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Re:Show HN: I made an open-source Loom alternative by ARandomerDude on Sunday May 12, 2024 @11:36PM (#40339574)
Same. I’ve never heard of Loom and (therefore?) I’m honestly not sure how this would be different on a Mac than a QuickTime screen recording. And since the promo images are from a Mac, my first thought is Quicktime is probably safer.
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Re:Show HN: I made an open-source Loom alternative by memset on Sunday May 12, 2024 @11:45PM (#40339620)
Just to address this comment chain: loom does make it easier to do screen recordings and demos, and additionally has features like timestamped comments and notes and sharing functionality.

The target customer is a business who is making demo videos and needs these kinds of tracking/collaboration/commenting features.

Folks interested in open source maybe want a better offering, don’t want to be locked in, want more favorable pricing, or want a self hosted version.

As someone who has used loom, the value proposition is clear from the title without even going to the website.

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Re:Show HN: I made an open-source Loom alternative by gmueckl on Monday May 13, 2024 @12:35AM (#40339820)
It wouldn't hurt if the key sentence from your first paragraph was in the top two paragraphs of the landing page.
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