Smooth RecorderBuy for $9

A Loom alternative for Mac

Smooth Recorder records screen demos with automatic zooms and a smooth cursor, and it also takes screenshots, scrolling captures and text. Here is how it compares with Loom, feature by feature, using what each product says about itself.

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At a glance

Smooth Recorder

Price
$9 once during early access, $19 after launch. No subscription.
Platform
A native macOS app built in SwiftUI and AppKit, for macOS 15 and later.

Loom

Price
A free Starter plan with limits. Business is $18 a month or $180 a year per user.
Platform
An Electron desktop app, a Chrome extension and a web app.

From loom.com, September 2026.

Feature by feature

Smooth Recorder compared with Loom
FeatureSmooth RecorderLoom
Auto-zoom on your clicks
Smooth cursor
Captions made on your MacCloud
Cut by editing the transcript$24/mo plan
Screenshots with an editor
Scrolling capture
Copy text from the screen
GIF export
Native Mac appElectron
Pay once, no subscription

Where they differ

  • Auto-zoom on your clicks

    Smooth Recorder: Your clicks become zooms on the timeline, with nearby clicks sharing one. Loom: no.

  • Smooth cursor

    Smooth Recorder: Shaky mouse movement is redrawn as one smooth glide, with a ripple on each click. Loom: no.

  • Captions made on your Mac

    Smooth Recorder: Captions are transcribed on your Mac, in one click. Loom: partly (cloud).

  • Scrolling capture

    Smooth Recorder: Scroll a page and get one tall screenshot, with sticky headers kept once. Loom: no.

  • Copy text from the screen

    Smooth Recorder: Copy the text inside any area of the screen, recognised on your Mac. Loom: no.

  • GIF export

    Smooth Recorder: Record a looping GIF directly, or export one from Studio. Loom: no.

  • Native Mac app

    Smooth Recorder: Built in SwiftUI and AppKit, with no browser or web wrapper. Loom: partly (electron).

  • Pay once, no subscription

    Smooth Recorder: One payment. No subscription and no account. Loom: no.

What both do

  • Cut by editing the transcript. Loom: $24/mo plan.
  • Screenshots with an editor.

Compare with other apps

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Early access · $9

One key for every kind of capture.

Press ⌥1, pick an area, press Return, and it's on your clipboard. Open it in the editor to give it your look. Screenshots, recordings, GIFs and more.

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