Loom is the best-known way to send a screen video, and its viewer tools are excellent. recd records your screen and your meetings in one Mac app, with no bot, and keeps every file in your own Google Drive.
Loom records your screen and camera to Loom’s cloud and gives you a link with comments and reactions. For meetings, a Loom Notetaker bot joins your calls. recd records both on your Mac and saves the files to your Drive.
| recd | Loom | |
|---|---|---|
| Records your screen | Yes | Yes |
| Records meetings | Yes, both sides, in any call app | Yes, through the Loom Notetaker bot |
| Sends a bot into your calls | Never | Yes, it joins meetings from your calendar |
| Where your files live | Your Google Drive | Loom’s cloud |
| Transcribed on your Mac | Yes, with Apple’s speech engine | Not stated |
| AI notes | Yes, written by your own Claude | Summaries, chapters and meeting notes on Business + AI |
| Runs on | Mac (macOS 26) | Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android, Chrome |
| Free plan | Free while in beta | 25 videos, 5 minutes each, with Loom branding |
| Paid plan | None yet | Business $18/user/mo; $24 with AI |
Loom prices from www.loom.com/pricing, checked 20 Oct 2026. Prices change; check theirs before you decide. recd is free while in beta.
Yes. recd saves the video to your Google Drive and copies a share link in about 9 seconds. Viewers watch it in Drive, so there are no Loom-style comments or reactions.
For meeting recording, yes. Loom Notetaker joins your Zoom, Google Meet and Teams calls from your calendar. recd records on your Mac, so nothing joins the call.
recd is free while it’s in beta. Loom’s free plan stops at 25 videos of 5 minutes each, and Business lists at $18 a person a month.
Both skip the bot. Only one keeps the audio and records your screen.
$14/mo vs free in betaSee full comparison → recd vs TellaEveryday recordings, not a video editor. And it records your meetings too.
$13/mo vs free in betaSee full comparison → recd vs CapBoth let you own your files. recd also does meetings and notes.
Screen only vs screen + meetingsSee full comparison →Free while in beta. Your recordings stay in your Google Drive.