Screen recording and screenshot guides
Practical guides on recording your screen, taking better screenshots, adding voice-overs and captions, and the tools we compare along the way.
Latest guides
- How to Choose the Best Chrome Screenshot Extension — What separates a good screenshot extension from a bad one: full page capture, editing, links, recording and permissions. A practical 2026 checklist.
- How to Take a Full Page Screenshot (Any Browser) — Capture an entire web page in one image in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, on iPhone and Android, or with a free online tool. Plus fixes for sticky headers.
- Chrome Screen Recorder Extension: What to Look For — How Chrome screen recorder extensions work, tab versus window versus screen capture, the permissions to accept and refuse. Includes a one-click option.
- Vertical Screen Recording for TikTok, Reels and Shorts — How to record your screen in vertical 9:16 for TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts: layouts, phone frames, captions. Export sizes and captions included.
- 10 Best Loom Alternatives in 2026 (Free and Paid) — Looking for a Loom alternative? We compare ten screen recorders in 2026 on AI features, voice-over, screenshots, mobile formats and price. With a verdict.
- Free Online Screen Recorder, No Download Needed — Record your screen in the browser without installing anything. How online screen recorders work, their real limits, privacy, and a step-by-step for Chrome.
- Screen Recording With Voice-Over: A Practical Guide — How to add a voice-over to a screen recording: write a script that matches the clicks, record it cleanly or generate an AI voice. Step by step.
- How to Annotate a Screenshot: Arrows, Boxes, Blur — A practical guide to annotating screenshots so people understand them instantly: which callout to use when, how to blur private data. With examples.
- How to Record Your Screen on Mac, Windows and Chrome — Step-by-step screen recording for Mac, Windows 11, Chromebook and the browser. Record with system audio, your microphone and a webcam, then trim.
- How to Record Yourself and Your Screen at Once — Record your webcam and your screen together: layouts (bubble, side by side, presenter), camera and lighting setup, audio, and vertical 9:16 for phones.
- How to Take a Screenshot on Any Device (2026 Guide) — Every way to take a screenshot in 2026: keyboard shortcuts for Mac, Windows, Chromebook and Linux, phone buttons for iPhone and Android. Updated for 2026.
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