SimplyShot
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The Loom alternative with no subscription.

Record your screen with your camera and microphone, like Loom. Then edit it on your Mac, keep the file and share it from your own storage. $29, one payment.

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What changes when you switch from Loom.

Your recordings, edited and kept on your Mac.

Edit the video like a document

Studio writes captions from what you said and burns them into the video, or saves them as SRT. Delete words from the transcript to cut them, and clear the ums and long pauses in one click. It all happens on your Mac.

More on captions

Zooms that land where you clicked

When a recording opens, Studio adds a zoom for each stretch of clicks and typing. Keep them, move them or add your own, then put the video on a background with your camera in a bubble, split screen or full screen.

More on recording
The Studio window: a recording on a wave background with a caption, the Background and frame panel, and a timeline with a cut, a 2× Follow zoom, and more edits.

Keep the file, share the link

Export an MP4 or a GIF and it's yours. To share a link, upload to your own bucket and copy a public link, or one that expires. No SimplyShot account and no SimplyShot cloud.

  • AWS S3
  • Cloudflare R2
  • Backblaze B2
  • DigitalOcean Spaces
  • Any S3-compatible endpoint

Screenshots that go further

The same app takes screenshots: an area, a window, the whole screen, or a page that scrolls, down, up, left or right. Mark it up, hide private info and share it the same way.

SimplyShot and Loom, side by side.

What each one offers today, on a Mac.

FeatureLoomSimplyShot
Record the screen, a window or an areaYesYes
Camera, microphone and Mac soundYesYes
Show clicksOn paid plansYes
Show keystrokesNoYes
Save the video as a fileMP4, on paid plansMP4 or GIF
Trim and cutOn paid plansYes
Automatic zoomsListed as coming soonYes
CaptionsIn Loom's playerIn the video, and as SRT
Cut the video by deleting wordsBusiness + AI planYes
Clear filler words and long pausesBusiness + AI planYes
Where transcripts are madeLoom's cloudOn your Mac
Camera layoutsBubbleBubble, split screen, full screen, background removed
Background musicNoYes
Blur part of a videoChrome extension, set before recordingAny time, in Studio
ScreenshotsArea or full screenArea, window, screen and scrolling
Finds sensitive info for youNoOn your Mac, you review
Where your videos goLoom's cloudYour Mac, or your own S3-compatible storage
Comments, reactions and who watchedYesNo
Free to try25 videos, 5 minutes eachFree trial
PriceFrom $18 per creator a month$29, one payment

Loom features, plans and prices as listed on loom.com and in Loom's help center in October 2026.

Loom or SimplyShot?

Loom is enough if…

  • Your team watches, comments and reacts to videos in Loom.
  • You want to see who watched your video.
  • You also record on Windows or your phone.

Why people switch to SimplyShot

  • One payment, not a monthly fee per creator.
  • Edits made on your Mac: zooms, captions, transcript cuts and cleaner audio.
  • Your files, your storage, with no account to sign up for.
  • Screenshots in the same app, scrolling pages included.

Switching from Loom.

The short answers.

Can I still share a link, like with Loom?

Yes. Upload a recording to your own AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2, DigitalOcean Spaces or any S3-compatible storage, and copy a public link or one that expires. Or save it as a file and share it any way you like.

Are my recordings uploaded to make captions?

No. Captions and transcripts are made on your Mac. On macOS 26, the language model downloads once, the first time you use it.

Is SimplyShot a subscription?

No. SimplyShot is $29, one payment. Try it free first; no key is needed to start.

Which Macs does it run on?

macOS 14.6 Sonoma or later, on Apple silicon and Intel.

Ready for your next shot?

Download for Mac

macOS 14.6+ No key needed to start.