Screen Recording

Capture computer desktop screens right from the browser

Screen Recorder Example

Here is an example of what a screen recorder looks like – it currently supports Firefox, Chrome and Opera.

Browser Support

Screen Capture is currently supported by Firefox, Chrome Opera and Edge.

Firefox: Direct support — no extensions or plugins required
Chrome: Direct Support — no extensions or plugins required
Opera: Direct Support — no extensions or plugins required
Edge (v79+): Direct Support — no extensions or plugins required

* Older versions of Chrome and opera require plugin (see bellow for more info)

Camera Feed within Screen Recording

Our Screen Recorder also supports embedding the Camera Feed – simply enable the allowmultistreams option on our embedding. Note: You can see more options for your screen recorder in our docs.

Extension Builder

Chrome and Opera extensions need to be restricted to certain allowed domains and do not support wildcard domains. Therefore, you’ll need to generate and submit an extension specifically for your allowed domains within your application management. The extension builder allows you to generate an extension that will work in both Chrome and Opera. After generating the extension, you’ll need to submit your extension to Chrome’s WebStore and/or to Opera’s Addons Extensions.

Submit Chrome Extension Here are the steps to submit a Chrome extension: 1. Generate the extension via our Extension Builder. 2. Sign Up for the Chrome Web Store and pay the fee (currently 5 USD). 3. Upload the generated extension zip file. 4. Edit the meta data on the provided form. 5. Hit “Publish”. 6. Wait until the extension is “published”. It usually does not take more than 30 minutes. 7. Copy the extension link which is of the following form: chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/EXT-NAME/EXT-ID The link will show you a 404 page for about another 30 minutes. Don’t worry about it. 8. Add these lines to your application setup on your website:

new ZiggeoApi.V2.Application({
  ...,
  chrome_extension_id: "EXT-ID",
  chrome_extension_install_link: "https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/EXT-NAME/EXT-ID"
})

You’re all set for Chrome.

Submit Opera Extension

Here are the steps to submit an Opera extension: 1. Generate the extension via our Extension Builder. 2. Sign Up for the Opera Addon Portal. 3. Upload the generated extension zip file. 4. Edit the meta data on the provided form. 5. Copy the extension id EXT-ID. 6. Click on the version. 7. Fill out the form. 8. Submit the version for moderation. 9. Wait until the extension is “accepted”. It usually takes two days. 10. Copy the extension link which is of the following form: addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/INTERNAL-ID 11. Add these lines to your application setup on your website:

new ZiggeoApi.V2.Application({
 ...,
 opera_extension_id: "EXT-ID",
 opera_extension_install_link: "https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/INTERNAL-ID"
})

You’re all set for Opera.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I capture screen without plugins

Yes! When the screen recording capability first got released Chrome and Opera required addons. For these initial first few versions you would still need a plugin, however for all recent versions you do not need any plugin. This makes it easy to just add your Ziggeo screen recorder to your page and start recording right away.

Are there other options like allowmultistreams?

Yes there are. We actually have a large number of options for different types of recordings, including screen recording. To see them, head over to our docs and check out the parameters page. There you will see all of the parameters you can use. They are listed out within categories to easier find them and there is a filter box at the top to further help with the same.

Who would need to go through process of building extension?

Many of our customers already have their extensions for various browsers. Adding the code provided by our Extension Builder is simple and easy, however not all of them did this as it is not needed. Same is for you, unless you really want to and need to support those (now old) browser versions that required it, you can. If you do not know anything about coding, that is fine, our Extension Builder asks just 3 simple questions and provides you with the file to upload.