ApowerREC Screen Recorder

Name: ApowerREC Screen Recorder
Rating: 3.4216867469879517 (83 reviews)
Author: http://www.apowersoft.com/

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ApowerREC Screen Recorder is a lightweight and multifunctional Chrome extension designed for easy, one-click screen recording. It allows users to capture full screens, specific browser tabs, application windows, or webcams with flexibility and clarity. Whether you're recording desktop activities or streaming audio via your microphone and system sound, ApowerREC ensures seamless, unlimited recordings suited for any task.

Key features include simultaneous microphone and system sound recording, designated browser tab capture, webcam overlay, and customizable recording zones. This makes it perfect for tutorials, meetings, gaming, or personal use. Users have direct customer support access and can also explore the desktop version for enhanced functionality.

Extension

By:

http://www.apowersoft.com/

Users:

10,000

Rating:

3.42

(83)

Version:

2.0 Last updated: 2022-12-07

Creation date:

2020-06-22

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
activeTab
scripting
tabs

Size:

1.01MB

Email:

ad*****@apowersoft.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-10

Ranking

# 7,482 ▲ 71

Other rankings

#3150 in Workflow & Planning #120 in include keyword 9 ▼ 10 #138 in screen keyword 92 ▼ 20 #170 in record keyword 67 ▲ 8 #294 in screen capture keyword 78 ▼ 10

User reviews

Users report that while ApowerREC Screen Recorder can capture high-quality recordings and was reliable before, recent updates have introduced significant bugs. These include Chrome browser crashes, webpage layout issues due to CSS injection, problems stopping or saving recordings, inability to select recording regions, and poor audio clarity. Multiple users struggle to find saved videos or cannot record properly, leading to frustration and warnings against using the extension until fixed.

Pros

Can record screen and supports up to 4K resolution.
Used to work well before recent updates.
Easy to initiate screen recording.

Cons

Causes Chrome browser crashes and instability on various systems.
Injects CSS styles that disrupt webpage layouts including Baidu and Gmail.
Issues saving or locating recorded video files after recording.
Region selection for recording is buggy or nonfunctional after updates.
Audio quality of recordings is not clear.

Recent reviews

以前有用，现在没用了

肖清*****, 2025-05-03

我安装并使用这个插件进行录屏，但是安装插件后，这个插件在我的网页中注入了一些样式，导致我访问百度等网站，网页都出现明显布局错乱，希望可以尽快解决。

*****, 2023-06-27

So many glitches, randomly starts playing video in some other tab, can't simply choose which tab to record

al*****, 2023-03-09

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

ApowerREC Screen Recorder requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

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ApowerREC Screen Recorder 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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