Best alternatives to Loom – Screen Recorder & Screen Capture (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Loom, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Loom alternatives, compared
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Cap - Screen Recorder & Screen Capture
Free, open source screen recorder. Capture your screen, tab, camera & mic in Chrome and share a video link the moment you stop.
≈10K users4.3★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago9 permissions- About 800× fewer users than Loom
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (9 vs 15)
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Screen capture and recorder - Screenshot Tool
Record screen and camera, screenshot, edit, and share via Google Drive
≈50K users4.7★ from 2K ratingsNot updated for 2+ years8 permissions- About 160× fewer users than Loom
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (8 vs 15)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Screen Capture Recorder 4K
Capture and record your screen in high-quality 4K resolution with ease. Become a KOFIKLUB Member Today!
≈2K users3.0★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago3 permissions- About 4000× fewer users than Loom
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 15)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Boom - Free Screen Recorder & Screen Capture
Transform lengthy emails and meetings into quick, efficient videos with our Boom App
≈3K users4.9★ from 98 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago9 permissions- About 2667× fewer users than Loom
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (9 vs 15)
- Listed under Tools
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Vidyard - Screen Recorder & Screen Capture
Capture your screen, share your video and track who's watching it!
≈300K users4.2★ from 1.3K ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago11 permissions- About 27× fewer users than Loom
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (11 vs 15)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Screen Recorder
Record your computer's screen with just one click!
≈300K users3.1★ from 311 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago3 permissions- About 27× fewer users than Loom
- Rated 1.5 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 15)
- Listed under Tools
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Gan.AI - Free Screen & Camera Recorder
Record your screen and camera in a single click, and instantly share it with link, all for free
≈2K users4.6★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago7 permissions- About 4000× fewer users than Loom
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 15)
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Screen Recorder for Google Chrome™
Screen Recorder is a software that allows you to capture and record your computer screen right in the browser!
≈600K users4.2★ from 18.1K ratingsUpdated 3 months ago3 permissions- About 13× fewer users than Loom
- Rated 0.4 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 15)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Vidline Screen Recorder
Quickly record screen with audio and camera. Instantly share videos with one click.
≈40K users4.6★ from 234 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago13 permissions- About 200× fewer users than Loom
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (13 vs 15)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Screen Recorder
Record a video from the camera or capture it from the screen (desktop, specific application window or browser tab)
≈2M users3.8★ from 1.9K ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 4.0× fewer users than Loom
- Rated 0.8 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 15)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
Loom alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Loom?
By users, the most popular alternative is Screen Recorder with ≈2M users and a 3.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Cap - Screen Recorder & Screen Capture.
Which Loom alternative has the best rating?
Boom - Free Screen Recorder & Screen Capture has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 98 ratings.
Is there a Loom alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Screen Recorder asks for 1 permissions, against 15 for Loom.
How many alternatives to Loom are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Loom on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.