Free Loom alternative
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.
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 1440p | 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 | Free during the beta | Yes |
| Branding | 2-second end card | Loom branding on the video page |
| Runs on | Mac (Apple silicon) | 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. Check them before you buy; they change often.
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:
Free exports end with a 2-second "Made with Dolly" card. Lifetime is €5 once and removes it; there is no subscription, ever.
Dolly is not a team video platform. Its links (Dolly links) are new and have comments, reactions and insights, but there's no team workspace or shared library, 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.
Yes. Dolly for Mac is free with no time limit and no video count, and exports up to 1440p. Free videos end with a 2-second Made with Dolly card.
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.
Yes. Get link puts a short link on your clipboard right away, with comments, reactions and view counts on its page. Free during the beta.
Yes. Add a camera bubble (small, medium or large, round or rounded, mirrored), or choose side by side or camera only per clip.
Not yet. Dolly runs on Macs with Apple silicon; Windows is in the works.
Free to use, with no time limit. Everything for €5, once.
First time: open Dolly, click Done, then System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway (macOS 13–14: right-click Dolly → Open). Once only. Installation help
