Compared with Loom
A Loom alternative for polished Mac videos
Loom is built for quick video messages shared as links. ScreenRecordii is built for videos that need to look finished: demos, tutorials and launches you keep as files.
In short
Loom records your screen and camera and gives you a share link straight away, with comments, reactions and viewer insights, on Mac, Windows, a Chrome extension and phones. ScreenRecordii is a Mac app that records locally and edits as you go, with zooms on every click, a smooth cursor, a wallpaper and captions, and exports MP4, GIF and written guides. Pick Loom for fast async messages to a team; pick ScreenRecordii when the video is the product.
- ScreenRecordii
- Mac app · records and edits locally · MP4, GIF, guides
- Loom
- Video messages with instant share links, on Mac, Windows, Chrome and phones
- Pick ScreenRecordii for
- Demos, tutorials and launch videos that need zooms, framing and your brand
- Pick Loom for
- Quick async updates, feedback threads and team sharing with links
What Loom is
Loom describes itself as a way to “easily record and share AI-powered video messages with your teammates and customers.” It records your screen, a window or an area with a camera bubble, gives you a link as soon as you stop, and offers comments, reactions, viewer insights, and Loom AI for titles, summaries and chapters. The desktop app records system audio; the Chrome extension records audio from one tab. Its help centre is now part of Atlassian.
From loom.com, Loom: system audio, Loom: downloading, Loom: device compatibility, read 2026-11-07.
Side by side
| ScreenRecordii | Loom | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Mac (macOS 14 or later) | Mac, Windows, Chrome extension, iOS, Android |
| System audio | Yes, on its own track | Desktop app yes; Chrome extension one tab |
| Automatic zooms | From your clicks | Not stated |
| Cursor smoothing | Yes | Not stated (click highlighting on paid desktop plans) |
| Wallpaper and framing | Yes | Not stated |
| Captions | On-device | 50+ languages |
| Sharing | Files and clipboard | Instant link, comments, reactions, insights |
| Downloading your video | Always: MP4, GIF, guide | MP4, depending on plan and role |
| Free option | Early access is free | Free plan |
“Not stated” means we couldn’t find it on their site, not that it’s missing. Tell us if something has changed.
Where ScreenRecordii is different
It looks edited when you stop
Zooms on every click, a smooth cursor, a wallpaper with padding and shadow, and captions, without opening an editor.
Files you keep
MP4 up to 4K 60 fps, GIF, and written guides, on your Mac. No upload, no account.
Made for viewers outside your team
Brand kit, step badges, blurred secrets and exports for YouTube, social and docs.
Your Mac’s sound on its own track
Balance your voice and the system audio after recording.
When Loom is the better pick
- You want a share link the moment you stop, with comments and reactions.
- Your team records on Windows, Chromebooks or phones.
- You want viewer insights: who watched, and how much.
- You live in Slack, Jira and other tools Loom integrates with.
Questions
Is there a free Loom alternative for Mac?
ScreenRecordii is free in early access. Loom itself has a free plan; Apple’s Shift-Command-5 is free and built in.
Can ScreenRecordii make share links like Loom?
No. It makes files: upload them to your site, YouTube, Slack or wherever your viewers are.
Can I use both?
Yes. Many people use Loom for quick internal messages and a polished recorder for demos and tutorials.
Keep reading
- Screen Studio alternativeTwo Mac recorders that zoom and frame automatically, and where they differ.
- Product demo videosRecord a polished software demo in one take, with zooms, captions and your brand.
- Screen and webcamRecord your screen and your face together, in a bubble, a split or full frame.
- Best screen recorder for MacThe main Mac screen recorders in 2026, what each is best at, and how to choose.
- Mac screen recorderRecord a display, window or area with camera and sound, already zoomed, smoothed and framed.
Hit record.
ScreenRecordii is in early access for macOS 14 and later.