Chrome Extension

Studio Audio
Capture
in Your Browser

Record any sound from any tab with professional-grade controls. Gain, limiter, waveform editor, retro-rec — everything a producer needs, built right into Chrome.

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0dB Lossless capture
44.1k Sample rate
24bit Max bit depth
MP3 · WAV Export formats
// SampleGrab v0.1 interface
SampleGrab extension interface showing waveform, gain knob, limiter, and recording controls

Pro tools.
Browser native.

🎚️
Gain Control

Dial in the perfect input level with a precision rotary knob. Boost quiet streams or tame loud sources — from −18 dB all the way up to +12 dB.

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Brick-wall Limiter

Never clip a recording again. The built-in limiter with configurable attack and release times protects your recordings from sudden loud transients.

📊
Real-time VU Meter

Professional stereo level meter with peak hold and clip indicator. Monitor both L and R channels independently while you record.

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Live Waveform

Watch your recording build in real time on the scrolling waveform canvas. Annotated with time markers for instant orientation.

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Retro-Rec Buffer

Always-on background buffer captures the last 30s, 60s, or 5 minutes — even before you hit record. Never lose that perfect moment again.

✂️
Waveform Editor

Trim, select, loop and normalize your clips directly inside the extension. No need to open a DAW for quick edits.

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Library & ZIP Export

All your clips stay in a built-in library. Export individual files or bundle everything into a single ZIP archive — one click.

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Smart Settings

Auto-normalize on stop, auto-download, Save As dialog, custom download subfolder — tune the workflow exactly to how you work.

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Free to Use

Core recording features are completely free. No account needed, no watermarks, no time limits on recordings.

Three steps
to studio quality.

01
Install the extension

Add SampleGrab to Chrome in one click from the Web Store. No sign-up, no setup wizard, no nonsense.

02
Open any tab & hit record

Navigate to YouTube, Spotify, a podcast, a video call — anything. Click the record button and SampleGrab starts capturing the tab's audio.

03
Edit & export

Trim, normalize, and download as MP3 or WAV. Your clips live in the built-in library until you're ready to export.

Tips, guides
& deep dives.

Tutorial
Gain & Limiter: How to Set Levels Like a Sound Engineer

Too quiet and you lose dynamic range. Too loud and you clip. Learn how to use SampleGrab's gain knob and brick-wall limiter to nail the perfect level every time.

5 min read May 2025
Feature Guide
Retro-Rec: Never Miss a Moment Again

The Retro-Rec buffer silently captures audio in the background before you even hit record. Here's how it works and when to use 30s vs 5m buffer mode.

4 min read May 2025
Workflow
From Raw Capture to Finished Clip: Using the Waveform Editor

SampleGrab's built-in editor lets you trim, select, loop, and normalize without leaving the browser. Here's a complete walkthrough of every tool in the toolbar.

6 min read May 2025
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Works on Chrome · Chromium · Brave · Edge