Zight Screen Recorder, Screenshot App

The best screen recorder for Chrome. Capture your screen, webcam, and instantly share videos and screenshots in seconds.

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Zight Screen Recorder: The Ultimate Tool for Capture and Share

Zight Screen Recorder is the best Chrome extension for capturing your screen or webcam, allowing you to annotate and share videos and screenshots effortlessly in seconds. Trusted by over 4 million users, Zight offers an all-in-one solution for recording, screenshotting, and GIF making.

Key Features:

Instant Sharing: Share recordings via short links after capturing.
Annotation Tools: Easily annotate screenshots or recorded videos with text, shapes, and drawing tools.
AI Smart Actions: Generate detailed guides, transcriptions, and multi-language support to enhance accessibility.
Privacy and Security: Control access to shared content with public/private settings and password protection.

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By:: https://zight.com
Users:: 70,000+
Rating:: 4.50
(473) 2 new ratings
Version:: 8.3.0 (Last updated: 2025-03-11)
Creation date:: 2020-03-25
Risk:: High risk impact Very low risk likelihood
Permissions:: activeTab
clipboardWrite
contextMenus
notifications
offscreen
scripting
storage
unlimitedStorage
Host permissions:: <all_urls>
Size:: 735.23K
Email:: su*****@zight.com
URLs:: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: 17 hours ago

Ranking

# 2,663 ▲ 280

Other rankings

#10 in searchable keyword 7 ▼ 1

#14 in screen keyword 93 ▼ 3

#20 in screen capture keyword 91

#24 in app keyword 50 ▲ 6

#25 in screenshots keyword 88 ▼ 1

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Publisher Change History

2024-08-14: Email was changed from su*****@getcloudapp.com to su*****@zight.com

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User reviews

Pros

Easy to use
Good quality recordings
Quicker and simpler than alternatives
Cloud-based storage and sharing
Useful for quick screen captures and GIF creation

Cons

Requires an account to use
Not suitable for full page screenshots

Most mentioned

User-friendly interface
Fast and efficient recording
Great for sharing and collaboration
Quality of recordings

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. User reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

User reviews

Needs an account to use.

Shawn Hilt, 2025-04-10

Very great app, very convenient to use

Kurt Cleo Ocaña, 2025-04-07

I'm using this for all my demo videos. It's so easy to use and share the videos afterwards.

Rajesh M B, 2025-04-04

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Zight Screen Recorder, Screenshot App requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

Zight Screen Recorder, Screenshot App has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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