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Studio audio.

Capture, process, and export audio from any Chrome tab: real-time EQ, waveform editor, floating player. Everything runs locally. Zero cloud, zero account.

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TAB AUDIO RECORDER
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EQ ANALYZER
Style
Bands
Display
Scale
Color
LEVEL
−∞ dB
Decay
Peak
Color
WAVEFORM
Color
History
Scale
GAIN 100%
SPEED 1.0x
NORMALIZE ℹ
OFF
LIMITER ℹ
OFF
PARAMETRIC EQ ℹ
OFF
FORMAT
LIBRARY
No saved recordings
SETTINGS
THEME
DEFAULT FORMAT
BITRATE
AUTO-SAVE
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Zero Installation.

A Chrome Extension: no Electron app, no background daemon, no elevated permissions. Install once from the Chrome Web Store, record anything.

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Tab Audio Recorder

chrome://extensions · v1.2.1.1 · Works on Edge, Brave, Arc

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high_quality

Studio Formats.

Export as lossless WAV (PCM), MP3 up to 320 kbps with embedded ID3 metadata, or native WebM. Your choice at every session.

WAV PCM MP3 320 WebM
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100% Private.

No cloud. No account. No telemetry. Audio never leaves your device: processed entirely in the browser via Web Audio API and offscreen documents.

volume_up

Gain Booster.

Amplify a quiet tab or stream up to 200% before it hits the recorder, without clipping or distortion. Normalize + Limiter work in tandem to keep the signal clean at any level.

Gain
140%
Norm.
Limiter
compress

Normalize & Limit.

A dynamic compressor smooths volume jumps; a true peak limiter prevents clipping at the recorder input. Both configurable independently, applied live.

Input → Gain → Comp. → Limiter → Rec
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Precision Editor.

Trim, cut, fade in/out (linear · exponential · logarithmic), silence detection, time-stretch with pitch preservation, and 20-step undo/redo: all built into the extension.

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5-Band EQ.

Parametric equalizer applied live to recording and streaming. ±12 dB per band, shaped precisely.

Sub
60Hz
Bass
250Hz
Mid
1kHz
Pres
4kHz
Air
12kHz
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Floating Player.

A draggable mini-player injects directly into the active page. Record or stream without opening the extension: it persists even when the popup is closed, and syncs bidirectionally.

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REC
STREAM
library_music

Local Library.

Every session is auto-saved to an in-browser IndexedDB library. Preview, rename inline, duplicate, and download, with a live storage quota indicator.

mic

Session 2026-03-19

02:14 · MP3 · 4.1 MB

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Podcast Draft #3

14:07 · WAV · 72 MB

76 MB / ~2 GB

100% Free · No account · Chrome 116+

Start recording in
30 seconds.

Install the extension, click the icon, hit record. That's it.

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FAQ

Frequently asked
questions.

Everything you need to know before hitting record.

Does it work with any Chrome tab? +
Yes. It captures the audio output of any active Chrome tab: YouTube, Spotify, Twitch, Google Meet, SoundCloud, web apps, and more.
Is it free? +
Completely free. No subscription, no freemium tier, no account required. Install it and start recording immediately.
Is my audio sent to any server? +
Never. All recording, processing, and storage happens on your device. There are zero network calls: the extension contains no telemetry and makes no external requests of any kind.
What export formats are supported? +
Three formats: WebM (smallest file size), WAV (lossless PCM, ideal for DAW import), and MP3 (up to 320 kbps via the bundled LAME encoder, with ID3v2.3 metadata).
What happens if I close the popup while recording? +
Recording continues uninterrupted. The audio engine runs inside a persistent offscreen document managed by the service worker: independent of the popup's lifecycle.
Does it record my microphone? +
No. It exclusively captures the audio output of the selected Chrome tab via Chrome's tabCapture API. Microphone input is not supported by design.
What's the Floating Player? +
A compact draggable widget injected directly into the active tab's page. It exposes REC, STREAM, gain control, and real-time visualizers. It syncs bidirectionally with the main popup and persists when the popup is closed.
Can I edit a recording after capturing it? +
Yes. The built-in editor supports: trim, cut, fade in/out (linear · exponential · logarithmic), silence detection, time-stretch with pitch preservation, zoom/pan, and 20-step undo/redo.
How much storage do recordings use? +
Recordings are stored in the browser's IndexedDB: typically several gigabytes are available. The library panel displays a live storage usage bar so you always know where you stand.
Which Chrome version is required? +
Chrome 116 or later (requires Manifest V3 and the Offscreen Documents API). Also works on Chromium-based browsers: Microsoft Edge, Brave, and Arc.