Awesome Screen Recorder Add-On for Chrome

Awesome Screen Recorder extension for Google Chrome is a useful screen recording tool that lets you record specific tabs, the entire screen, the desktop, and even your webcam and microphone. You can also store these recordings and access them either offline or online.

Where to get it from:

This extension can be downloaded from the Chrome Web Store.

When installed, you can pin it next to the Chrome bar for quicker access.

How to use Awesome Screen Recorder:

Click on the Awesome Screen Recorder icon.

The Capture option is for taking screenshots and the Record option for recording videos. There are different recording selections that you can choose from. They are Desktop, Camera Only, This Tab, and Custom area from the tab.

A pop-up will appear, click the Start Recording button to begin.

Using Awesome Screen Recorder requires an account as you will get a dashboard from where you can manage your recordings. 

After selecting as needed, the Awesome Screen Recorder icon will change to recording. 

You will see the icon change to the time elapsed counter when the recording is in progress. Click on the icon to pause or stop recording.

The recording will automatically be available in your account dashboard. From there, you can download it or directly share it with various services like Jira, Slack, Asana, Trello, and GitHub. 

You can also perform basic editing and annotate your recordings which makes it useful for creating screencasts and video tutorials.

Where are the settings:

To access settings for Awesome Screen Recorder, click the settings icon.

You can then customize the shortcut keys and the storage and recording options for your recordings from the settings page.

You can also change the download location and the screenshot format from the settings page among other options.

The pricing plan for Awesome Screen Recorder has different tiers. The free account too can be sufficient for light usage as it includes up to 100 screenshots and 20 recordings. 

Overall this is a useful screen recorder add-on for Chrome for quickly making recordings and sharing them.

Happy recording.