Loom alternatives

3 projects to consider for your Loom workflows.

3 open source

Explore Cap, Screenity and Snapify. Each takes a different approach to your Loom workflows. Read its capabilities and limitations to find the right fit.

Catalogue facts checked August 31, 2026

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Cap

Screen recorder with editing and instant shareable links

Open sourceAGPL-3.0Self-hosted

Cap suits developers, founders, and support teams who record their screen weekly and want polished, shareable videos without handing every recording to a vendor cloud. Its Tauri desktop recorder, one-click links, optional self-hosting, and Studio editor cover capture, polish, and sharing in a single open-source package. Teams that need Linux capture, a long independent review record, or a fully managed cloud with years of operating history should weigh Loom or Screen Studio instead. If you live on macOS or Windows and want Loom-style speed with a self-hosting exit, choose Cap; if you need Linux or the most mature managed cloud, choose Loom.[1][2][3]

Good fit. Product and engineering teams doing weekly demos, code walkthroughs, and bug reproductions will love the record-to-link loop with comments and transcripts, which replaces meetings with videos people can watch at double speed.[1]

Keep in mind. Cap ships for macOS and Windows only, with Linux merely a contributors-welcome note, so a Linux team cannot adopt it today.[1][2]

Repository review signals: unknown status, very stale · Observed August 31, 2026.

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Cap: Beautiful, Shareable Screen Recordings
official · Observed October 9, 2026
Official homepage observed 2026-10-09: open-source screen recorder; record, edit, share in seconds; 25,000 GitHub stars; instant links; Studio editor with trim, 1080p/4K, backgrounds, auto zoom; comments and reactions; custom S3 on Pro; local-first privacy with Frankfurt GDPR/CCPA hosting.
Cap Pricing
official · Observed October 9, 2026
Official pricing observed 2026-10-09 in USD: Free forever with 30-day storage and 100 videos; Pro $16 per creator/month annual or $20 monthly; Commercial $8 annual or $10 monthly; AI subtitle and transcription minutes capped per tier.
Cap Self-Hosting Documentation
official · Observed October 9, 2026
Official self-hosting docs observed 2026-10-09: AGPLv3 with free personal self-hosting; commercial use needs the $8/month license without full compliance; desktop records locally with no account; Cap Cloud via Docker with S3-compatible storage.
CapSoftware/Cap repository README
official · Observed October 9, 2026
Repository README at inspected revision observed 2026-10-09: 100 percent open source, YC-backed, 400-plus contributors; Rust plus Tauri plus TypeScript; roughly 30MB app with no Chromium; macOS and Windows only; MIT for Cap crates, AGPLv3 otherwise, commercial EULA available.

Screenity

Free open-source screen recorder for Chrome with annotation

Open sourceGPL-3.0

Screenity suits anyone who records short explanatory clips in Chrome every week and wants annotation baked in at capture time rather than edited afterward. Its browser extension records tab, desktop, or camera with live drawing tools, blur for sensitive details, virtual camera backgrounds, per-source audio control, and local MP4/GIF/WebM export, all free with no account and no time limits. The catch is Chrome-family-only capture with local files and no timeline editor, so Firefox or Safari users and teams needing share links with analytics should look elsewhere. If you record in Chrome and share files, start with Screenity; if you need instant cloud links, evaluate Loom instead.[1][2][3]

Good fit. Anyone producing short explanatory clips inside Chrome gets capture, annotation, and export without leaving the browser or paying. The workflow fits weekly how-tos, feature demos, and course snippets.[1][2]

Keep in mind. Screenity is a Chrome extension running on Chrome, Edge, and Brave. Firefox and Safari users, and anyone recording outside a browser, need a different tool.[1]

Repository review signals: unknown status, stale · Observed October 12, 2026.

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Screenity official site
official · Observed October 10, 2026
Official positioning: free open-source privacy-friendly recorder for Chrome with no limits, annotation tools, blur, virtual background, audio controls, and local MP4/GIF/WebM export.
alyssaxuu/screenity repository
official · Observed October 10, 2026
Repository identity alyssaxuu/screenity, GPL-3.0 license, JavaScript/React/Webpack stack, local-only privacy statement, FFmpeg/Chromium credits, install and contribution notes.
Screenity FAQ
official · Observed October 10, 2026
Install via Chrome Web Store or developer-mode load, fully-free answers, Chrome/Edge/Brave support, local storage of recordings, permission troubleshooting.

Snapify

Self-hostable open-source screen recording and sharing tool

Open sourceAGPL-3.0Self-hostedManaged hosting

Async video sharing you control Snapify covers the core Loom workflow, unlimited recordings with instant public-link sharing, timed delete or un-listing, and existing-video upload, with data control through self-hosting. The tradeoff is operational: setup spans a database, OAuth apps, S3-compatible storage, and background services, so it suits teams comfortable running a Next.js stack. Public repository signals show around 1,000 stars but a last commit roughly two years ago, so verify maintenance before adopting.[1][2][3][4]

Good fit. Teams documenting bugs, giving product walkthroughs, or reviewing work fit the record-once, share-a-link pattern Snapify is built around.[1][2]

Keep in mind. Self-hosting needs a MySQL database, GitHub or Google OAuth app credentials, S3-compatible object storage, plus QStash, Stripe, Redis, and analytics configuration, which is real operational work.[1][2][3]

Repository review signals: unknown status, stale · Observed October 13, 2026.

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Snapify README
official · Observed October 12, 2026
Self-hostable Loom alternative positioning; unlimited tab/desktop/app recordings, public-link sharing, timed delete/un-list, existing-video upload; self-host setup with Railway MySQL, GitHub OAuth, Backblaze B2 storage; Pricing-Free badge.
Snapify Dockerfile
official · Observed October 12, 2026
Multi-stage Docker build on Node 18 Alpine producing a standalone Next.js server on port 3000.
Snapify .env.example
official · Observed October 12, 2026
Database URL, NextAuth with GitHub and Google OAuth, S3-compatible storage, QStash, Stripe billing, Crisp chat, PostHog analytics, Upstash Redis rate limiting.
Snapify on OpenAlternative
published measurement · Observed October 12, 2026
Directory snapshot; Loom, Screen Studio, CleanShot, Bandicam incumbents, AGPL-3.0, self-hosted Yes, last commit about two years ago, one-click recording and cloud-or-self-host copy.

Compare Loom alternatives

Known catalogue facts at a glance. Columns with no reviewed values are omitted. “Not reviewed” means unknown, not that a capability is absent.

Known facts for Loom alternatives
Project	License policy	Hosting	Deployment	Offline	Best fit
Cap	AGPL-3.0 · OSI-approved	Self-hosted	Not reviewed	Not reviewed	Not reviewed
Screenity	GPL-3.0 · OSI-approved	No supported option recorded	easy	Yes	Recorded tutorials and product demos with on-screen annotation; Support walkthroughs where sensitive on-screen details need blurring
Snapify	AGPL-3.0 · OSI-approved	Self-hosted + Managed	moderate	Not reviewed	Teams sharing async bug reports and product walkthroughs; Support staff sending visual how-to replies

Before you switch

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About Loom

Loom's contribution was the workflow, not the recording. Stop the recording and the link is already on your clipboard, which is what made replacing a meeting with a three minute video actually happen.

Viewer analytics, comments, and transcripts turned it into a communication tool rather than a capture tool. Recordings live on the vendor's infrastructure, which is the usual sticking point for regulated work.

Atlassian · Free to 25 videos, paid from $15/creator/month · Checked August 31, 2026

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