Limelight

A Loom alternative for live screen presenting

Loom is a popular way to record and share async screen videos. Limelight solves a different, smaller job: making whatever is on your screen easy to follow, live, while you present or record.

Loom is great at fast, shareable screen-and-webcam recordings. You hit record, talk through something, and send a link — no editing needed, and the async video lives in the cloud for your team or clients to watch on their own time.

Limelight is a full macOS screen recorder. It records your screen and exports a finished, cinematic video itself — auto-zooming on every click, smoothing the cursor, and dropping the footage on a clean padded background. On top of that it shows your keystrokes and clicks on screen, plus a cursor spotlight (⌃⌥1), keystroke badges (⌃⌥2), and freehand drawing (⌃⌥3, clear with ⌃⌥C), all baked in. Everything stays on your Mac, so nothing is uploaded.

Use Loom for fast, cloud-hosted async videos with a shareable link. Use Limelight when you want a polished, cinematic recording with on-screen keystrokes that Loom cannot show, kept entirely offline on your Mac.

Why Limelight

  • ▸Records and exports a cinematic video itself — auto-zoom, smoothed cursor, clean background
  • ▸Shows your keystrokes and clicks on screen — Loom can’t — plus cursor spotlight and freehand drawing
  • ▸100% offline: records on your Mac, nothing uploaded
  • ▸One-time purchase (free to start), lifetime updates — no recurring subscription
Try it free — download

Cursor spotlight free · from $2.99/mo or $34 lifetime · macOS 14+

Or get Pro — from $2.99/mo · See how it works →

free to start, then go Pro from $2.99/mo or a $34 one-time lifetime license. macOS 14+, notarized by Apple.

FAQ

Is Limelight a replacement for Loom?
It can be. Limelight records and exports the video itself, with cinematic auto-zoom and on-screen keystrokes, all offline. Loom is better if you specifically want cloud hosting and a shareable link.
Does Limelight record like Loom?
Yes. Limelight records your screen and exports a finished, cinematic video on its own, with your cursor spotlight, keystrokes, and drawing baked in — no separate recorder needed.

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