Async video messages that kill the meeting. Record your screen, cam, and voice in one click.

Loom turned 'let's hop on a call' into 'here's a 3-minute loom' for millions of remote workers. Acquired by Atlassian in 2023, it remains the most frictionless way to record your screen, camera, and voice and share it as a link. In 2026 it's less about the recording and more about the AI layer — auto-summaries, transcripts, and chapters that make async video actually watchable.

Who it's for: Remote and hybrid teams drowning in meetings. Engineers sharing code walkthroughs, designers giving feedback, PMs updating stakeholders, support reps showing solutions. Anyone who'd otherwise book a 30-minute call to explain something visual.

Key features

Record One-click capture

Screen, cam, and mic in any combo. Hit the Chrome extension or desktop app, click, and you're recording. No 'are we recording?' awkwardness — it just works.

AI Loom AI

Auto-generated titles, summaries, chapters, and transcripts. Removes filler words and silences. Turns a 10-minute ramble into a 6-minute tight message with a TL;DW.

Share Instant link

Every video gets a shareable link the second you stop. Viewers comment with time-stamped reactions. No downloads, no login wall for viewers.

Async Threaded comments

Stakeholders reply with video or text, pinned to the exact moment. Turns a status meeting into a 2-minute watch plus a 3-minute respond loop.

The honest take

✓ What works

The fastest way to replace a status meeting — record once, watch many times
Loom AI's auto-summary is genuinely good (removes umms, adds chapters)
Zero friction for viewers — just a link, no account needed
Deep integrations: Slack, Notion, Gmail, Jira, Confluence
Generous free tier (25 videos) is enough for most individuals

✗ What doesn't

Per-seat pricing gets expensive for large orgs (Business is $12.50/user/mo)
Video quality caps at 720p on lower tiers (1080p needs Business+)
No real editing beyond trimming — serious edits need another tool
AI features require the paid tier and add latency to processing

Verdict

Loom is the default async-video tool for a reason. If your team has more than three 'quick sync' meetings a week, replacing even half of them with Loom messages will pay for the seat cost in reclaimed time the first month. The free tier is enough to prove it; the AI tier is worth it the moment you're sending more than a few videos a day.

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