Atlassian Loom Screen Recorder

Atlassian Loom is a lightweight screen recording tool integrated into Atlassian products (like Confluence and Jira) that helps teams record short videos of their screens, webcams, and voice. Instead of long written explanations or lengthy meetings, Loom lets you quickly show — not just tell — how something works, report a bug, walk through a design, or give feedback. It’s designed to be fast, frictionless, and easy for anyone to use, whether you’re a developer, product manager, designer, or anyone collaborating on work.

Screen recordings are powerful because they combine visuals and audio to explain context that’s hard to convey in text. They save time, reduce back-and-forth messages, and leave a clear record of how to reproduce an issue or how a feature behaves. For distributed teams and asynchronous communication, this is especially valuable.

Core Features

Some of the core features of the tool are as follows:

• Quick screen capture: Record your entire screen, a single application window, or a browser tab with a couple of clicks.
• Camera and mic overlay: Include your webcam and microphone to add a personal touch and verbal explanation while showing your screen.
• Trim and basic editing: Cut out mistakes or dead time from the start and end of recordings without needing a separate editor.
• Sharing inside Atlassian: Embed recordings directly into Jira issues, Confluence pages, and other Atlassian tools so teammates see context where they’re already working.
• Instant playback link: Generate a shareable link or embed that others can open instantly — no downloads required for viewers.
• Privacy controls: Choose who can view a recording (private, teammates only, or public within the organization).
• Recording length options: Create short micro-recordings for quick clarifications or longer walkthroughs for demos and tutorials.
• Keyboard shortcuts: Start and stop recordings quickly using keyboard shortcuts to speed up your workflow.
• Transcription and captions (where available): Some builds provide automatic captions or transcripts to make content searchable and accessible.
• Lightweight performance: Optimized to minimize CPU and memory impact so it won’t slow down your machine while recording.

Getting Started

• Open Loom: Launch the Loom extension or the integrated recorder inside your Atlassian product.
• Select what to record: Choose whether to capture your full screen, an application window, or just a browser tab. Decide whether to include your webcam.
• Check microphone and camera: Make sure your mic and camera permissions are enabled and levels are reasonable.
• Record: Press record and narrate what you’re demonstrating. Use concise, clear language and cursor/highlight actions to draw attention.
• Trim and save: Use the built-in trimming tool to remove any unwanted bits, then save the recording.
• Share: Embed the recording in a Confluence page or Jira ticket, or copy the shareable link to paste into chat or email.

Best practices for effective Loom recordings

• Keep it short: Aim for 1–5 minutes for most updates — focused, concise recordings get watched more.
• Plan the flow: Jot a quick outline of points to cover so your recording follows a clear sequence.
• Show steps, not assumptions: Demonstrate the exact clicks or inputs you used so others can reproduce what you did.
• Call out important parts: Use verbal cues like “note” or “pay attention to” and pause briefly after important points.
• Test audio first: Speak a sentence and listen back to ensure clarity and proper volume.
• Use captions or transcript: Provide a transcript when you can to help non-native listeners and improve accessibility.

When recording screens, be mindful of sensitive data that might appear (passwords, private chats, internal dashboards). Use privacy options to restrict viewers and trim or blur sensitive content before sharing. Organizations typically manage recording permissions through admin settings — check your team’s policy before sharing outside the company.

Common use cases

• Bug reports with step-by-step reproduction.
• Design walkthroughs and UI feedback.
• Quick onboarding clips or feature demos for teammates.
• Asynchronous stand-ups or status updates.
• Client demos and recorded presentations.

Atlassian Loom makes it fast and natural to communicate visually and verbally inside the tools teams already use. For beginners, it’s an approachable way to reduce meetings, clarify complex ideas, and share knowledge asynchronously. Start with short, focused recordings and gradually adopt them into your team’s workflows to see immediate gains in clarity and collaboration.