The 7 Best Free Alternatives to Loom in 2026 (Ranked)

Loom changed how teams communicate, but its free tier in 2026 is a shadow of what it used to be. Five-minute videos. Twenty-five-video libraries. A signup wall in front of every clip you share. If you are a founder, support agent, teacher, or developer who just wants to record your screen, send a link, and move on, you have probably hit those walls already.

The good news: the screen recording space exploded. There are now legitimately good free Loom alternatives — some better than Loom for specific jobs. The bad news: most of them have their own catches. Watermarks. Mac-only. Editor-first workflows that turn a 30-second clip into a 30-minute task.

We spent a week recording the same 90-second walkthrough with seven of them, sharing the link in Slack and email, and watching what happened on the recipient side. Below is the ranked list — what each tool is genuinely good at, where it falls short, and which one we would actually keep installed.

TL;DR — The 7 Best Free Loom Alternatives in 2026

• 1. Clipy — Free forever, no caps, no watermark, no signup-to-watch. The clearest replacement.
• 2. Tella — Beautiful auto-edited recordings; free tier is tight but the output looks like a studio piece.
• 3. Vidyard — Free tier with no time limit per video, but built for sales reps and it shows.
• 4. Screencastify — The Chrome extension veteran. Free, but capped at 30 minutes per video and a small monthly count.
• 5. ScreenPal — Generous free recording, but a watermark on every export unless you upgrade.
• 6. Berrycast — A polished Mac-first option with a free tier for short clips. Skip it if you are on Windows.
• 7. VEED — Strong browser editor, weak free recorder — watermark and short exports on the free plan.

If you stop reading here, the takeaway is simple: Clipy is the only one on the list with no time limit, no watermark, no library cap, and no signup wall on the viewer side. Everything else is a tradeoff.

1. Clipy — Free Forever, No Caps

Clipy is an indie screen recorder by Codersera, built around one opinionated idea: free should mean free. No 5-minute limit. No 25-video library cap. No "sign up to watch this video" gate when you paste the link in Slack. You record, a link is generated, you send it. That is the whole product loop.

Best for

Founders, support teams, developers, teachers, and anyone who sends more than two screen recordings a week and is tired of free-tier roulette. If you have ever recorded a bug repro and watched the recipient bounce off a Loom signup screen, Clipy is built for you.

Pros

• Genuinely unlimited free tier — no time cap per video, no monthly count, no library limit.
• No watermark on any recording, ever.
• Recipients do not need to sign up or install anything to watch — the link just plays.
• Available as both a Chrome extension and a web app at clipy.online, so you can record from any OS that runs Chrome.
• Captures screen, individual tab, webcam, system audio, and mic, with a clean overlay UI.

Cons

• No native desktop app yet — Chrome extension and web are the supported surfaces today.
• Editing is intentionally minimal. If you need keyframed zooms and AI fillers, Tella will make you happier.
• Smaller brand than Loom, so an executive on the receiving end may ask, "what is this?" the first time. After that they ask why their company still pays for Loom.

Pricing

Free, with no usage cap. There is a paid tier on the pricing page for teams that want extras like custom domains and analytics, but the core record-and-share workflow is fully free forever. You can grab the Chrome screen recorder directly if you live in the browser.

Verdict

If you want a one-to-one Loom replacement with zero asterisks on the free plan, Clipy is the obvious pick in 2026. It is the only tool on this list we did not have to caveat.

2. Tella — Beautiful Recordings, Tight Free Tier

Tella looks like what you would build if you started Loom in 2024 instead of 2018. Smart auto-zooms, animated backgrounds, multi-scene timelines, and a webcam bubble that actually looks like it belongs in your video. The output is closer to a YouTube short than a screen recording, and that is the point.

Best for

Solo creators, indie hackers, and anyone making product demos that will live on a landing page or in a launch tweet. If presentation matters more than turnaround time, Tella wins.

Pros

• Best-in-class output quality — the auto-zooms and backgrounds make even rough takes look intentional.
• Multi-scene editor lets you stitch a 5-minute polished demo together in under 30 minutes.
• Strong template library for product launches.
• Active product team — Tella ships meaningful updates almost monthly.

Cons

• Free tier is genuinely tight. Recording length is restricted and exports are watermarked unless you upgrade.
• The editor-first workflow is overkill if you just want to send a 40-second bug repro.
• Web only — no Chrome extension, so you record inside Tella's tab, not the page you are demoing.

Pricing

Free trial-style tier; paid plans start around $19/month for individuals and scale up for teams. tella.tv

Verdict

If you make a few hero videos a year and want them to look great, Tella is worth the upgrade. As a daily-driver free Loom alternative, it is not the right fit.

3. Vidyard — Free Forever, Sales-Flavored

Vidyard has been in the async-video space longer than Loom and pivoted hard into sales enablement. The free plan is real, with no per-video time limit on the recorder, which is unusual on this list. Where it shows its hand is the UI — every screen is built around "who watched, for how long, when do I follow up."

Best for

SDRs, account executives, and anyone in B2B sales. Vidyard's free tier was clearly designed to get reps hooked, and it works.

Pros

• No hard time cap on individual recordings on the free plan.
• Excellent viewer analytics — you see which prospects rewatched the pricing slide.
• Clean Chrome extension for recording from inside Gmail or LinkedIn.
• Strong CRM integrations (Salesforce, HubSpot) even on lower tiers.

Cons

• Free hosting is capped — once you hit the storage ceiling you start deleting old videos.
• The whole product nudges you toward sales workflows. If you are recording for support or teaching, the UI feels off-brand.
• Branded landing pages on the free plan show Vidyard branding, not yours.

Pricing

Free tier available; paid plans start around $19/month per user and scale into business plans. vidyard.com

Verdict

Use Vidyard if you are sending video to prospects and live in your CRM. For everyone else, the sales-team styling gets in the way.

4. Screencastify — The Chrome Extension Veteran

Screencastify has been the default "screen recorder for Chrome" for teachers and students for almost a decade. It is the most boring tool on this list, and that is mostly a compliment. It installs, it records, it saves to Drive, you move on.

Best for

K-12 teachers, students, and Chromebook-first organizations. If your IT department has standardized on Google Workspace, Screencastify slots in cleanly.

Pros

• Rock-solid Chrome extension — almost no setup pain, even on locked-down Chromebooks.
• Auto-saves recordings to Google Drive, which is useful in education contexts.
• Built-in trim and basic editing covers most quick fixes without an external tool.
• Long history of stability — this is not a startup that might disappear.

Cons

• Free plan caps individual recordings at 30 minutes and limits you to a small number of exports per month (around 5 video exports without a watermark, depending on plan changes).
• Hosting and sharing features lean on Drive, so the share-a-link experience is less smooth than Loom or Clipy.
• No native webcam-bubble overlay as polished as newer tools.

Pricing

Free with caps; paid plans start around $7/month billed annually. screencastify.com

Verdict

Screencastify is the right answer if you are already deep in the Google Workspace ecosystem and need a basic, dependable screen recorder for Chrome. If you are not, you will outgrow the caps quickly.

5. ScreenPal — Generous Recording, Watermark Catch

ScreenPal (formerly Screencast-O-Matic) is the long-tail favorite of trainers and course creators. Its free recorder is unusually generous on length, with recordings up to 15 minutes per clip, and it runs on Mac, Windows, Chromebook, iOS, and Android — broader than almost anything else on this list.

Best for

Course creators, trainers, and anyone who needs cross-platform recording without paying. If you teach on a school-issued Windows laptop today and an iPad tomorrow, ScreenPal will follow you.

Pros

• Up to 15-minute recordings on the free plan — generous compared to Loom or Screencastify.
• Available on every major platform, including iOS and Android.
• Decent built-in editor with captions, even on lower tiers.
• Strong stock library and music for course-style videos.

Cons

• Free exports carry a ScreenPal watermark — non-negotiable unless you upgrade.
• UI feels dated next to Tella or Loom; menus are dense.
• Free hosting on screenpal.com is limited; you will lean on YouTube or Drive for permanent storage.

Pricing

Free with watermark; Solo Deluxe is around $4/month billed annually, which removes the watermark and unlocks longer recordings. screenpal.com

Verdict

If you are explicitly looking for a free screen recorder no watermark can sneak into, ScreenPal is not it. But if you are willing to pay $4/month for the cleanest cross-platform recorder, it is one of the best deals in this category.

6. Berrycast — Mac-First, Quietly Polished

Berrycast is a smaller name, but Mac users keep recommending it for a reason. The native app is fast, the share link auto-plays in the recipient's browser, and the recording UI gets out of your way. The catch is right there in the headline: it is a Mac-first tool, and Windows users are essentially second-class.

Best for

Mac-only teams and solo Mac users who want a native app instead of a Chrome extension. Especially good for designers and PMs sending quick async reviews.

Pros

• Native macOS app — feels noticeably snappier than browser-based recorders.
• Share links open in a clean web player with no signup required to watch.
• Includes a webcam bubble, drawing tools, and basic trim.
• Free tier covers everyday use for short clips.

Cons

• Mac-first; Windows support is limited or behind in features.
• Smaller user base means fewer integrations and a quieter roadmap than the bigger names.
• Free recording length and storage are capped — heavy users will hit limits.

Pricing

Free tier with caps; paid plans available for unlimited recording. berrycast.com

Verdict

If your whole team is on Mac and you specifically want a native app, Berrycast is a credible Loom replacement. Mixed-OS teams should pick something cross-platform.

7. VEED — Editor-First, Recorder-Second

VEED is best known as a browser-based video editor — captions, subtitles, trimming, brand kits — and the screen recorder is bolted onto that core. That heritage shows. The recorder works fine, but the free plan treats screen recording the way Photoshop treats photo capture: as a way to feed the editor.

Best for

Marketers and content teams who already need an editor and want recording as a bonus feature. If your output is going on YouTube or Instagram with captions, VEED's pipeline saves time.

Pros

• Excellent browser-based editor — auto-subtitles in dozens of languages are genuinely good.
• Recording, editing, and exporting all live in one tab — useful for non-technical users.
• Brand kits and templates make repeated content consistent.
• Strong stock library and AI features on paid plans.

Cons

• Free exports include a VEED watermark on most outputs.
• Free recording and export lengths are capped — long recordings push you to upgrade fast.
• As a Loom replacement specifically, the editor-first flow adds friction for one-off recordings.

Pricing

Free tier with watermark; paid plans start around $12/month billed annually. veed.io

Verdict

VEED is a great editor with a fine recorder. If you are picking a tool primarily to record and share, you will be happier with Clipy or Vidyard.

Quick Comparison Table

How We Tested

We recorded the same 90-second product walkthrough — a tour of a fictional SaaS dashboard, with webcam bubble on, mic enabled, and one mid-recording tab switch — in each tool back-to-back on the same MacBook over a 60 Mbps connection. Then we shared each generated link in Slack and Gmail and asked five non-technical reviewers to open them. We measured: time from "stop recording" to a working link, watermark presence, whether the viewer was prompted to sign up, and how the link rendered in Slack unfurls. Clipy was the only tool that scored cleanly across all four. Screencastify and Berrycast were close behind for non-watermarked output, but both hit time or storage caps inside an hour of testing.

How to Pick the Right One for You

Use this rough decision tree:

• You want a true free Loom replacement with zero catches → Clipy.
• You make polished marketing or launch videos → Tella.
• You are in B2B sales → Vidyard.
• You teach in a Google Workspace school → Screencastify.
• You need cross-platform including iPad and Android → ScreenPal.
• You are an all-Mac team and want a native app → Berrycast.
• You also need a real editor → VEED.

For most readers, the answer is the first bullet. The other six are worth knowing about for the specific cases where they shine, but they all carry a free-tier asterisk that Clipy does not.

FAQ

What is the absolute best free alternative to Loom?

Clipy. It is the only tool we tested with no time limit per video, no monthly cap, no watermark, and no signup wall on the viewer side. Every other tool in this roundup has at least one of those limits on its free tier. If you want a one-to-one replacement and you do not want to think about it again, install Clipy's Chrome extension or use the web app at clipy.online and you are done.

Do I need a Chrome extension, or is the web app enough?

Either works. The Chrome extension is faster for daily use because you can start a recording from any tab in two clicks. The web app is better if you are on a managed device where you cannot install extensions, or if you only record occasionally. Clipy and Screencastify both offer Chrome extensions; Tella, Vidyard, and VEED are primarily web-based.

Are there really no good free screen recorders without watermarks?There are — they are just rarer than the marketing pages suggest. In our testing, Clipy, Screencastify (within its caps), and Berrycast (within its limits) all delivered clean, unwatermarked output on their free plans. Tella, ScreenPal, and VEED all watermark free-tier exports. Loom itself does not watermark, but it caps free videos at five minutes and 25 videos in your library, which is its own kind of catch.

Can I use these for sales prospecting or customer support?

Yes, and they are some of the highest-leverage uses for async video. For sales prospecting, Vidyard is purpose-built and worth the learning curve. For customer support, Clipy is simpler — your support agents record a 60-second walkthrough, paste the link in the ticket, and the customer watches without signing up for anything. Most teams underestimate how much faster a 60-second video is than a 400-word email reply.

Final Word

Loom built the category, but the free tier in 2026 is not what made people fall in love with it. If you are looking for a free Loom alternative that respects your time and your viewers' time, the seven tools above all have a place. Clipy earns the top spot because it is the only one that does not ask for anything in return — no caps, no watermarks, no signup wall. Try it on your next bug repro or product walkthrough at clipy.online and see if your recipients notice the difference. They will.