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Bimb vs Loom
Looking for a Loom alternative? Bimb is a Chrome extension that records a tab, window or screen and zooms in on every click, with no account to record and nothing uploaded. Here is how it compares with Loom (Desktop app, Chrome extension, mobile).
Checked 24 Sep 2026 against Loom’s own pages. We make Bimb, so read this with that in mind. Prices change, so check the linked pages.
| Bimb | Loom | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Chrome extension (Chrome, Edge, Brave) | Desktop app, Chrome extension, mobile |
| Auto-zoom | Auto-zoom on clicks. Every click, or follow-cursor mode | No auto-zoom. Click highlight only, desktop app on paid plans |
| Beyond the browser tab | No. Screen and window recordings have no click data, so no auto-zoom | Not applicable |
| Where your video lives | Local only. No account to record | Cloud, account needed |
| Price | Free to record. Pro $49 early-bird (first 200), then $79 one-time | Free: 25 videos, 5 min each. Business $18/user/mo |
Where Bimb is behind
- Auto-zoom needs click data, and an extension only sees clicks inside the tab it records. Screen and window recordings get no auto-zoom (Cursorful has the same limit; Tella’s extension too). Desktop apps such as Screen Studio, FocuSee and Canvid track the mouse system-wide.
- No webcam bubble and no auto-captions yet. Tella, FocuSee and Canvid have both.
- Chrome, Edge and Brave only. No Firefox or Safari, and no native desktop app.
- Young product: fewer integrations and no team or cloud features. Bimb is a single-user tool by design.
When Bimb is the better pick over Loom
- You record web apps: bug reports, PR walkthroughs, changelog GIFs and docs.
- Your video must stay on your machine, and you don’t want an account just to record.
- You want WebM, MP4 or GIF with presets for those jobs, and a one-time price instead of a plan.