Loom

Loom

Atlassian
OBS

OBS

Open Broadcaster Software
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About

Loom is an AI-powered video messaging and screen recording platform designed to help teams communicate asynchronously with coworkers, customers, and other stakeholders. Users can record their screen, camera, or both through Loom’s desktop apps, mobile apps, or Chrome extension and then share the resulting video with a link or embed. The platform includes editing tools for trimming and stitching clips, adding text and visual annotations, and customizing video presentation. Collaboration features include comments, emoji reactions, tasks, calls to action, transcripts, captions, and multilingual support for distributed teams. Loom AI can turn recordings into written documentation and structured work items, including Jira issues that automatically capture technical context such as browser, operating system, console errors, and network activity. Enterprise features include SSO, SCIM, custom retention policies, privacy controls, viewer insights, and integrations with other software tools.

About

Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming. Download and start streaming quickly and easily on Windows, Mac or Linux. High performance real time video/audio capturing and mixing. Create scenes made up of multiple sources including window captures, images, text, browser windows, webcams, capture cards and more. Set up an unlimited number of scenes you can switch between seamlessly via custom transitions. Intuitive audio mixer with per-source filters such as noise gate, noise suppression, and gain. Take full control with VST plugin support. Powerful and easy to use configuration options. Add new Sources, duplicate existing ones, and adjust their properties effortlessly. Streamlined Settings panel gives you access to a wide array of configuration options to tweak every aspect of your broadcast or recording. Modular 'Dock' UI allows you to rearrange the layout exactly as you like. You can even pop out each individual Dock to its own window.

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Remote and hybrid teams, sales professionals, developers, designers, marketers, customer support teams, educators, and organizations that want to communicate, document processes, explain work, and collaborate through asynchronous video

Audience

Anyone interested in free and open source software for video recording and live streaming

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$0 per month
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.9 / 5
ease 4.8 / 5
features 4.7 / 5
design 4.5 / 5
support 4.8 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.6 / 5
ease 3.8 / 5
features 4.6 / 5
design 4.1 / 5
support 3.9 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Very good platform for recording videos for many purposes like meetings, intros, video demos and much more. Very light weight, desktop platform, the extension also makes it fairly easy to record anywhere on your desktop or browser.
  • Easy to use, quick way to send messages that would take a long time to type, like how I can track to see if the video was viewed.
  • Loom is SUPER easy to use. It's by far the easiest way to take a video or screen capture (with narration) and share quickly with anyone. Our teachers use it to record lessons and share them with their students - all they need to do is email or post the link to their video. It's great that they are just sharing the link, not the actual video file, so there is nothing to store or complicating file sharing service. Loom offers their product free for schools which is a great and generous service.
  • We use Loom primarily to train team members on new technologies or procedures. I love how easy it is to make an easily accessible video we both a video window and a nice big screen share.
  • Loom is a slick product, easy to use and good interface. I find it very helpful to record notes for my team on various task that they can use for reference. Also their transcript feature is very good, I often use it to record calls on Zoom instead.

Cons

  • Not necessarily a negative, but there is a time limit on recording if you don't have a pricing plan, which is fairly cheap, starting at just $10 a month.
  • Is sometimes slow switching from tab to tab quickly, but not a huge issue.
  • Loom is dependent on the Internet as part of the process of recording and saving the video content. While very rare, this can cause trouble as the Internet isn't always reliable.
  • No big complaints. The tool is fairly easy to use, but could be a bit more intuitive when you first start using.
  • No strong cons. The UI of their interface could be a bit more organized in terms of folder structures and the workspace, but otherwise it's a breeze to use.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Can do everything you want and more. The greatest piece of open source software I know. Nothing bad to say about it.
  • I mainly use this for live streaming on Twitch and YouTube. I love the fact that it is free to use and for me it is the best software to use for anyone who is looking to live stream or record. It is also great for those people who do podcasts.
  • Has many features like adding input and output. Free software with these features. Available on multiple OS Windows, Mac and Linux.
  • -They have a very clear tutorial on their website -Once you have everything set up, it is very easy to use the exact same settings by saving profiles and scenes -Automatically exports your videos to a folder you choose -Very versatile in usage -It's free
  • Highly customizable - You can install plugins, and edit OBS as you like. Open source. Totally free - you don't need to pay a single penny. Integration with streaming services (Twitch, YouTube, etc.)

Cons

  • Nothing bad to say about it, really. The documentation and error handling could be improved, but given some time they probably will.
  • I do not think it is the easiest software to adjust to and there is a slight learning curve but once I took the time to learn all the features and how to use them it became the perfect software for me. I also think it lacks features that allow for people to easily set up their live streams.
  • Bad user interface. Hard to use. Very heavy on CPU and GPU.
  • -Learning curve -It's a very heavy software, so not every computer can handle running OBS and getting smooth results
  • No cons for me, at least. I haven't found any issues.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Atlassian
Founded: 2002
Australia
loom.com

Company Information

Open Broadcaster Software
United States
obsproject.com

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Categories

Screen Recording Supported
Video Email Supported
Video Making Supported
Video Recording Supported
Visual Feedback Supported

Categories

Live Streaming Supported
Screen Recording Supported
Video Recording Supported
Webcam Supported

Screen Recording Features

Annotations / Drawing Not Supported
Audio Capture Supported
Backup Not Supported
Collaboration Tools Supported
File Sharing Supported
Multi-Screen Recording Not Supported
Screen Capture Supported
Speech-to-Text Not Supported
Video Editing Supported
YouTube Uploading Supported

Video Making Features

Animation Not Supported
Collaboration Tools Supported
Customizable Branding Supported
Drag & Drop Not Supported
Media Library Supported
Privacy Options Not Supported
Social Sharing Not Supported
Templates Not Supported
Text Overlay Not Supported
Text to Video Not Supported
Video Capture Supported
Voice-Over Not Supported

Screen Recording Features

Annotations / Drawing Not Supported
Audio Capture Supported
Backup Not Supported
Collaboration Tools Not Supported
File Sharing Not Supported
Multi-Screen Recording Supported
Screen Capture Supported
Speech-to-Text Not Supported
Video Editing Not Supported
YouTube Uploading Not Supported

Live Streaming Features

Access Control Not Supported
Audience Analytics Not Supported
Audience Engagement Not Supported
Browser-based Not Supported
Customizable Branding Not Supported
Encoding Not Supported
Event Scheduling Not Supported
Live Streaming Production Not Supported
Moderation Not Supported
Monetization Tools Not Supported
Multi-Screen / Split-Screen Not Supported
Multiple Camera Feeds Not Supported
Multistreaming Not Supported
Session Recording Not Supported
Social Media Integration Not Supported
Streaming Platform Integration Supported

Integrations

AppManager Supported
ClickUp Supported
Docsie Supported
Docuo Supported
FAQPRIME Supported
Facebook Live Not Supported
Fineshare VoiceTrans Not Supported
Frontify Supported
Headway Supported
Intercom Supported
Jira Supported
Max Supported
Morphic Supported
Portfolio Not Supported
Propal Supported
Revo Supported
SocialCrowd Supported
Vimeo Not Supported
Vimeo Livestream Not Supported
trumpet Supported

Integrations

AppManager Not Supported
ClickUp Not Supported
Docsie Not Supported
Docuo Not Supported
FAQPRIME Not Supported
Facebook Live Supported
Fineshare VoiceTrans Supported
Frontify Not Supported
Headway Not Supported
Intercom Not Supported
Jira Not Supported
Max Not Supported
Morphic Not Supported
Portfolio Supported
Propal Not Supported
Revo Not Supported
SocialCrowd Not Supported
Vimeo Supported
Vimeo Livestream Supported
trumpet Not Supported
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