1 Free & Open-Source Loom Alternatives
Loom's free plan caps how many videos you can have active at once, nudging active users toward a paid plan. OBS Studio is a different trade — no cloud hosting or one-click sharing link, but completely free, open-source screen and webcam recording with no video limit.
The best Loom alternatives
OBS Studio
Our top pickOpen sourceDesktop appFree, open-source screen and webcam recording software.
OBS Studio is built for streaming and recording rather than quick shareable links, so it takes a bit more setup than Loom — but it's completely free, records in high quality with no time or video limits, and is the standard tool serious content creators already use.
- Screen, window, and webcam recording
- Scene composition with multiple sources
- No recording time or video-count limits
- Free, open-source, runs on Windows/Mac/Linux
Licensing and pricing models change over time — confirm current terms on each project's own site before making a procurement or compliance decision.
Frequently asked questions
Does OBS Studio give me a shareable link like Loom does?
Not built-in — OBS records to a local file, which you'd then upload somewhere (your own storage, YouTube unlisted, etc.) to get a shareable link. That's the main workflow trade-off versus Loom's instant hosted link.
Is OBS Studio harder to use than Loom?
It has more settings and a steeper initial setup, since it's built for streaming as much as simple recording. Once configured for a basic screen recording, the actual record button is just as simple as Loom's.
Can OBS Studio record my webcam and screen together, like Loom?
Yes — picture-in-picture webcam-over-screen recording is a standard OBS setup, matching Loom's most common recording style.
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