Does Walkcast record my screen like Loom does?

No, and that is the point. Loom films your screen while you drive it, so you need a camera, a microphone and an edit afterwards. Walkcast drives its own browser and films your website, so there is nothing to perform and nothing to cut.

Can Walkcast record pages behind a login?

Yes. Give it a test account's username and password and it signs in, including two-step email-then-password forms, then records the pages only a signed-in visitor can see. The password is held in memory for the run and never written to disk.

Which runs on Windows and Linux?

Both do, along with Apple Silicon macOS. Walkcast is a desktop app for Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit), macOS 12 or later on Apple Silicon, and 64-bit Linux through an AppImage or a .deb package.

Is Walkcast open source?

Yes. The whole app is MIT licensed and the source is on GitHub, so you can check what it does with your password and your site.

CompareUpdated 20 October 2026 · by Kunj Shah

Loom alternative: Walkcast, compared fairly.

Short answer: Walkcast is a free, open-source alternative to Loom that records your website rather than your screen. It signs in, walks the pages, and hands back an MP4 with narration, captions and a transcript that you can regenerate after every change. But Loom is the better tool for recording your screen and your face quickly, in the browser, with nothing to install. — and the table below says plainly where each one wins.

What Loom costs

Loom's free Starter plan allows 25 videos of up to five minutes with no downloads; paid seats start at $18 per user per month. Prices checked on 20 October 2026 on Loom's own pricing page. Walkcast costs nothing: MIT licensed, no seats, no watermark, no upload of your recordings.

Where Loom is better

It is worth being straight about this, because it decides whether you should use Loom instead:

Recording your screen and your face quickly, in the browser, with nothing to install.
Async video messaging: comments, reactions and a share link that plays in the browser.
Recording a meeting straight from Zoom or Meet without a separate recorder.

Side by side

Question	Walkcast	Loom	Note
Price	Yes	Partly	Walkcast is free and MIT licensed with no seats. Loom's paid plans start at $18 per user per month.
Needs a camera and microphone	No	Yes	Walkcast writes the narration and reads it aloud. Loom films you talking.
Needs editing afterwards	No	Partly	Loom's paid tiers add trimming and stitching; the free tier does not.
Same result every time you re-record	Yes	No	Re-run after a redesign and the tour is the same again.
Records pages behind a login	Yes	Yes	Walkcast signs in with a test account and never submits a form.
Shows your desktop, other tabs or notifications	No	Yes	Walkcast records only its own browser window.
Captions and a transcript	Yes	Yes	Loom transcribes on the cloud; Walkcast writes WebVTT captions timed to the voice.
Runs on Windows and Linux	Yes	Yes	Loom works in the browser and on desktop; Walkcast is a desktop app for all three.
Files stay on your machine	Yes	No	Loom hosts your videos. Walkcast writes them to your own folder and never uploads them.
Hosting and sharing links	No	Yes	Walkcast gives you files. Loom gives you a link.

Choose Loom when

The value is your own commentary. Loom is built for a person explaining something out loud, and that is something a website recorder cannot do.
You want to film a desktop app, a game, or several windows at once.
You want to record a meeting and share it as a link people can comment on.
You want your video to live on someone else's hosting and be playable in a browser without a file.

Choose Walkcast when

You want a tour of a website that is identical every time you re-record it, so you can refresh it after each release.
The pages you need to show are behind a login and you would rather not screen-share your whole desktop to show them.
You want captions and a transcript without hand-writing them.
You are on Windows or Linux, or you want a tool with no seat cost and no upload of your recordings.

Facts, with sources

Loom Starter is free with 25 videos of up to five minutes each, up to 720p, and no downloads. Source
Loom Business is $18 per user per month and Business + AI is $24 per user per month. Source
Walkcast is MIT licensed and has no paid tier, seat limit or watermark. Source

Questions people ask

Is Walkcast really a free Loom alternative?: Yes. Walkcast is MIT licensed and costs nothing, with no seat limit and no watermark. Loom's free Starter plan allows 25 videos of up to five minutes and does not let you download them; paid seats start at $18 per user per month.
Does Walkcast record my screen like Loom does?: No, and that is the point. Loom films your screen while you drive it, so you need a camera, a microphone and an edit afterwards. Walkcast drives its own browser and films your website, so there is nothing to perform and nothing to cut.
Can Walkcast record pages behind a login?: Yes. Give it a test account's username and password and it signs in, including two-step email-then-password forms, then records the pages only a signed-in visitor can see. The password is held in memory for the run and never written to disk.
Which runs on Windows and Linux?: Both do, along with Apple Silicon macOS. Walkcast is a desktop app for Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit), macOS 12 or later on Apple Silicon, and 64-bit Linux through an AppImage or a .deb package.
Is Walkcast open source?: Yes. The whole app is MIT licensed and the source is on GitHub, so you can check what it does with your password and your site.

Try it and decide

The fastest way to settle this is to record the same page with both tools and watch them side by side. Walkcast is a free download for Windows, Mac and Linux, and it makes no account, so the only thing it costs you is the time to try it.