The Best Free Loom Alternative for Windows (2026)

Short version: If you’re on Windows and want a free Loom alternative without the 25-video / 5-minute cap, a local-first recorder like KeepCast records unlimited length with no watermark and keeps files on your machine. For advanced control, OBS Studio is the free open-source standard; for a quick built-in option, Windows’ Game Bar works with no install.

Loom is great at one thing: record, get a link, paste it. But its free plan is deliberately limited, and not everyone wants their videos living on someone else’s cloud. If you’ve hit a wall — or you just want something private and unlimited — here are the best free alternatives on Windows.

Why people leave Loom’s free plan

Loom’s free Starter plan (as of August 2026) caps you at:

• 25 videos per person
• 5 minutes per recording
• No AI features (summaries and titles are paid-only)

Those limits are structural — every cloud video and view costs Loom storage and bandwidth, so the free tier has to be metered. To lift them you’re looking at $18/user/month (Business) or $24/user/month (Business + AI). For a lot of people, that’s the moment they start looking around.

What to look for in an alternative

• No artificial caps — unlimited length and video count on the free tier.
• No watermark on your recordings.
• System audio + microphone, captured together and in sync.
• Privacy — control over whether your video is uploaded at all.
• A built-in editor, so you don’t need a second app to trim and polish.

The best free Loom alternatives on Windows

1. KeepCast — unlimited, private, local-first

(Full disclosure: this is our tool.) KeepCast records your screen, camera, and audio into one MP4 stored on your own machine — no upload unless you choose to. The free local tier has no video count, no length limit, and no watermark, and it includes a built-in editor (zoom, silence removal, styled cursor, webcam overlay). The trade-off versus Loom: instant hosted share links are a planned cloud feature, not a day-one one. Windows today; join the waitlist.

2. OBS Studio — free, open-source, maximum control

OBS is the free, open-source standard for recording and live streaming. It’s unlimited and watermark-free, and it’s extremely capable. The catch is complexity: scenes, sources, and audio routing have a real learning curve, and there’s no built-in sharing or simple async-video workflow. Great if you want power; overkill for a quick walkthrough.

3. Windows Game Bar — built in, zero install

Press Windows + G and Windows’ built-in Game Bar can record your screen with no install. It’s fine for quick clips, but it’s limited — it targets the active app rather than the full desktop, has minimal editing, and isn’t built for polished async video.

4. Freemium web recorders

Several browser-based recorders offer free tiers, but they tend to reintroduce exactly what you left Loom for: length caps, video limits, or watermarks on the free plan, plus cloud upload by default. Read the free-tier limits carefully before committing.

Which one should you pick?

• Want unlimited, private, and simple? A local-first recorder like KeepCast.
• Want maximum control or live streaming? OBS Studio.
• Just need a quick clip right now? Windows Game Bar.

The bottom line

Loom’s free plan is fine until you hit 25 videos or need more than five minutes. If that’s you, the best free alternative on Windows is the one that removes the cap without moving your videos onto another company’s cloud — which is exactly the gap a local-first recorder fills.