# Free alternatives to Loom

> Loom (Business) costs $216 a year. Free alternatives: Cap and OBS Studio. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/loom/
- Category: Screen Recording (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/screen-recording/)
- Vendor: Atlassian
- Plan: Business
- Price: $18/month, $216/year
- Billing: per user/month
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "Business ... $18 per user / month"
- Price source: https://www.loom.com/pricing (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### Cap

- Website: https://cap.so
- Repository: https://github.com/CapSoftware/Cap (23,169 stars, last push 2026-10-10)
- License: AGPL-3.0 (some crates MIT)
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: desktop app
- Linux: unverified
- Self-hostable: no
- Note: No Linux build verified (no Arch/AUR/Flathub package found)
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/cap/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### OBS Studio

- Website: https://obsproject.com
- Repository: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio (77,189 stars, last push 2026-10-09)
- License: GPL-2.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: desktop app
- Linux: Arch extra: obs-studio; Flathub: com.obsproject.Studio
- Self-hostable: no
- Install: `sudo pacman -S obs-studio`, `flatpak install flathub com.obsproject.Studio`
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/obs-studio/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to Loom?

Yes. The 2 free alternatives are Cap (open source, AGPL-3.0) and OBS Studio (open source, GPL-2.0).

### How much does Loom cost?

Loom's Business plan costs $18 a month, which is $216 a year (per user/month). Source: the official pricing page at loom.com, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which Loom alternatives run on Linux?

OBS Studio (Arch extra: obs-studio; Flathub: com.obsproject.Studio).

### Can you self-host a Loom alternative?

Cap and OBS Studio are desktop apps that run on your own machine, so there's nothing to host.

### Are these Loom alternatives open source?

Yes. All 2 use OSI-approved open-source licenses: Cap (AGPL-3.0) and OBS Studio (GPL-2.0).

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