Building ScreenSense: An Open-Source Loom Alternative (While Working Full-Time)

Hey everyone! I'm Gurpreet, a full-stack developer, and I want to share the story behind ScreenSense — an open-source screen recording tool I've been building in my spare time.

Why I Built This Thing

Okay, let me be honest. Loom is great. I've used it. You've probably used it. Everyone's used it.

But here's what kept bugging me:

The pricing. For solo developers and small teams, those subscription costs add up fast. And the moment you stop paying? Your videos are basically held hostage.

The lock-in. All your recordings live on their servers. You can't self-host. You can't truly own your content.

It's closed source. As a developer, I wanted something I could peek into, modify, and make my own.

So one weekend, instead of doom-scrolling Twitter, I thought — what if I just... built one?