TabCaster: Screen Recorder with Privacy

Record your tab or screen with audio, cinematic auto-zoom, and privacy blur. MP4, WebM & GIF — no cloud, everything stays local.

TabCaster records your browser tab or full screen as clean, high-quality video — with cinematic auto-zoom that follows your clicks — and saves it directly to your device. Nothing is sent to a server, uploaded to the cloud, or stored anywhere outside your own computer. No account, no time limit. A screen recorder built for people who don't want their screen on someone else's server. CINEMATIC MODE (NEW) Turn a plain capture into a produced-looking demo with zero editing: • The view zooms in smoothly on every click and follows your cursor • A soft halo highlights your pointer; click ripples show viewers exactly where the action is • Effects are rendered locally while you record — nothing changes on the page, nothing leaves your device • Available on tab recordings, free and Pro TRIM & GIF EXPORT (NEW) When you stop recording, a preview opens automatically (optional): • Replay your recording before you share it • Trim the fumbled start and end and save a clean copy — free • Export a clip as a GIF for bug reports, pull requests, and docs — Pro, encoded locally The original file is always saved to Downloads first; the preview is never a save gate. RECORDING • Record the active browser tab or your entire screen • WebM and MP4 output formats • Tab audio is captured automatically; the optional microphone is mixed in alongside it for voiceover and commentary • Pause and resume without starting over • The popup stays open as a live control surface — timer, pause, stop — and a floating control window covers desktop recordings PRIVACY & BLUR • Manual blur: click any element on the page to blur it before recording • Automatic blur detects and hides emails, passwords, and username fields • Blurred elements are masked in the recording but remain fully functional on the page • Clear all blurs in one click VIDEO QUALITY • Free: 5 Mbps — suitable for most screen content and text-heavy pages. Free recordings include a small TabCaster watermark. • Pro Standard: 25 Mbps — smoother motion, sharper detail • Pro High: 50 Mbps — maximum quality for fast-moving content or professional use • Audio quality selectable between 64, 128, and 256 kbps PRO — $29 ONE-TIME, NO SUBSCRIPTION • Remove the watermark — or replace it with your own brand text on every recording • GIF export from the post-recording preview • Cinematic effect colors to match your brand • Unlock 25 Mbps and 50 Mbps video quality • Advanced automatic blur: credit cards, IP addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, API keys and tokens • 7-day free trial — try everything before you buy • License tied to your email, restorable on any device WHY THE PERMISSIONS? Chrome requires specific permissions for any extension that captures screen content or audio. TabCaster uses them solely to record the tab or screen you choose and, optionally, your microphone, and to apply blur to pages you're recording. They are not used for tracking, analytics, or anything beyond the recording you explicitly start. Looking for a Loom alternative without cloud uploads, accounts, or subscriptions? TabCaster records locally, exports MP4, WebM, and GIF, and costs $29 once.