Productivity tools / Loom
Loom
Best free online screen recording tool with advanced video editing and video storage trusted by over 22 million people and easy sharing from Loom.com.
Where it stands
3.6 / 5
Signals score
Not a hands-on test
Based on 1 of 3 signals
- Website health3.9 / 5 · weight 50%
Measured from the tool's public website
Built only from what we can measure or quote without using the tool. How ranking works
Rank by signals
We have not run our own hands-on test on Loom yet. Facts checked 2026-11-08. How tests work
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Should you use Loom?
A quick read built only from what the tool's own pages state and from our tests, not from opinion. Facts checked 2026-11-08.
A good fit if…
- You want a free option. It states: “The Starter plan is free and includes 25 videos per person with a 5-minute recording limit per video. The page says: “Starter. Get…”
Check first
- The free option has limits: “The Starter plan is free and includes 25 videos per person with a 5-minute recording limit per video. The page says: “Starter. Get…”
- Its pages do not state: pricing, watermark, where your files go. Check on the tool's site before you rely on it.
Does: Screenshot tool
Measured signals
3.9 / 5 · measured 2026-11-08Read automatically from Loom's public website: how reliable, secure, private and open the site is. This is not a test of how well the tool does its job. How this is measured
- Reliability5 / 5The page answered and finished downloading in 110 ms.
- Security4.3 / 53 of 5 protective headers set (strict-transport-security, x-content-type-options, referrer-policy).
- Privacy3 / 53 third-party tracking services found: Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Amplitude.
- Transparency3 / 5No privacy policy linked; links a pricing page.
Community feedback
Not enough discussion yet: 10 classified comments from 4 threads. We need at least 12 from 2 threads.
- Positive
“There's a pretty good bundle on Steam that has The Dig and Loom in it (and both Indiana Jones games I think). I never caught The Dig when it came out so I've been playing through it lately. Loom was an absolute favorite…”
Read in the thread - Positive
“When i saw Loom it is the first thing that came into mind. 2 weeks ago i found the old CD (dating from 1992) that is still in perfectly good shape, i don't know how i kept it for so long”
Read in the thread - Critical
“I have been a paying Loom member since shortly after the service was released, it's too bad it wasn't enough to keep it an independent company. After DivvyShot, Everpix, Snapjoy, and now Loom, I don't think I can trust…”
Read in the thread - Critical
“iCloud photos work much better than Loom. Loom is buggy. And it will suck more at Dropbox, just like what happened to Mailbox (seriously, what has Mailbox been doing for 6 months after iOS 7 has been released?!).”
Read in the thread
Threads: Dropbox acquires Loom (YC W12) (2014, 145 comments) · Why we're building Loom (2013, 83 comments) · Loom (YC W12) Launching Cloud Storage for Photos and Videos (2013, 46 comments) · Explaining Loom (2013, 13 comments)
- Free tier
- The Starter plan is free and includes 25 videos per person with a 5-minute recording limit per video. The page says: “Starter. Get started with video communication. $0 . Sign up Key Features. . 25 videos. . . 5 minute screen recordings.”
- Paid plan
- Not stated.
- Signup
- A signup is required to use Loom. The page says: “Starter. Get started with video communication. $0 . Sign up.”
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Pricing. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
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