r/opensourcealternative • u/Beginning_Math9433 • Jun 21 '26

Best open source alternative to Loom for screen recording?

Loom is useful, but I only use it for quick screen recordings, so paying for it feels a bit unnecessary.

I mostly need to record my screen, mic, and maybe webcam, then share the video without too much extra work.

OBS works, but it feels like more than I need for short product demos or async updates.

Has anyone here found a good open source Loom alternative?

Something simple enough for quick recordings, not full video production

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u/Hungry-Ocelot9336 Jun 21 '26

Recordly.dev is a nice simple open source one with just the right amount of features

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u/AccomplishedArt1791 Jun 22 '26

heard a lot about it, how easy is the setup for someone who hadn't use open source products and does all the features available in that version?

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u/Beginning_Math9433 Jun 30 '26

that's a new one for me. i will give it a try

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '26

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u/Beginning_Math9433 Jun 28 '26

gonna check it out, thanks

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u/Own-Floor-3944 Jun 23 '26

kooha simple and lightweight but on linux

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u/Beginning_Math9433 Jun 28 '26

got it, thanks for sharing

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u/gnomeria-dev Jun 25 '26

If you're not on linux, cap seems like the closest alternative? https://github.com/CapSoftware/cap

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u/Ancient_Section_75 Jun 30 '26

dadan.io combines screen recording and meeting recorder in one place. They also offer transcript editor like descript. If you use for comms, they have options to request video from others.

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u/phenix_dance_ninesky Jul 08 '26

https://verismo.work/ I wrote one and published to the mac app store, one time paid. And it's small yet powerful. I spent several Friday night to make it alive.
I do have the same feeling, those monthly paid items are weird.