Screen recording is a solved problem. You capture your screen, maybe your camera, add audio, trim, and export. So why is it a monthly subscription that bills you $180 a year, forever, and stores your recordings on someone else's servers?
BloomRecorder is the Loom replacement you buy once. $29 one-time through Whop gets you the packaged installer — or clone the MIT-licensed source and build it free. It's 100% local: zero telemetry, zero network calls, zero accounts. Your recordings save straight to your own disk.
Why people leave Loom
- It's a forever subscription. Loom Business is $15/user/mo billed annually — $180/user/year ($18/mo month-to-month), and Business + AI is $24/user/mo. That never stops.
- Recording length is plan-limited. Free and lower tiers cap how long you can record.
- Your videos live on their servers. Playback, storage, and access are all governed by the plan you're on.
- Accounts and cloud are mandatory. Even a quick clip routes through their platform.
- Per-seat pricing scales badly the moment your team grows.
How BloomRecorder is different
- $29 once — or free from source. Buy the packaged installer on Whop for a one-time $29, or build the MIT-licensed code yourself for nothing.
- Unlimited recording length. No plan caps your clip length — record as long as you need.
- 100% local: zero telemetry, zero network calls, zero accounts. Nothing leaves your machine.
- Recordings save to your own disk, in an output folder you choose.
- Record screen, camera, or both — split files or picture-in-picture combined.
- Source picker with live thumbnails and device selection for camera and mic.
- System + mic audio mixed into every output automatically.
- Floating always-on-top recording pill with a timer and stop button.
- Local library with auto-thumbnails so you can find past recordings fast.
- MP4 export (H.264, faststart — plays everywhere) and optimized two-pass GIF export (palettegen/paletteuse, so GIFs aren't muddy).
- Trim before export.
BloomRecorder vs Loom
| Loom | BloomRecorder | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Business $15/user/mo (~$180/yr, forever); Business + AI $24/mo | $29 once — or free from source |
| Recording length | Plan-limited | Unlimited |
| Where recordings live | Loom's servers | Your own disk |
| Accounts required | Yes | None |
| Telemetry / network calls | Yes | Zero |
| Screen + camera (PiP) | Yes | Yes — split or combined |
| MP4 export | Yes | Yes (H.264, faststart) |
| GIF export | Limited | Optimized two-pass |
| Open source | No | Yes (MIT) |
Buy it once. Keep it forever.
Stop paying $180 a year to record your own screen. Grab BloomRecorder for a one-time $29 on Whop — or clone the MIT-licensed source and build it free. Either way, your recordings stay on your disk and the price never comes back around.
Related:
- BloomRecorder: The Free, Open-Source Loom Alternative →
- BloomRecorder vs Vidyard: A Local Screen Recorder You Own →
- See the BloomRecorder product page →
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