Instead of Loom

Record a screen, get a shareable link.

Worth the work

Cap is a real open-source Loom: record, upload, share a link. It is early, but it is the only one trying to be the same product.

You lose: Instant uploads, viewer analytics and the habit of sending a link without thinking.

Start here

Cap

AGPL-3.0an eveningactive

Young. Desktop apps and the self-hosted server are moving fast.

github.com/CapSoftware/Cap cap.so

A compose file, a domain and a reverse proxy.

Also worth a look

OBS StudioGPL-2.0a containeractive
Records beautifully and shares nothing. You handle the upload and the link.
github.com/obsproject/obs-studio obsproject.com
PeerTubeAGPL-3.0a weekendactive
A video platform, so links are public-ish and heavy. Overkill for a standup.
github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube joinpeertube.org

Facts checked 8 November 2026. Licences, activity and archive status come from each project's own repository; the verdict and the cost lines are the desk's.