BB RecordervsLoom
Loom, but the file is yours.
Loom made screen recording a team primitive — but every video lives on their cloud. BB Recorder records locally, saves to your Mac, and lets you optionally share through BuildBetter's team infrastructure.
100% local option · BYO keys + models · meeting recorder, dictation, and screen recording in one app.
Free forever
Record and share video messages with your team.
Free tier capped · $15/mo Business
Where we differ
Local file, yours forever
Every Loom video lives on Loom's servers. BB Recorder saves your recording to disk — pick the folder, keep the file, edit it in whatever app you want.
No watermark, no account
No sign-up gate, no Loom watermark on free-tier videos, no upload wait. Hit a hotkey, record, stop, share the file.
System audio included natively
Powered by macOS ScreenCaptureKit — system audio, mic, and camera capture without kernel extensions or cloud processing.
Share when you choose, through BuildBetter
Need a Loom-style shareable link and team library? Upload to BuildBetter and get a shareable URL, embed, and team comments — all opt-in, not automatic.
Pairs with meeting + dictation
Record a walkthrough mid-call, dictate into the description, save all three to the same library. BB Recorder is one app, not three subscriptions.
Feature-by-feature
Capture
Storage & ownership
Sharing
Scope
Pricing
Upload to BuildBetter on demand
Every local recording — meeting, dictation snippet, or screen capture — can be uploaded to BuildBetter's SOC 2 / HIPAA-ready cloud for a shared team library, search across all recordings, and org-wide access controls. Opt-in per recording. Never automatic.
Compare to other tools
BB Recorder vs Granola
BB Recorder matches Granola feature-for-feature on meeting notes — enhanced summaries, templates, AI chat — and runs 100% locally when you want it to. Plus dictation and screen recording in the same app.
Read comparisonBB Recorder vs Hyprnote / Char
Char (formerly Hyprnote) got the local-first posture right. BB Recorder matches the privacy story and adds dictation, screen recording, a more polished experience, and an optional SOC 2 / HIPAA-compliant cloud when your team needs it.
Read comparisonBB Recorder vs Wispr Flow
Wispr Flow is a fantastic cloud dictation product. BB Recorder is its local-first counterpart — same speed, custom cleanup prompts, pick any model, and you get meeting recording and screen recording in the same app.
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