Can we rebuild Awesome Screen Recorder & Screenshot?
Build a Chrome extension like Awesome Screen Recorder & Screenshot — a Awesome Screen Recorder & Screenshot alternative you own.
If you want to build your own Awesome Screen Recorder & Screenshot alternative, you can create a fully custom Chrome extension in one session. Modern web APIs provide direct access to screen capture and video recording, allowing you to bypass third-party restrictions.
The listing record
| Name | Awesome Screen Recorder & Screenshot |
| Store rating | 4.7 / 5 · 30K ratings |
| Users | 4M+ |
| Store listing | Chrome Web Store ↗ |
| Analyzed | 3 September 2026 |
What Awesome Screen Recorder & Screenshot does
Want to share your screen for cases like reporting technical issues, making product demos or how-to tutorials? Here are reasons to choose Awesome Screen Recorder & Screenshot 1⃣ Provide stable service for more than 10 years 2⃣ Loved by more than 3 millions users across different platforms 3⃣ Local Screen Recorder & Cloud Screen recorder 2 in 1 4⃣ Screenshot / Screen capture & Screen recorder 2 in 1 5⃣ Quick Customer support 6⃣ Powerful features special designed for work and educational scenarios 7⃣ No ads and respect your privacy 8⃣ Easy to use 9⃣ Instant sharing your screenshots and screen recordings Most importantly, your voice matters! & Continuous improvements Even more, Awesome Screenshot enables you to capture and share your full chat in ChatGPT effortlessly!
What the store says
★ 4.7 from 30K ratings · 4M users
Pulled live from the Chrome Web Store listing at analysis time.
Can PlugThis rebuild Awesome Screen Recorder & Screenshot?
“Native browser capture APIs do all the heavy lifting for free.”
Chrome's chrome.tabCapture, chrome.desktopCapture, and the standard MediaRecorder API handle full-page screenshots, visible area captures, and video recording out of the box. You can save files locally or sync recordings straight to your own Supabase storage bucket without third-party cloud limits.
What you'd plug into
Optional cloud hosting for sharing recording links
Why build your own Awesome Screen Recorder & Screenshot alternative
- No recording duration or upload count limits
- Direct uploads to your own cloud storage (Supabase or S3)
- Total privacy with no third-party servers seeing your recordings
- Tailored annotation tools built specifically for your workflow
What it costs vs what you'd save
The original: Pricing details are not explicitly stated in the store listing.
Your version: Instead of paying for cloud storage limits or premium team sharing tiers, you get unlimited local and personal cloud recording using your own free-tier infrastructure.
The starter prompt
Build a Chrome extension that captures full-page or visible screenshots and records tab or desktop video with microphone audio using MediaRecorder. Include an annotation canvas to crop, draw, and blur screenshots, and allow users to save files locally or upload them to Supabase Storage.Build it with PlugThis →
Features you could add that Awesome Screen Recorder & Screenshot doesn't have
Because you own the code, these are a follow-up prompt away — tap one to add it to the prompt above.
- Instant Cloud Link Generator — Uploads the recorded video to Supabase Storage and copies a shareable public URL to your clipboard immediately.
- Canvas Annotation Overlay — Draw arrows, blur sensitive text, and add callouts to screenshots before saving.
Questions about rebuilding Awesome Screen Recorder & Screenshot
Can a custom extension capture full scrolling web pages?
Yes, a content script can programmatically scroll through the page, capture multiple viewport screenshots, and stitch them onto an HTML5 canvas.
How does screen and audio recording work?
The extension uses the standard browser MediaStream and MediaRecorder APIs to capture the tab or entire desktop alongside microphone audio directly into WebM or MP4 files.
Where are recorded videos stored?
You can download them instantly to your local disk or upload them automatically to your own connected Supabase Storage bucket for instant sharing.
How to build it yourself
- 1Open PlugThis and start a new build
Head to PlugThis and start a new Chrome extension. You're describing a Awesome Screen Recorder & Screenshot alternative you'll own outright — no store subscription.
- 2Paste the starter prompt
Paste the starter prompt above. PlugThis expands it into a full Manifest V3 extension — popup, content scripts, and service worker included.
- 3Connect your own keys
Wire in Supabase Storage using your own account — the build uses your credentials, so there's no per-seat fee.
- 4Review, tweak, and load it
Review the generated code, ask for tweaks in plain English, then download and load the unpacked extension in Chrome to try it.
- 5Publish it (optional)
When you're happy, publish your Awesome Screen Recorder & Screenshot alternative to the Chrome Web Store — or just keep it as a private tool for yourself.
Build your own Awesome Screen Recorder & Screenshot alternative
Describe it in plain English. PlugThis generates the full Manifest V3 Chrome extension in about two minutes.
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Sources & verification
- All facts pulled live from the Chrome Web Store listing ↗.
- The verdict is drafted by the PlugThis teardown engine — an opinion about buildability, not affiliation with Awesome Screen Recorder & Screenshot.
- Written by PlugThis, which builds Chrome extensions from plain-English prompts.
Published and last updated 3 September 2026. Figures reflect the Chrome Web Store listing on that date and may have changed since.