How to Download Loom Videos with a Free Account

Can I download my Loom videos without upgrading to a paid account? I had this question after recording a tutorial video with Loom recently. Loom is indeed a great video communication platform that allows users to record and share video content conveniently, but it doesn’t offer a video download option for free users, even it’s your own video. In this article, we’ll share other solutions to download Loom videos to your device for re-upload or offline use, without paying for the subscription.

 Cisdem Video Converter

The Best Loom Video Downloader for Win/Mac

• Download Loom videos to MP4 with links
• Download private/password-protected Loom videos
• Allow to choose video quality up to 4K
• Batch download videos and playlists
• Edit/convert/compress your videos
• Also support more than 1000 video sites

Free Download Windows 11/10/8/7 Free Download macOS 10.13 or later

Loom Built-in Download Feature and Its Limitations

As we all know, the download feature on Loom is only available for paid plans like Business and Enterprise. It also offers a 14-day trial for Starters Free workspace.

If you're a paid role or a new user during free trial, you can:

1. Open the video in your browser.
2. Click the more(...) icon above the video.
3. Select “Download Video” from the menu. The video will be downloaded in MP4 format at the highest resolution.

Limitations:

• You can't download a shared video when the creator/admin disabled the Download access for viewers in the settings.
• A bit expensive, annual subscription starts with $180/year.
• Can't select the download quality.

Read on to see alternative methods to solve these issues.

How to Download Loom Videos with A Free Account

Solution 1. Download Any Loom Videos with a Dekstop Downloader

Cisdem Video Converter is an easy-to-use video downloader and converter software for Windows and Mac. It can download videos from a wide range of websites, including Loom, YouTube, Wistia, Vidyard, Facebook, Google Drive and many more.

Compared to online tools, it provides max security and more powerful video download supports, allowing you to save videos in the original quality and mass download multiple videos fast. What’s more, it’s a multifunctional tool that can also be used to edit videos, convert video/audio files, rip DVD/Blu-ray discs and compress large videos without losing quality.

Click the safe Download button to install its free trial version for your operating system and download Loom videos following the steps below.

Free Download Windows 11/10/8/7 Free Download macOS 10.13 or later

How-to guide:

1. Download Cisdem Video Converter and launch it. Click the third tab at the top to switch to the video download interface.
2. Go to the Loom video you want to download and copy the video link by clicking the link icon above the video. The URL in the address bar may not work.
3. Go back to Cisdem, paste the copied link to the bottom box and click the + icon to analyze it. You can also click the dark + icon at lower left corner to enter multiple URLs at once.
4. When the video is loaded, click the Format drop-down list to select the video format and quality. Note: Some Loom videos are available for download in both WebM (vp9) and MP4 formats. The WebM version has a smaller file size at the same quality, but it's not fully compatible with all players/devices.
5. Click the "Save to" box to select a folder to save the videos. Then click the Start button to download Loom videos.
6. When the video is downloaded, you can click the blue check icon to quickly locate it in the save folder.

More tips:

1. Download private/protected Loom videos that require login.

Please ensure you’re logged in with your default web browser first. Then copy the video link, close the browser, and restart Cisdem to load the URL. It will help the downloader to get access to the cookies.

2. Edit videos.

Video editing is also a paid feature of Loom. If you need to edit the recording, import the downloaded video into Cisdem's editor tab, and you'll be able to trim, crop, rotate the video, add watermark and other more effects.

Solution 2. Download Public Loom Videos Online for Free

Loom allows video creators to select link settings to grant access to anyone with the link, members in the workspace or only specific people added.

If the wanted video is of the first type, you can download it using any of the following two online downloaders, without installing any app. Use with cautions though, online tools can expose you to malicious ads and viruses.

#1. Fordownloader.com

Pros: No pop-ups or intrusive ads, download in the best quality

Cons: Unable to choose the video quality

Steps:

1. Copy a Loom video link.
2. Go to https://fordownloader.com/online-loom-video-downloader/ and paste the link to the URL field.
3. Click Get Video to fetch the video.
4. Click Download Video button to save the video.

#2. Pastedownload.com

Pros: Allow quality selection

Cons: Annoying ads and pop-ups

Steps:

1. Visit https://pastedownload.com site.
2. Copy and paste a Loom video URL to the tool. It will automatically analyze the link and fetch the video.
3. Scroll down to find the video download options, click the Download button to initiate the download process.

More About Loom Video Download

Can I use a Chrome extension to download videos from Loom?

I've tried many Chrome video downloader extensions, such as Video DownloadHelper, FetchV, Live Stream Downloader and many, none of them really work with Loom videos. They often have one or more of the following errors:

• Fail to fetch the video
• Download only a few seconds of the video
• Download the video with no audio

So it's recommended to download Loom videos with dedicated downloader programs or online tools mentioned above.

Can I download Loom video transcript/captions for free?

Yes. Captions download is another paid feature offered by Loom just like video download. But luckily we can manually extract the captions for free. Follow the steps below:

1. Open the Loom video with captions.
2. Go to the Transcript side panel and click “Copy” to copy the full transcript with timestamps to clipboard.
3. Paste copied texts into a text editor such as Notepad and save it as a .txt file.
4. Use any TXT to SRT converter tool to convert the text file to an SRT subtitle file.

5. Then you can add the subtitles to the downloaded video with a video editor or media player.

Final Thoughts

We’ve discussed various Loom video downloaders, and which one to choose depends on the video type and your specific needs. The key is to get the correct video sharing link instead of the URL from the address bar.

If you want to use command-line tool yt-dlp to download Loom videos, use it together with FFmpeg to merge the video and audio, otherwise the downloaded video may have no sound.

All in all, a professional video downloader like Cisdem Video Converter is definitely a hassle-free option for most users.