takeascreen.com vs Loom: the screen recorder alternative
Loom made async video normal: press record, talk over your screen, send a link. takeascreen.com keeps the link and adds the part Loom still leaves to you: an AI agent that records the walkthrough from a sentence, writes the narration and voices it, with layouts, presenter avatars and captions on every video, whether the agent recorded it or you did.
What is Loom?
- Loom is a screen and camera recorder from Atlassian, available as a desktop app, a Chrome extension and mobile apps. You record your screen with a camera bubble, and Loom gives you a shareable link with viewer comments, reactions and view counts.
- Loom AI adds automatic titles, summaries, chapters and transcripts to recordings, and filler-word removal. It has a free plan with limits on video length and number of videos, and paid Business and Enterprise plans.
Loom vs takeascreen.com (as of October 2026)
- Who records: Loom: You, every time. takeascreen.com: Your AI agent records from a prompt in its own cloud browser, or you record yourself (web or Chrome).
- Install: Loom: Desktop app, Chrome extension or mobile app. takeascreen.com: Nothing to install: record in the browser, or add the Chrome connector.
- Narration: Loom: Your microphone. takeascreen.com: AI script written from what happened on screen, voice-over in 20+ voices and 30+ languages, or your own mic.
- Presenter: Loom: Camera bubble. takeascreen.com: Camera bubble, side by side, camera only, or one of six AI presenter avatars.
- Captions & transcript: Loom: Transcript and chapters with Loom AI. takeascreen.com: Automatic captions and transcript on every video.
- Share link: Loom: Yes, with comments, reactions and views. takeascreen.com: Share link (takeascreen.com/v/…) that plays anywhere; private until you turn it on.
- Scheduled videos: Loom: No. takeascreen.com: Scheduled re-recordings (changelogs, onboarding tours) run 24/7 without you.
- Price: Loom: Free plan with limits; paid plans per user. takeascreen.com: $1 for the first 24 hours, then Starter $29, Pro $69 or Elite $119 a month, with AI credits included.
Choose Loom if
- Your whole company already lives in Loom and Atlassian tools, and viewer comments and reactions matter to you.
- You mostly record yourself talking and want the most mature viewer experience.
- You need enterprise admin controls today.
Choose takeascreen.com if
- You want videos you did not have to record: describe a walkthrough, get it back narrated.
- You want a presenter avatar and an AI voice when you can’t be on camera or mic.
- You want tutorials and onboarding tours that re-record themselves when the product changes.
- You want to ask for a video from Slack, Telegram, WhatsApp or email and get the link back.
FAQ
- Is takeascreen.com a Loom alternative? Yes. Like Loom it records your screen and camera in the browser or through a Chrome extension and gives you a share link. Unlike Loom, it can also do the recording for you from a prompt, and it adds an AI script, voice-over, avatars and layouts to any video.
- Can I still record myself, like in Loom? Yes. The web recorder at /record captures a screen, window or tab with a camera bubble and a countdown, with no install. The Chrome connector adds one-click "Record this tab".
- Does it have a free plan like Loom? Sign-up is free and the first 24 hours on any plan cost $1. After that plans start at $29 a month with AI credits included for scripts, voices and agent recordings.
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