Loom
Hacker ApprovedThe most recommended of 6 screen recorders
One click records your screen and gives a shareable link when you stop, with transcript trimming. Common caveat: the face bubble covers part of the screen.
One click records your screen and gives a shareable link when you stop, with transcript trimming. Common caveat: the face bubble covers part of the screen.
51 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 44
- criticize it
- 7
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 12 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 44 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 6.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 12 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
One-click recording with instant shareable link
“Loom takes care of all those steps so when you press stop you can immediately share the link with someone.”
Comment from 22 Jan 2026 in “App Subscription is now my Weekend Project” “The beauty of Loom is that once you have it installed, either Desktop or Chrome, its one button”
Comment from 20 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: I Made Loom for Mobile” “instant shareable link is huge selling point on Loom”
Comment from 20 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: I Made Loom for Mobile” Works well enough for daily use
“Loom is at least useful as a screen recorder”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Measuring developer productivity with the DX Core 4” “that I use all the time and find useful”
Comment from 23 Jan 2026 in “App Subscription is now my Weekend Project” “Its ok for my needs at the moment”
Comment from 3 Feb 2026 in “Agent Skills” - Comment from 12 Sep 2026 in “Testing Race Conditions”
Trim video by editing transcript
“they also have a nice trimming feature where you can trim the video by editing the transcript”
Comment from 23 Jan 2026 in “App Subscription is now my Weekend Project” “Loom does also have a trim and edit after recording feature, I use it all the time”
Comment from 22 Jan 2026 in “App Subscription is now my Weekend Project” Explains code and candidate pitches
“The video makes it easier to understand what the code does.”
Comment from 19 Aug 2026 in “Stop sending me PRs; a rant” “a decent, cost-effective way for candidates to stand out”
Comment from 26 Sep 2026 in “How to Freelance Now?”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Face bubble covers the screen
“it is clear that the self thumbnail is covering a large part of the screen”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: I Made Loom for Mobile” “But your right, there should be a way to avoid screen cover”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: I Made Loom for Mobile” Generic, cringey marketing
“I was confused and disappointed when I clicked the link and was presented with yet another screen recorder.”
Comment from 20 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: I Made Loom for Mobile” “Loom just reminds me of the cringey-est blog post I have ever read.”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: I Made Loom for Mobile”
Other screen recorders people recommend
The four most recommended other screen recorders, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LoomThis page | 44 | 7 | 86% | 12 | — | Approved |
| OpenScreen | 24 | 4 | 86% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Cap screen recorder | 10 | 4 | 71% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Screen Studio | 8 | 14 | 36% | 3 | 1 yr3 owners | — |
| Screenpipe | 7 | 9 | 44% | 4 | 2 mo3 owners | — |
What people said
40 of the 57 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“you need far fewer layers, and you can run Doom, very slowly”
“Loom allows you to edit your presentations wordings directly”
“loom doesn't actually implement sequential-consistency at all”
“It's not perfect or even done, but it works and it shows the security model that should be standard”
“a decent, cost-effective way for candidates to stand out”
“Loom is such an amazing project.”
“Works reasonably well for us.”
“I finally landed on what I like.”
“The video makes it easier to understand what the code does.”
“Looms seem to work a bit better”
“Loom is at least useful as a screen recorder”
“wall clock time was improved over using frontier model alone, with equivalent outcomes”
“This is now my daily driver ide.”
“Loom is another game that gave me that feeling.”
“write e.g. Shuttle or Loom tests”
“do not expect for it to work on your whole application”
“Loom treats workflows as a first-class concern with their own language and compiler.”
“VGA Loom was absolutely stunning.”
“Loom is the best looking EGA game ever made.”
“It's still a lovely, wonderful game!”
“I built Loom because I was exhausted by modern framework bloat.”
“the 5 minute limit forces me to keep it tight”
“personalized Loom videos showing exactly how to use the product”
“Its ok for my needs at the moment”
“they also have a nice trimming feature where you can trim the video by editing the transcript”
“that I use all the time and find useful”
“Loom does also have a trim and edit after recording feature, I use it all the time”
“Loom takes care of all those steps so when you press stop you can immediately share the link with someone.”
“the emojis don't work for describing what they are trying to”
“I was confused and disappointed when I clicked the link and was presented with yet another screen recorder.”
“instant shareable link is huge selling point on Loom”
“The beauty of Loom is that once you have it installed, either Desktop or Chrome, its one button”
“looks amazing! any plans for an android version?”
“Thankfully, it plays nicely on iOS and Android under ScummVM!”
“But your right, there should be a way to avoid screen cover”
“it is clear that the self thumbnail is covering a large part of the screen”
“Loom just reminds me of the cringey-est blog post I have ever read.”
“It's event-driven, not request-driven.”
“Loading HuggingFace safetensors directly (no conversion)”
“looks really useful and probably I'm not alone in never hearing about it before”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.