How to Record Your Screen with Audio
A screen recording is easy to start and harder to finish well. The usual problems are not video quality but audio: a microphone that picks up the keyboard, narration that is too quiet, or a recording with no sound from the page at all.
Screen Recorder records the screen with an optional microphone in the browser. The choices you make before pressing record matter more than any setting afterwards.
Quick answer
Decide first whether you need narration, system audio or both, then test each source you plan to use for thirty seconds. Record the smallest area that tells the story, keep the microphone close, and do not multitask while recording. Trim the start and end afterwards rather than trying to perform a perfect take.
Plan the recording in three lines
Write down what the viewer should be able to do after watching. Then list the steps in order and the one thing you must show for each. That is enough of a script for a demo, a bug report or a short lesson; a full transcript is usually overkill.
Arrange the screen before you start. Open the pages or files you need, close unrelated tabs, silence notifications and decide where the cursor should begin. If you are demonstrating a form, have test data ready rather than typing it live.
Choose the scope deliberately: a tab for a web walkthrough, a window for an application, the full screen only when the relationship between windows is the point.
Get the audio right
Microphone placement matters more than level. A headset or a microphone a hand’s width from your mouth picks up less room noise and keyboard clatter than the laptop’s built-in array. Record a test, play it back through speakers rather than headphones, and adjust until the voice is clear without clipping.
If the recording needs sound from the page — a video, a notification, a call — enable audio sharing when the browser offers it. Remember that the microphone will also hear your speakers, so use headphones to avoid a loop.
Narrate what you are doing and why. “I am opening the settings menu because the option is hidden there” is more useful than a silent cursor. Pause briefly between steps; it gives you room to cut later.
During and after the take
Keep the recording shorter than you think it needs to be. A tight three-minute walkthrough is watched; a twenty-minute one is skipped. If you make a mistake, pause, repeat the sentence and carry on — editing out the pause is easier than restarting.
Afterwards, trim the dead air at the start and end, check that the narration matches the action, and listen once at normal volume. If the file is too large to send, an Audio Compressor can reduce the audio track separately, though it will not shrink the video itself. For a single still from the recording, use Screenshot Capture.
Privacy while recording
The recording is made in the browser and is not uploaded by the page. That protects the file in transit, not the content on your screen. Before you record, close private messages, hide account menus, and check whether a notification banner or browser profile name will appear. If you are recording for a client, agree in advance what may be visible.
Set up the window, test the microphone, and record with Screen Recorder in one deliberate pass. Then trim the edges and watch it once as a viewer would; that final check catches most of what ruins an otherwise good recording.
Common questions
Should I record narration, system audio, or both?
Decide before you start. Use narration when you need to explain what you are doing and why; a close microphone and a short script help. Enable audio sharing when the recording needs sound from the page, such as a video or call. If you use both, wear headphones so the microphone does not pick up your speakers and create a loop.
How can I record clear audio without keyboard noise?
Place the microphone close, ideally a headset or a microphone a hand's width from your mouth, which picks up less room noise and keyboard clatter than a laptop's built-in array. Record a test, play it back through speakers and adjust until the voice is clear without clipping. Pause briefly between steps to give yourself room to cut later.
Is my screen recording uploaded anywhere?
No. The recording is made in the browser and is not uploaded by the page. That protects the file in transit, not the content on your screen, so close private messages, hide account menus and check for notification banners or browser profile names before you start. Agree in advance what may be visible if you are recording for a client.