# Loom

> Screen and camera recorder for shareable video messages

Loom is a screen and camera recorder for sending short video messages by link. Recordings are made from a desktop app, Chrome extension or mobile app and come with transcripts, comments and viewer insights. Loom is now part of Atlassian and connects to Jira and Confluence. Its AI features, such as automatic summaries and chapters, are sold in a separate Business + AI tier.

- **Category:** Screen Recording & Video
- **Made by:** Atlassian
- **Website:** https://www.loom.com
- **Runs on:** macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 4, 2026

## Pricing

Loom has a free plan. Paid plans start at $18 per user / month, billed monthly.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Starter plan: up to 25 videos per person, 5-minute screen recordings, 720p quality, unlimited meeting length, transcriptions in 50+ languages and up to 50 members.
- **Free trial:** 14-day free trial of Business + AI; the workspace drops to the free Starter plan afterwards.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Starter | $0 | Up to 25 videos per person, 5-minute screen recordings, 720p quality and up to 50 members. |
| Business | $18 per user / month, billed monthly | Unlimited storage, recordings up to 6 hours, HD recording, custom branding, engagement insights and calls-to-action. |
| Business + AI | $24 per user / month, billed monthly | Everything in Business plus Loom's AI features, including auto-summaries, auto-chapters and filler-word removal. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Annual contracts through sales with SSO, SCIM, custom data retention and advanced security controls. |

Read from https://www.loom.com/pricing on Oct 4, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Loom before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save up to 17% with annual billing** (Annual discount): Loom's pricing page says you can be billed monthly but save 17% if you pay annually. Source: https://www.loom.com/pricing
- **Up to 75% off for education** (Education): Verified teachers, professors and students at accredited institutions can get up to 50% off premium plans for general academic use, or 75% off for classroom use. Source: https://support.atlassian.com/loom/docs/loom-education-discount-verification/

## Key features

- **Screen and camera recording:** Record the screen, the camera or both from the desktop app, the Chrome extension or the mobile apps, then share the video as a link.
- **Basic editing:** Trim recordings, stitch clips together and add backgrounds, text, arrows and box overlays.
- **Transcripts and captions:** Transcriptions and closed captions in more than 50 languages, included on the free Starter plan.
- **Comments and viewer insights:** Viewers can respond with comments, emoji reactions and tasks, and creators can see who watched. Engagement insights and calls-to-action are paid features.
- **Loom AI:** Business + AI and Enterprise add auto-summaries, auto-chapters and filler-word removal. An AI bug report feature fills in Jira work items from a recording.
- **Meeting recordings:** Meetings can be recorded without a length limit, including on the Starter plan.

## Good for

- Teams sharing quick recorded walkthroughs instead of scheduling a call
- Jira and Confluence users who want video tied into Atlassian tools
- Occasional recorders who can work within 25 short videos on the free plan

## Worth knowing

- The free Starter plan is capped at 25 videos per person, 5-minute screen recordings and 720p quality.
- Auto-summaries, auto-chapters and filler-word removal need Business + AI or Enterprise.
- Business plans are billed per Creator, and Enterprise is sold on annual subscriptions only.
- No Linux app is listed; recording is offered on Mac, Windows, Chrome, iOS and Android.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.8 out of 5 from 19,101 ratings in the United States, read Oct 6, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1474480829

## Works with

Jira, Confluence, Slack, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Figma

**Tags:** Screen recording, Video editing, Transcription, AI features, Screenshots

## Alternatives

- [Tella](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tella): Screen recorder with a built-in editor, layouts and 4K export. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/loom-vs-tella)
- [Descript](https://toolgpa.com/tools/descript): Audio and video editor that works by editing the transcript. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/descript-vs-loom)
- [Screen Studio](https://toolgpa.com/tools/screen-studio): Mac screen recorder with automatic zooms and cursor smoothing. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/loom-vs-screen-studio)
- [CleanShot X](https://toolgpa.com/tools/cleanshot-x): Mac screenshot and screen recording app with a one-time license. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cleanshot-x-vs-loom)
- [Riverside](https://toolgpa.com/tools/riverside): Remote recording studio for podcasts and video interviews. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/loom-vs-riverside)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 4, 2026:

- https://www.loom.com
- https://www.loom.com/pricing
- https://www.atlassian.com/software/loom/pricing
- https://support.atlassian.com/loom/docs/available-loom-plans/
- https://support.atlassian.com/loom/docs/what-are-the-differences-between-loom-plans/
- https://support.atlassian.com/loom/docs/loom-billing-faq/
- https://support.atlassian.com/loom/docs/starter-plan-faq/
- https://support.atlassian.com/loom/docs/is-there-a-loom-mobile-app/
- https://support.atlassian.com/loom/docs/install-the-loom-desktop-app/
- https://support.atlassian.com/loom/docs/loom-education-discount-verification/

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/loom
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