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Screen capture · 4 alternatives

Instead of Loom, try one of these 4.

Every alternative is lined up against Loom on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Loom sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
LoomWhat you have now
Record and share quick screen videos with a link.
PriceFreemium
business $12/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · iOS
OBS Studio#1Our pick
Free, open-source live streaming and recording.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
CleanShot X#2
Beautiful screenshots and recordings for macOS.
PricePaid
$29 once
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Mac
Screen Studio#3
Auto-zooming, polished screen recordings for macOS.
PricePaid
$89 once
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Mac
Snagit#4
Veteran screenshot and screen recording tool.
PricePaid
$63 once
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving Loom to first. How we compare.

Loom alternatives at a glance

Loom is a freemium screen capture app (business $12/mo). We compared 4 alternatives: 1 is open source, 1 is completely free, 0 can be self-hosted and 4 work fully offline. The most popular is OBS Studio, with 1.1k likes.

Most liked overallOBS Studio

Free, open-source live streaming and recording.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best for offline useCleanShot X

Beautiful screenshots and recordings for macOS.

Paid · Works offline

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