APEX - Best Screenshot & Screen Recorder

Name: APEX - Best Screenshot & Screen Recorder
Rating: 3.508403361344538 (238 reviews)
Author: Mime

The best screenshot and screen recording tool, completely free, to quickly share screens and capture entire pages

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APEX is a powerful and completely free Chrome extension that combines screenshot capture and screen recording into one seamless tool. It enables users to quickly capture full pages, visual areas, or freely selected screen snippets with powerful annotation tools such as boxes, arrows, highlights, and more.

The extension supports unlimited recording time with no watermark or login required. Users can record their desktop, browser tab, or camera, and even combine camera footage into "picture in picture" videos. It offers versatile audio recording options including system sound, microphone, or both. Captured screenshots can be saved as PDF, PNG, JPEG, or copied to the clipboard, while videos can be instantly saved in HD quality. APEX simplifies screen capturing and sharing for gaming, tutorials, meetings, and more.

Extension

By:

Mime

Users:

200,000

Rating:

3.51

(238)

Version:

2.0.2 Last updated: 2023-06-09

Creation date:

2021-09-16

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
tabCapture
tabs
activeTab
downloads
scripting
offscreen

Host permissions:

*://*/*

Size:

11.13MB

Email:

tb*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-12

Ranking

# 1,156 ▲ 15

Other rankings

#2713 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 6

#9 in best keyword 49 ▲ 2

#20 in screen capture keyword 78 ▼ 2

#24 in screenshot keyword 86 ▲ 3

#33 in screenshots keyword 79 ▲ 5

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APEX - Best Screenshot & Screen Recorder (v2.0.2)

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User reviews

Users appreciate APEX for its easy-to-use interface, free access, and ability to export recordings in multiple formats. It effectively serves work-related screen capture needs and addresses common screenshot challenges. However, multiple users report problems with full page screenshots, downloading recordings (notably large files), and lack of audio capture during recording. Stability issues and bugs causing loss of recordings also affect the user experience.

Pros

Supports exporting recordings as GIF or MP4 formats
Easy to use with no login required
Free to use and efficient for screen recording and screenshots
Good for work sessions with options to select window or screen capture
Effective in solving common screenshot-related tasks

Cons

Full page screenshot feature is unreliable or does not work properly
Users face issues downloading recorded videos, especially larger files
Recording tab sound does not work properly during recording
Application is unstable with bugs occurring during recording and saving
Some users report loss of recordings after updates

Recent reviews

整个页面和可见区域是一样的，并不能截整个页面。

Le*****, 2025-07-02

muito, 10mil vezes melhor que o Awesome Screenshot

Cr*****, 2025-06-14

Works well, and I can export as GIF or MP4, not like most chrome screen recorders

To*****, 2025-06-04

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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APEX - Best Screenshot & Screen Recorder requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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APEX - Best Screenshot & Screen Recorder has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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