Free Loom alternative

The free Loom alternative for Mac. No 5-minute limit.

Record as long as you need, as often as you like, and paste the finished video straight into Slack or Mail. Dolly zooms in on your clicks so people can read what you show. Free, with no time limit.

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Free plan against free plan.

What you get for nothing, on 14 October 2026.

	Dolly Free	Loom Starter
Price	€0	$0
Recording length	No limit	5 minutes, then it stops
Number of videos	No limit	25 per person, archived included
Export quality	Up to 1080p	Up to 720p
Editing	Full editor, Auto edit	No trim or stitch
Download the file	Yes	No
Automatic zoom and smooth cursor	Yes	No
Camera bubble	Yes	Yes
Share in seconds	Get link in under a second, or paste the video	A hosted link
Share links with comments	With Pro (Dolly Cloud)	Yes
Branding	Small Made with Dolly logo in the corner	Loom watermark
Runs on	Mac (Apple silicon)	Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome

Dolly Free

Price: €0
Recording length: No limit
Number of videos: No limit
Export quality: Up to 1080p
Editing: Full editor, Auto edit
Download the file: Yes
Automatic zoom and smooth cursor: Yes
Camera bubble: Yes
Share in seconds: Get link in under a second, or paste the video
Share links with comments: With Pro (Dolly Cloud)
Branding: Small Made with Dolly logo in the corner
Runs on: Mac (Apple silicon)

Loom Starter

Price: $0
Recording length: 5 minutes, then it stops
Number of videos: 25 per person, archived included
Export quality: Up to 720p
Editing: No trim or stitch
Download the file: No
Automatic zoom and smooth cursor: No
Camera bubble: Yes
Share in seconds: A hosted link
Share links with comments: Yes
Branding: Loom watermark
Runs on: Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome

Loom details from loom.com/pricing and Loom's help center, checked on 14 October 2026, per user per month, before tax. Loom Free limits (5 minutes per video, 25 videos, 720p, watermark) from Layerpath, checked 7 September 2026. Check them before you buy; they change often.

From record to Slack, without a link.

RecordPress ⇧⌘2. Display, window or area, with your camera bubble and microphone on in one click each.
StopDolly zooms in on your clicks and smooths your cursor. Auto edit cuts the pauses if you want.
PasteWith Quick Share, a 1080p MP4 is on your clipboard. ⌘V in Slack, Mail or Notion.
DoneNo upload, no countdown. The video is in the conversation.

Why people look for a Loom alternative

Loom is good at what it does. People look elsewhere for a few concrete reasons, all on Loom's own pricing page and help center:

The 5-minute limit. On the free Starter plan, a timer counts down from 5:00 and the recording ends at 0:00.
The 25-video cap, which counts archived videos too.
720p, with a watermark. Small text in a free Loom is often hard to read.
Per-seat pricing. Removing the limits costs $18 per user per month on Business.

(Loom Free limits as summarised by Layerpath, checked 7 September 2026.)

What Dolly gives you instead

No time limit and no video limit, on the free plan.
Up to 1080p on Free, and 4K at 60 fps on Pro.
A video that looks filmed. Auto zoom on clicks and typing, 25 cursor sets, backgrounds and a camera bubble.
Quick Share. The finished video lands on your clipboard when you press Stop.
Auto edit, free. One click cuts the pauses and speeds up typing.
A link when you want one. Get link gives a short link with comments and reactions, with Pro (Dolly Cloud).
Private by default. Everything happens on your Mac until you choose Get link. A free account (a code by email) is all you need.

Free exports carry a small "Made with Dolly" logo in the corner. Pro (€7 a month billed yearly, or €9.99 month to month) removes it, and so does Lifetime (€99 once).

What you give up (please read this)

Dolly is not a team video platform. Its links (Dolly links) and its shared workspace are new (both part of Dolly Cloud, in Pro), and insights don't tell you who watched by name. Dolly also runs only on Macs with Apple silicon.

Stay on Loom if you want to see by name who watched, your team keeps a shared library of videos, or people record on Windows, Chromebooks or phones.

Questions

Is there a free Loom alternative with no time limit?

Yes. Dolly for Mac is free with no time limit and no video count, and exports up to 1080p. Free videos carry a small Made with Dolly logo in the corner.

Can I paste a Dolly video into Slack like a Loom link?

Yes, with Quick Share: when you stop, a 1080p MP4 is on your clipboard and ⌘V pastes the video itself into Slack, Mail or Notion. It's the file, not a link.

Does Dolly have share links?

Yes. Get link puts a short link on your clipboard right away, with comments and reactions on its page. Links are part of Dolly Cloud, in Pro, with view counts.

Does Dolly record my webcam?

Yes. Add a camera bubble (small, medium or large, round or rounded, mirrored), or choose side by side or camera only per clip.

Is Dolly on Windows?

Not yet. Dolly runs on Macs with Apple silicon; Windows is in the works.

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First time: open Dolly, click Done, then System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway (macOS 13–14: right-click Dolly → Open). Once only. Installation help