{"id":311264,"date":"2025-12-31T15:17:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T20:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/?post_type=tutorial&#038;p=311264"},"modified":"2026-02-23T10:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:55:09","slug":"setup-permissions","status":"publish","type":"tutorial","link":"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/tutorials\/camtasia\/setup-permissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Setup &amp; Permissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/camtasia.techsmith.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Camtasia Online<\/a> supports the following web browsers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Google Chrome (Recommended)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microsoft Edge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"notice notice-camtasia\">\n  <p><b>Note:<\/b> Camtasia Online may work in Chromium-based web browsers (Arc and Opera), but these are not fully supported.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-browser-permissions\">Browser Permissions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first time you record with Camtasia Online, the browser prompts you for permission for Camtasia to record screen, audio, and camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To accept the site permissions based on your web browser, continue with the following: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<details>\r\n<summary><strong>Google Chrome<\/strong><\/summary>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>After selecting what to record for the scene (Screen, Camera, or Screen and Camera), the camera permissions dialog appears. Click <strong>Allow while visiting the site<\/strong> or <strong>Allow this time<\/strong>. <br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"343\" height=\"257\" class=\"wp-image-327960\" style=\"width: 343px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chrome-camera-prompt.png\" alt=\"Chrome camera permissions\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chrome-camera-prompt.png 687w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chrome-camera-prompt-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chrome-camera-prompt-580x435.png 580w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chrome-camera-prompt-100x75.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<li>Google Chrome enables Camtasia access to the camera. Next, select what to share from the screen: a Chrome tab, a window, or the entire screen. <br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"503\" class=\"wp-image-327972\" style=\"width: 718px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chrome-select-screen.png\" alt=\"Chrome screen selection\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chrome-select-screen.png 1436w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chrome-select-screen-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chrome-select-screen-1024x717.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chrome-select-screen-768x538.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<li>Enable the <strong>Also share tab audio<\/strong> option to record the system audio from a Chrome tab or the <strong>Also share system audio<\/strong> option to record the sound from your computer when recording the entire screen.<\/li>\r\n<li>Click the <strong>Share<\/strong> button. <\/li>\r\n<li>The microphone permissions dialog appears. Click <strong>Allow while visiting the site<\/strong> or <strong>Allow this time<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"346\" height=\"257\" class=\"wp-image-327966\" style=\"width: 346px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chrome-mic-prompt.png\" alt=\"Chrome microphone permissions\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chrome-mic-prompt.png 693w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chrome-mic-prompt-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chrome-mic-prompt-100x75.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<li>You can change the site permissions or recording settings at any time:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>To change the selected recording streams (microphone, camera, or screen) for the scene, click the buttons below the recording preview. <br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"372\" height=\"266\" class=\"wp-image-311474\" style=\"width: 372px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/scene-rec-settings-placeholder.png\" alt=\"Recording stream buttons in recording preview area\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/scene-rec-settings-placeholder.png 748w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/scene-rec-settings-placeholder-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/scene-rec-settings-placeholder-150x107.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<li>To select a different recording device, click the dropdown menu for the recording stream (microphone or camera) and select a connected device. <\/li>\r\n<li>To change the site-level settings for Camtasia on Google Chrome, click the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"29\" height=\"29\" class=\"wp-image-311452\" style=\"width: 29px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/chrome-dots-icon.png\" alt=\"Customize and Control Google Chrome option\"> icon in the upper-right corner of the browser window and select <strong>Settings > Privacy and security > Site Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\r\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p>After setting up the scene and permissions, you are ready to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/tutorials\/camtasia\/record-scene\/\">start your recording<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"feedback-widget\">\n    <p>Was this helpful?<\/p>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/techsmith.az1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_29LXZRGdyxlFBDE?Q_Language=EN&amp;Source=setup-permissions&amp;Product=CamtasiaOnline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yes<\/a>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/techsmith.az1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_29LXZRGdyxlFBDE?Q_Language=EN&amp;Source=setup-permissions&amp;Product=CamtasiaOnline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No<\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Camtasia Online supports the following web browsers: Note: Camtasia Online may work in Chromium-based web browsers (Arc and Opera), but these are not fully supported. 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