Loom

Loom is a video messaging tool that records a user's screen, voice and face and shares the result instantly. It aims to replace long emails and extra meetings, particularly for distributed teams working across time zones.

What Loom offers

• Screen and camera recording — capture a screen alone or with a webcam overlay.
• Sharing and embedding — videos are shared by link or placed in other pages.
• Editing — clips can be trimmed and stitched together.
• Transcripts and captions — recordings include transcription and closed captions.
• Viewer insights — data on who watched each video.

Who it works with

Individuals and teams in companies of many sizes. The site says millions of people across 400,000 companies use it.

Key facts

• Platforms: Mac, Windows, iOS and Android