I accidentally pressed to cancel the audio capture instead of stopping it to save. Is there any way to recover the audio from a temp file? I have not recorded any additional captures since and I thought that the data might be in a temp file somewhere. Thank you. - (2020-05-20, v:1.1.1) Mark Guthrie: No sound
This is probably my issue. I have a new chromebook. The recording is captured but no sound. I don't believe it is the replay as I can listen to YouTube, for example. Perhaps my microphone is off...but I don't know how to check. - (2020-05-19, v:1.1.1) Connor Dietrich: I am unable to save a cancel captures once I start.
I am unable to save a cancel captures once I start. I can rarely ever actually capture an audio file. When the timer runs out on the capture I have to uninstall this extension to unfreeze it. - (2020-05-14, v:1.1.1) Sam Siegel: Ctrl + Shift + S to start capture on current tab
I start the recording and then press, Ctrl + Shift + S to start audio capture. Unfortunately, Ctrl + Shift + S refreshes the Chrome tab and doesn't start Chrome Audio Capture. I am not fast enough to start the recording and then left-click on the extension to start the capture. Suggestions? Thanks
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4.3738 (2,437 votes)
Last update / version
2021-09-14 / 1.1.2
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