Loom

Easily record and share videos

4.8•162 reviews•

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Easily record and share videos

4.8•162 reviews•

3.2K followers

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Screenshots and screen recording apps

Record on your camera and screen on any device using the Chrome extension, desktop app, or mobile app. Share your video link in a few clicks.

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4.8

Based on 162 reviews

Review Loom?

Reviewers mostly see Loom as a fast, easy way to replace meetings, long emails, and text-heavy bug reports with short videos that are simple to share and comment on. People repeatedly praise its intuitive setup, quick link sharing, and value for remote work, onboarding, demos, QA, tutorials, and client updates. A few users, though, say the product has slipped: pricing feels higher, editing is still basic, and some report buggy extensions, lag, disconnects, weak video quality, or poor mobile playback. Founders also describe it as a strong async workflow tool for demos and collaboration.

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Pros

asynchronous communication (46)

screen and webcam recording (42)

video sharing (35)

time-saving (33)

remote collaboration (25)

user-friendly interface (25)

educational content creation (9)

video editing (8)

customer support (5)

fast performance (5)

Cons

video quality (4)

chrome extension issues (3)

limited free version (3)

video editing (3)

expensive pricing (2)

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What's great

fast performance (5)user-friendly interface (25)time-saving (33)screen and webcam recording (42)asynchronous communication (46)video sharing (35)

Loom replaced about half my meetings. Instead of booking 30 minutes to walk someone through a bug or a design change, I hit record, click through it, and paste the link.

They watch on 1.5x when it suits them, drop a comment on the exact frame, and we're done.

The time-zone tax just disappears.

What needs improvement

expensive pricing (2)limited free version (3)video editing (3)video quality (4)

Pricing has crept up since the Atlassian acquisition and the gap between free and Business is wider than it used to be. Solo founders and small teams feel that.

In-app editing is still basic. Trimming works but anything beyond that moving sections around, cleaning up filler words, tightening pauses sends me back into Descript or CapCut, which defeats the point of recording in Loom in the first place.

Mobile playback can stutter on longer videos over patchy connections. Worth a pass.

vs Alternatives

CleanShot

Vidyard

Tried Vidyard and CleanShot X's recording mode. Vidyard is fine but the free tier is tight and the player feels heavier.

CleanShot is brilliant for stills and short clips but isn't built for the share-and-comment workflow Loom nails. Stuck with Loom because the share-link experience is still the best in this category.

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