A screen recorder for Google Chrome

Screencastify - Screen Video Recorder is a free extension for the Google Chrome web browser. Developed by Screencastify, this utility lets users recordedit, and share videos online. You can choose to record your desktop, browser, or just a single tab. All videos are in FHD resolution and can be saved to your PC in MP4 or GIF formats. Do note, however, that the quality and performance of this screen recorder are highly dependent on system resources.

What is Screencastify?

Screencastify is a screen recording tool that functions as an extension for the Google Chrome web browser. It is free and easily accessible from the Google Chrome Web Store and doesn't need to be installed on your PC directly or any additional third-party programs to work. Once it has been integrated with Chrome, you can start configuring and using it right away. Its main functions can be classified into three core aspects: RecordEdit, and Share.

'Record' lets you capture your entire screen or just a particular tab. All videos are in FHD resolution and are saved directly to your Google Drive. You can also integrate your webcam in recordings, as well as make annotations in real-time. Once done, 'Edit' provides a robust set of online editing tools for your video recordings. Interestingly, this tool is not limited to just videos taken by Screencastify, but it also supports external videos.

'Share' provides options to share your video recordings online. As mentioned, they're saved directly to Google Drive, and you can share them via links. You can also opt to upload them to YouTube if you want. While Screencastify is free, it does come with some limitations. For one, your recordings are limited to 5 minutes per capture. Another is that you only have MP4 or animated GIFs as file formats if you want to save your recordings locally.

Impressive screen recorder

If you have been looking for a free and easy-to-use tool to do simple screen recordings with, Screencastify is worth checking out. It's an impressive browser extension that offers enough features that will meet most needs and it doesn't require any installation or other third-party programs to work. If you're okay with the limited recording length and file format options, give this one a try.

  • Pros

    • Free
    • Extensive online video editing tools
    • Videos are directly saved to Google Drive for easier management
    • Can be shared via links or uploaded to YouTube
  • Cons

    • Video recordings are limited to 5 minutes
    • MP4 and GIF as the only file output formats
    • Heavy on system resources
 0/4

App specs

  • License

    Free

  • Version

    2.74.0.4549

  • Latest update

  • Platform

    Windows

  • OS

    Windows 11

  • Language

    English

  • Downloads

    19K

    Last month's downloads

    • 23
  • Developer

Program available in other languages


Icon of program: Screencastify - Screen Vi…

Screencastify - Screen Video Recorder for PC

  • Free
  • In English
  • V2.74.0.4549
  • 3.6
  • (18)

User reviews about Screencastify - Screen Video Recorder

Have you tried Screencastify - Screen Video Recorder? Be the first to leave your opinion!

You may also like

Alternatives to Screencastify - Screen Video Recorder

Explore Apps

Latest articles

Laws concerning the use of this software vary from country to country. We do not encourage or condone the use of this program if it is in violation of these laws.
Softonic
Your review for Screencastify - Screen Video Recorder
Softonic

In Softonic we scan all the files hosted on our platform to assess and avoid any potential harm for your device. Our team performs checks each time a new file is uploaded and periodically reviews files to confirm or update their status. This comprehensive process allows us to set a status for any downloadable file as follows:

Clean

It’s extremely likely that this software program is clean.

What does this mean?

We have scanned the file and URLs associated with this software program in more than 50 of the world's leading antivirus services; no possible threat has been detected.

Warning

This software program is potentially malicious or may contain unwanted bundled software.

Why is the software program still available?

Based on our scan system, we have determined that these flags are possibly false positives.

What is a false positive?

It means a benign program is wrongfully flagged as malicious due to an overly broad detection signature or algorithm used in an antivirus program.

We’d like to highlight that from time to time, we may miss a potentially malicious software program. To continue promising you a malware-free catalog of programs and apps, our team has integrated a Report Software feature in every catalog page that loops your feedback back to us.

Flag any particular issues you may encounter and Softonic will address those concerns as soon as possible.