Shared and system audio
Understand why browser-tab sound differs from all system sound.
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Shared audio means the audio track actually supplied by the browser’s display capture API. It is not an unrestricted system-audio driver. Support depends on browser, operating system, capture source and the options selected in the picker.
How to use it
- Enable Shared audio before starting.
- Choose a tab, window or screen that offers audio sharing; enable the browser’s share-audio control.
- Check that the Shared audio status says On. Play a known sound and inspect a short saved recording.
Limits and safety
Not every window or whole-screen source provides audio. A missing shared track produces a warning, not invented silence presented as captured sound. Audio only with no microphone and no shared track fails safely. If the browser does not offer the source you need, use an appropriate native recorder.