A Loom Alternative That Gives You the File

Loom is a genuinely good product, and for a lot of teams the hosted link is the entire point. MediaVault solves a different problem: recording something and getting the actual video file back, without an account, a hosting plan, or a copy of the recording living on someone else's infrastructure.

Side by side

Where Loom is better

  • Instant share links with viewer analytics — MediaVault has no hosting, so no links or view counts
  • Comments, reactions and threaded replies on recordings
  • Team libraries, permissions and workspace organisation
  • Desktop and mobile apps with system audio capture
  • Automatic transcription and AI summaries on the hosted recording

Where MediaVault is better

  • No account needed to record
  • No time limit imposed by a free tier
  • No watermark on the output
  • The recording is saved to your disk, not uploaded
  • The file is immediately editable — compress, trim, caption it

The honest split

If your workflow is "record a walkthrough, paste a link in Slack, see who watched it," Loom does that better and you should keep using it. If your workflow is "record something, then edit it, post it, or send the file," a hosted recorder puts an upload, an account and a share page in the middle of a job that never needed them.

Where the free tier bites

Hosted recorders make money on storage and seats, so free plans are shaped to push you toward paying: caps on recording length, caps on how many videos you keep, and older recordings expiring. None of those constraints have a technical cause — they exist because someone is paying to store your video. When the file is on your own disk, none of them apply.

When the recording should not be uploaded at all

Screen recordings capture whatever was on screen, which routinely includes customer data, internal dashboards, unreleased work and open tabs nobody meant to share. That makes a screen recorder one of the more sensitive tools in a company, and "where does this get stored" a fair question. Recording locally means the answer is: your machine.

What you give up

Everything hosting provides. No share link, no view tracking, no comments, no team library, no cloud backup — if you lose the file, it is gone. Browser capture also has patchier system-audio support than a native app. That is a real trade, not a rounding error, and it is worth being clear-eyed about before switching.

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Frequently asked questions

Is there a free Loom alternative with no time limit?

MediaVault's screen recorder imposes no length limit, because there is no hosting cost to recover — the recording is saved to your own device.

Can I get a share link like Loom's?

No. MediaVault does not host video, so there is no link to share. You get the file, which you can upload wherever you choose.

Does it record system audio?

Browser audio capture varies by platform and by what you share. Sharing a tab generally offers audio; full-screen sharing often does not. A native app like Loom is more reliable here.

Do I need an account?

No. Recording requires no sign-up. An account is only needed for a Pro subscription.

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