Chrome Extension Screen Recorder
You can open the screen recorder from your VideoMule dashboard or use the VideoMule Chrome extension. The extension lets you preview a recording, send it to VideoMule for an AI voiceover, or open it in the standalone editor.
Record from the dashboard
Open Projects → New → Record screen in your VideoMule workspace. The same menu includes Upload video for an existing file.
Open the screen recorder from New on the Projects page.
The Choose what to record dialog offers two options:
- Screen Only: capture your screen without audio.
- Screen & Audio: capture your screen with microphone audio.
Choose screen capture without audio or with microphone audio.
Choose the option that matches your recording. You can also close the dialog without starting a recording.
To use the Chrome extension, follow the steps below.
Step 1: Install the extension
Install VideoMule from the Chrome Web Store, then pin it to your toolbar. You'll use its icon to stop recordings.
Step 2: Record your screen
- Click the VideoMule icon in the toolbar to open the extension's recorder tab.
- Click Select screen and choose your entire screen, a window, or a tab in Chrome's picker.
- Optionally select a microphone to narrate while recording, and a camera to capture your webcam alongside the screen.
- Click Start recording. You're taken back to your previous tab and recording starts immediately.
To stop, click the VideoMule icon in the extensions toolbar again. The preview page opens with your finished recording.
You can record silently and let VideoMule generate the script and AI voiceover afterwards.
Step 3: Preview and choose what's next
After an extension recording, the preview page plays back your video and shows its duration and the number of tracked mouse events. Choose your next step:
- Add AI Voice: send the recording to your VideoMule dashboard as a new project. Continue through script generation, AI voiceover, editing, and export.
- Edit / Export: open the recording in the standalone VideoMule editor. You can trim clips, add zoom effects and backgrounds, and export the video locally.
You can also download the raw files. Download Video saves the screen recording, webcam recording, or both. Download JSON saves the cursor-tracking metadata.
Before sending a recording to the dashboard, check the file-size guidance in the upload flow and your workspace's Usage page. For upload and plan limits, see Capabilities and Limits.
Where recordings live
The extension stores recordings locally in your browser. Use Download Video to keep a copy of a recording you need, and Download JSON to save its cursor metadata. Keep the JSON together with the matching video.
Use the delete button on the extension's preview page to remove a recording you no longer need.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a VideoMule account to record?
The Chrome extension supports recording, previewing, downloading, and local editing without an account. You need to be signed in to send a recording to the VideoMule dashboard. The dashboard recording entry point is in Projects in your signed-in workspace.
What is the JSON download for?
It contains the cursor-tracking metadata, including mouse positions and events, captured during the extension recording. The editor uses this data for follow-the-cursor zoom. Download the JSON if you want to keep the raw data along with your video.
My recording didn't capture any cursor movement. Why?
The extension tracks cursor movement on regular web pages. It can't track movement over browser-internal pages, such as settings or the new tab page, or outside the browser.
Can I pause a recording?
The extension's recorder tab has Pause and Stop controls while recording. Use Resume to continue a paused recording.
