Screen Recorder for Windows
Record your screen on Windows 10 or 11 without installing anything, then trim and share it in the same tab.
- Free, no time limit
- Nothing to install
- Editor built in
How to record your screen on Windows
Open the recorder
Open REQO in Chrome or Edge on your Windows machine and hit record. There is no installer, no extension and no account needed to start.
Pick what to capture
Choose a screen, a single window or a browser tab, and add your webcam and microphone if you want them.
Stop, edit, share
The moment you stop, the recording opens in the editor. Trim it, cut filler words out of the transcript, add captions, then download it or send a link.
What Windows already gives you, and where it stops
Windows ships two recorders. Xbox Game Bar (Win + G, or Win + Alt + R to start recording straight away) captures a single application window, and the Snipping Tool in Windows 11 records a region of the screen. Both save an MP4 and neither asks for an install.
The catch with Game Bar is the one nobody mentions until they hit it: it will not record the desktop or File Explorer, only an app window. So the moment your demo involves dragging a file or showing a folder, it stops being an option.
The bigger catch applies to both: you end up with a raw file and nothing to do with it. No trimming the ten seconds where you were finding the right window, no cutting the sentence you fumbled, no captions, and no link to send. That is where a browser recorder with an editor attached earns its place.
Records the desktop
Webcam overlay
Trim and cut afterwards
Captions from speech
Share link
Install needed
| Feature | Xbox Game Bar | Snipping Tool | REQO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Records the desktop | No, app windows only | Yes, a region | Yes |
| Webcam overlay | No | No | Yes |
| Trim and cut afterwards | No | No | Yes |
| Captions from speech | No | No | Yes |
| Share link | No | No | Yes |
| Install needed | Built in | Built in | None, runs in the browser |
Recording a Teams or Zoom call on Windows
Both apps have their own recording, and both put the file somewhere corporate and hard to edit. Recording the call yourself keeps the footage in your hands and lets you cut it down to the two minutes worth keeping before anyone else sees it.
Pick the right thing to share, or you get a silent file. If the call runs in the desktop app, share your entire screen and switch on "Also share system audio", which starts off. If it runs in the browser, share that tab, where "Also share tab audio" starts on. A single window shares no sound at all.
Check the room first: recording other people usually needs their consent, and in some places it is a legal requirement rather than a courtesy.
Recording on Windows: questions
How do I record my screen on Windows 11?
Press Win + Alt + R for Xbox Game Bar, or use the Snipping Tool for a region. For anything you need to trim or share afterwards, record in the browser instead so the footage lands straight in an editor.
Why will Game Bar not record my desktop?
By design: it targets a single application window and refuses the desktop and File Explorer. A browser-based recorder has no such limit, since it captures whatever screen or window you pick in the share dialog.
Where does Windows save screen recordings?
Game Bar writes MP4 files to Videos\Captures in your user folder. Recordings made here stay in your REQO projects, so you can reopen and re-edit them from any machine.
Do I need to install anything to record my screen on Windows?
No. The recorder runs in Chrome or Edge, so there is nothing to download, no extension to approve and no admin rights to ask IT for.
Is it really free?
Yes. Recording, editing and sharing are free with an account, and there is no time limit on a recording. Free exports carry a small REQO badge; Pro removes it.
Why not just use Xbox Game Bar?
Xbox Game Bar is fine for capturing raw footage. The gap is everything after: you still have to trim the dead air at the start, cut the bit where you lost your train of thought, and get the file to someone. That is the part REQO does in the same tab.
Can I record my screen and webcam at the same time?
Yes. Capture the screen with your webcam in a corner overlay, and reposition or resize it afterwards in the editor.
How long can I record?
As long as you need. There is no cap on recording length on the free plan.
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Edit the recording
Convert the file
Record your Windows screen now
Free, no install, and the recording opens straight in a full editor.