Is chrome-capture still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change yesterday.

Can I trust chrome-capture?

New, little track record. 355 stars, 1 months old. Look at the code and the owner before running it.

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How to install chrome-capture on Linux (paulirish/chrome-capture) · gitmanual

How to install on Linux

paulirish/chrome-capture

60-120fps / 2160p tab video/audio capture from Chrome

Node.js

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (Apache-2.0).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change yesterday.
Can I trust it?: New, little track record355 stars, 1 months old. Look at the code and the owner before running it.

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 355
Activity: Updated this month

Fresh setup, read just now

Will it work on Linux?

Yes, it runs on Linux

You'll build it yourself with Node.js.

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

Start here

Website ↗paulirish.github.ioThe project's own site.

5 steps on Linux

Download setup.sh

Then run bash setup.sh. It stops at the first error and is safe to run again. Servers and tests aren't started; it lists them at the end. Read it first.

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/paulirish/chrome-capture.git
cd chrome-capture

Install the required runtimes

Node.js >=24.11.0

# needs nvm: https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm
nvm install --lts

3
Install dependencies
```
corepack enable
pnpm install
```
4
Run it
```
pnpm start
```
5
Run the tests
```
pnpm test
```

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