Loom is great for recording and sharing screen videos. It’s not great at letting you actually keep them. Once a creator’s Loom workspace is deleted or a video is removed, the share link just stops working.

If you want to actually own the videos — for offline viewing, archiving, or editing — you need to download them as MP4 files. Here’s how.

When you should download Loom videos

Three good reasons:

The video is going away. The creator is leaving the platform, deleting their workspace, or revoking the share link. Download now.
You need it offline. Plane, subway, weak wifi. Loom’s player needs internet — a downloaded MP4 doesn’t.
You need to edit it. Loom’s built-in editor is limited. For real editing, you need the file in Premiere, Final Cut, or DaVinci.

When you shouldn’t bother

Three reasons NOT to download:

The video lives on Loom and you just want to watch it again. Bookmark the share link. Done.
You only need a quote or screenshot. Open the Loom in your browser, screenshot it. Easier than downloading.
The video is private/workspace-only. You can’t download it anyway — our tool only works with public share links.

Method 1: Loom’s built-in download (only if you’re logged in)

If you have a Loom account and the video is in your workspace:

Open the Loom video
Click the three dots (⋯) → Download
Choose MP4 quality
Save the file

This is the official way but it has limitations:

You need a Loom account (most users only watch, they don’t have one)
You need to be in the workspace that owns the video (not just have the share link)
It requires the creator to have download permissions enabled (not always the case)

For most people — especially people who just have a share link — this method doesn’t work.

Method 2: Browser DevTools (technical)

If you’re comfortable with DevTools, you can find the video URL in the page source:

Open the Loom share link in your browser
Open DevTools (F12)
Search the page source for .mp4 or video URLs
Find the highest-quality version
Copy the URL
Paste in a new tab → right-click → Save As

This works but it’s fiddly. Loom’s page structure changes regularly, and the video URL format isn’t always obvious.

Method 3: Use a Loom-to-MP4 tool (fastest)

For most people, this is the right move:

→ Try our free Loom to MP4 tool

What it does:

You paste the Loom share URL
It fetches the video in 5-15 seconds
You can watch it in the player
You click “Download MP4” to save it locally

The whole thing takes about 20 seconds. The output is the original quality video file.

What about quality?

Loom videos come in a few quality options:

720p (1280x720) — Standard. Good for most viewing.
1080p (1920x1080) — High def. Better for editing or large displays.
Original — Whatever the creator uploaded.

We serve the highest-quality version available. If the creator uploaded at 1080p, you get 1080p.

Common issues

“The video doesn’t load.”

Usually means the share link is private, password-protected, or region-restricted. Try a different share link.

“The download button gives me a small file.”

Some creators upload at lower quality to save bandwidth. The download reflects what they uploaded — not a tool problem.

“Can I get just the audio?”

Not directly through our tool. But once you have the MP4, you can extract audio with any free tool:

# ffmpeg (free command-line tool)
ffmpeg -i loom-video.mp4 -vn -c:a copy output.m4a

Or use any “extract audio from video” tool you find online.

Where to store your Loom archive

If you’re downloading multiple Loom videos:

Local folder — For personal archive, simple and fast.
Google Drive / Dropbox — For sharing access across devices.
YouTube (unlisted upload) — If you want streaming + offline fallback. Upload the MP4 as “unlisted” so only people with the link can see it.

For business-critical Loom videos (training, internal comms, etc.), we recommend downloading them to a shared drive — Loom workspaces can disappear overnight if a company changes plans.

A note on copyright

Downloading a Loom video for personal reference is fine. Re-uploading it elsewhere or distributing it without the creator’s permission is not. Use common sense — if you didn’t make the video, don’t claim it as yours.

How to Save Loom Videos for Offline Use (Free, No Account)