Transcribe a Loom Recording
Paste a public Loom share link into ScreenApp and it imports the video directly. ScreenApp’s link importer covers YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and most other public video links (Twitch, Loom, Dropbox, Google Drive, Pinterest, X, Threads, Douyin, Kuaishou, Bilibili) through a generic importer. A private or unlisted Loom link will not import; for those, download the video from Loom, or record its playback with a screen recorder, then upload that file instead. Once the video is in, ScreenApp extracts the audio, converts speech to text, labels each speaker, and adds timestamps.
Loom already gives you a transcript for a video, covered in the FAQ below. If you want speaker labels, AI notes, AI chat, and a choice of export formats on every plan, uploading the file to ScreenApp gets you further.
What you get once the file is uploaded:
- A transcript with speaker identification and timestamps, in 100+ languages
- AI chat with any recording, so you can ask a question about the recording instead of rereading the transcript
- AI notes: action items with an owner and deadline, and decisions listed separately
- Export as PDF, DOCX, TXT, SRT and VTT
- bulk upload of multiple files, for a batch of Loom recordings at once
- Free plan: 2 transcriptions of recordings up to 45 minutes each, with AI chat on both
How to Transcribe a Loom Video
- Paste the share link: Copy the Loom share link and paste it into ScreenApp. A public link imports automatically, whatever your Loom plan. If the link is private or unlisted, download the video from Loom instead (admins and creators on Business or Business + AI, admins and members on Enterprise can download; source: Loom’s download guide), or open the share link and record the playback tab, capturing screen, window, browser tab, microphone and camera, with system audio.
- Or upload the file: If you downloaded or recorded a file instead of pasting a link, drag it onto the upload area. ScreenApp accepts MP4, M4V, MOV, AVI, WEBM, MKV, FLV, TS, MTS, M2TS, 3GP, 3GPP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, VOB, OGV, RM, RMVB, MPG, MPEG, M2V, F4V, MXF.
- Read and export: The transcript, with speaker labels and timestamps, is ready a few minutes later. Edit it in the built-in editor and export as PDF, DOCX, TXT, SRT and VTT.
Audio quality affects accuracy. Clear audio with one speaker at a time transcribes best; several people talking over each other or a distant microphone leaves more gaps. See how we measure accuracy.
Loom Video Transcription vs Other Tools
| Feature | ScreenApp | Loom (built in) | Otter.ai | Descript |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works with your Loom video | Yes, paste a public share link (YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and most other public video links (Twitch, Loom, Dropbox, Google Drive, Pinterest, X, Threads, Douyin, Kuaishou, Bilibili) through a generic importer) | Yes, native | Not stated (integrates with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet) | Not stated |
| Free plan | 2 transcriptions, up to 45 min each | Transcript on all Loom plans, 5 min per video, 25 videos total | 300 min/month | 60 min/month |
| Speaker labels | Included | Not stated | Included | Included |
| AI notes and chat | Included | Not stated | Pro, $8.33/month billed annually, or $16.99 monthly | Not stated |
| Transcript export | PDF, DOCX, TXT, SRT and VTT | SRT, restricted to creators and admins on Business or Business + AI, members on Enterprise | mp3 and txt on the free plan, plus pdf, docx and srt from Pro, with bulk export from Business | Not stated |
| Languages | 100+ | 50+ | 6 | Not stated |
| Paid plan | $19/month annual | $18/user/month annual | $8.33/month annual | $16/month annual |
Sources, checked 2026-09-16: screenapp.io/accuracy#languages, ScreenApp pricing, otter.ai/otterpilot, support.atlassian.com/loom/docs/loom-video-transcription-and-closed-captions/, loom.com/pricing, otter.ai/pricing, descript.com/pricing
- vs Loom’s own transcript: Loom includes a transcript on all Loom plans in 50+ languages, and you can search and copy it right on the share page. Downloading it as an SRT file is limited to creators and admins on Business or Business + AI, members on Enterprise. ScreenApp’s upload adds speaker labels, AI notes, and AI chat, and exports as PDF, DOCX, TXT, SRT and VTT on every plan, including Free.
- vs Otter.ai: Otter integrates with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet, not Loom, so a Loom video needs a paste-a-link step (or downloading, for a private one) either way. Otter’s free plan is capped at 300 minutes a month; ScreenApp’s free plan is 2 transcriptions of recordings up to 45 minutes each with AI notes included.
- vs Descript: Descript is a video editor with transcription built in, and its transcript-based editing removes video by deleting text. It needs a desktop app and does not accept a pasted Loom link, so getting a Loom file into it takes a download step. ScreenApp is simpler if you only need the text and the notes, not a video edit.
Who Transcribes Loom Videos
Product and engineering teams record walkthroughs of new features, bug reproductions, and sprint demos in Loom. A transcript means the whole team can search past demos without rewatching anything, and product managers can pull quotes straight into specs or tickets.
Sales and customer success teams send personalized Loom videos to prospects and customers. Transcribing those recordings surfaces objections, questions, and commitments for CRM notes and follow-up emails, without replaying the full video.
Marketing and content teams repurpose Loom recordings into blog posts, social threads, and documentation. Starting from a written version is faster than writing from scratch while watching the video on loop.
Remote and async-first teams rely on recorded updates instead of live meetings. A written version lets team members in other time zones skim for what matters to them instead of watching every minute.
If you want the key points and action items rather than the full text, the Loom video summarizer runs the same uploaded recording through a summary instead of a transcript.