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Zoomr Help Center: Every Feature Explained
Everything Zoomr does, explained step by step: recording, Smart Edit, captions, privacy blur, guides and export. Looking for task-based guides? See How-to guides.
Getting started
Quick startRecord, edit and export your first Zoomr video in two minutes: pin the extension, record a tab, apply Smart…Your computer: Windows or Mac, mouse or trackpadZoomr gestures for Windows and Mac, mouse and trackpad: how to zoom, hold-zoom and draw on each, and how…The tourWhat Zoomr's 1-minute onboarding tour covers, from choosing your use case to your first real recording, and…
Recording
Recording a tabHow Zoomr records a Chrome tab: start, pause, mute and stop shortcuts, the 10-minute limit, pages that can't…Recording quality and smoothnessChoose Zoomr's recording quality (8–80 Mbps) and smoothness (30 or 60 fps) for sharp text and smooth…Live zoom and drawing while recordingZoom and draw while recording in Zoomr: subtle zoom, deep zoom, drawing, click effects, and how to set zoom…Cursor styles and soundsZoomr cursor styles (Classic free; seven more with Pro) and click, zoom and typing sounds, and how to change…Microphone (voice-over)Record voice-over with Zoomr: choose a microphone, separate voice track, mute shortcut and…Camera bubble and seeing yourself while recordingZoomr's camera bubble (Pro): turn it on, pick a shape, and see yourself while recording with the self-view…Privacy blur (passwords, emails, card numbers)How Zoomr blurs passwords, emails, card numbers, IBANs, API keys and payment forms before capture, plus…ScreenshotsTake screenshots with Zoomr, add zoom boxes and export them as short videos together with your…
Editor
Editor overviewA tour of the Zoomr editor: storyboard, preview, timeline, the four panel tabs, undo and…The timelineZoomr's timeline rows (Clip, Captions, Camera, Text & blur, Zoom): trim, cut, retime and resize the…Smart EditSmart Edit adds zooms on clicks and typing, cuts dead time and speeds up waiting, without cutting speech. How…Zoom zones (cursor zoom)Add cursor-following zoom zones to recordings and zoom boxes to screenshots in Zoomr, and adjust depth and…Cutting, trimming and speedTrim, split, delete and speed up sections of a Zoomr recording, and restore cuts at any…Text, arrows and blur areasAdd text callouts, animated arrows and blur areas in Zoomr, place them on the preview and time them on the…CaptionsGenerate captions on your computer with Whisper in 19 languages, edit and style them, and download an SRT…Camera in the editor (layouts, background blur)Move, resize and restyle the camera bubble, hide it for sections, switch layouts and blur or remove your…Landscape, vertical 9:16 and squareExport landscape, vertical 9:16 or square videos in Zoomr, with Fit (background, trim sides) or Follow (crop…Background, padding, browser frame, transitionsZoomr backgrounds, padding, browser frames, transitions and branding, and which are free or…Audio: voice, music, sound effects, loudnessBalance voice, tab sound and effects in Zoomr, loudness normalisation to −14 LUFS, music (Pro) and sound…Guides: turn a recording into a written how-toTurn a Zoomr recording into a step-by-step guide with highlighted screenshots and export PDF, HTML or…Export and shareExport MP4 or WebM (unlimited, free), PNG stills (free) and GIF (Pro), and share via a 24-hour link…Projects and storageWhere Zoomr stores recordings, how to save and load .zoomr project files (Pro), and how to free up…
Settings
The popup and the Settings pageWhat's in the Zoomr popup and on the Settings page: quick switches for mic, camera and privacy, and every…Keyboard shortcutsZoomr keyboard shortcuts for recording, pause, mute and screenshots on Windows and Mac, plus editor…Free and ProWhat's included in Zoomr Free and Pro ($19.99 one-time): exports, Smart Edit, camera, captions, backgrounds…
Troubleshooting
I can't see my camera while recordingCan't see your camera while recording? How Zoomr's self-view window works and why "Keep me on top" needs one…Microphone or camera blockedFix a blocked microphone or camera for Zoomr in Chrome, Windows privacy settings and macOS System…A keyboard shortcut does nothingFix Zoomr keyboard shortcuts that do nothing: check and reassign them at…Record is greyed out or says this page can't be recordedWhy Zoomr can't record chrome:// pages, the Web Store or extension pages, and what to do…Export is slow, fails, or has no soundFix slow Zoomr exports, failed exports, missing MP4 sound on Linux, and "storage quota exceeded"…My guide says no stepsWhy a Zoomr guide says "No steps in this recording", and how canvas apps affect guide…