In simple English
Bloom is a screen recorder that looks and acts like Loom. When you finish recording your screen, it sends the video to a cloud service. That service writes a transcript and lets artificial intelligence search through your words. You can ask questions about what you recorded instead of watching the whole thing. It is free to download, but you need a cloud account that charges for storage and AI processing.
What it is
Bloom is a desktop application built with Electron (a framework for building desktop apps using web technologies) that captures your screen, microphone, and system audio. It pairs an open-source user interface with a proprietary cloud backend called VideoDB to index and transcribe every recording.
What it is good for
This tool suits solo builders who record product demos or bug reports and want automated transcripts and searchable video databases. It removes the manual work of writing show notes or digging through long recordings to find a specific moment.
- Records your screen, webcam bubble, and system audio smoothly.
- Generates automatic transcripts and lets you search inside your videos.
- Open-source interface so you can inspect and modify the desktop code.
- Relies on a proprietary cloud service that requires an API key and usage fees.
- Needs macOS or Windows, with Linux support still missing.
- Setup requires granting multiple system permissions for screen and audio capture.
Loom
VideoDB
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curl -fsSL https://artifacts.videodb.io/bloom/install | bash