# OpenScreen

Record a demo, ship a link. Loom without the Business seat.

**Replaces:** Loom

**Tier:** Easy

## Problem

Loom Business is a seat on async video. OpenScreen is the catalog OSS recorder: GPU-accelerated, no watermark, no subscription. Host the files; send the link.

## Stack

- [OpenScreen](https://github.com/getopenscreen/openscreen) — Open-source screen recorder, no watermark
- [papermark](https://github.com/papermark/papermark) — Hosted watch link and view analytics

## Estimated SaaS cost saved

| You stop paying | Typical / year | Self-host instead |
|---|---:|---|
| Loom Business (10 seats) | $2,160 | OpenScreen + Papermark |

**About $2,160 / year** on a small team, before you count lock-in.

## Deploy on Railway

OpenScreen is a desktop recorder. Pair it with Papermark or copyparty on Railway if you need a hosted watch link and view counts.

## AGENT_PROMPT

```
Replace Loom with OpenScreen for capture and Papermark (or copyparty) for the share link.

- Record locally with OpenScreen. Upload to Papermark for a tracked link, or copyparty for a plain file URL.
- Do not send recordings through a vendor that trains on them. Write a one-pager for the team.
```

## FAQ

### Is this a hosted recorder?

Capture is local (that is the point). Hosting is your stack. If you need in-browser recording, look at LiveKit — that is the meeting pipeline, not this page.

Source: https://c17.io/stacks/openscreen-video