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Open source / Loom

Open-source alternatives to Loom

Cap is open source: free to download and run on your own server. Loom costs from $18 a month, with a free plan.

Cap

Open core (AGPL-3.0) · Open-source screen recording, an alternative to Loom

Cap records your screen, camera and microphone and gives you a share link straight away, with editing, comments and transcripts. Keep recordings on your own storage or self-host.

  • Instant share links
  • Studio mode for editing
  • Comments and transcripts
  • Your own S3 storage or domain
  • macOS and Windows apps

The core is open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence and free to run on your own server; some enterprise features need a paid licence. Cap also sells a cloud plan.

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Before you switch

  • Free to use, not free to run. The licence costs nothing, but self-hosting needs a server (often $5 to $40 a month) and someone to install updates and keep backups.
  • Open core means the main product is open source but some features, usually for larger teams, need a paid licence.
  • Hosted versions exist for many of these, run by the makers. They cost money but save the upkeep, and you can still move to your own server later.
  • Licences differ. MIT and Apache allow almost anything. GPL and AGPL require you to share changes you make to the code; for normal business use, that rarely matters.

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