Hey!
I built Chairkick because screen recordings had become essential at my company, OpenRegulatory, while the tool we used for them had become slower, more expensive, and more complicated than the job required.
That job is simple: show somebody what is happening on your screen, explain it in your own voice, and send a link. A useful recorder should make that faster than writing a long message, asking someone to pull a development branch, or maintaining a staging environment solely for a walkthrough.
Want a simpler way to record and share explanations? Try Chairkick in your browser and send an unlisted link when you’re done. Start recording now
Why screen recordings work so well
A short recording preserves details that disappear in prose. The viewer can see the exact button, error, cursor movement, or visual change while hearing why it matters. The person recording does not have to turn a two-minute explanation into a carefully formatted document, and the viewer can watch when it fits their day.
We use that pattern constantly at OpenRegulatory. Developers demonstrate recent changes, support answers become reusable walkthroughs, and teammates can review work without coordinating another meeting. Five minutes of video is often enough to replace a much longer back-and-forth.
Chairkick versus Loom
Chairkick is deliberately narrower than Loom. It records your screen, camera, microphone, and supported system audio in the browser; processes the recording; and gives you an unlisted page to share. The point is to make async explanation feel immediate, not to build another sprawling collaboration suite.
| Question | Chairkick’s approach |
|---|---|
| Installation | Record in a supported desktop browser |
| Video quality | Up to 4K when the browser and display support it |
| Sharing | An unlisted link as soon as processing finishes |
| Viewer access | Ordinary share-link viewers do not need a paid seat |
| Pricing | 14-day Pro trial, then $9 per recorder monthly or $72 yearly |
Loom’s public Business price is currently $18 per user each month, while Business + AI is $24. Price is not the only reason to choose a recorder, but a two-times difference matters when several people need to create videos. Chairkick keeps one Pro feature set instead of splitting editing and AI across multiple paid tiers.
The quality surprised me
The less obvious benefit was how much recording quality changes the experience. When interface text stays sharp, a colleague can follow a product demo without squinting or asking for a screenshot. Chairkick can capture up to 4K on compatible setups, and the viewer can genuinely feel as if they are looking over the presenter’s shoulder.
Resolution alone does not make a useful video. Clear microphone audio, a focused recording, and a short explanation matter more. But the recorder should not blur the very interface you are trying to explain.
Features built around the explanation
Once the basic recording flow worked, I started adding the things I had wanted while reviewing other people’s walkthroughs:
- Transcripts and summaries make the recording searchable and tell a busy viewer what it covers.
- Highlights and chapters help someone jump to the part where the actual change appears.
- Action items pull follow-up work out of the narration instead of leaving it buried in minute four.
- Timestamped comments and reactions keep feedback attached to the moment it describes.
- A team timeline makes recent recordings and discussion easier to discover without making every viewer a paid user.
These are conveniences, not substitutes for a clear recording. Their job is to make a useful explanation easier to navigate and act on.
What happens next
Chairkick is now the recorder we use day to day, which is the best pressure test I could ask for. If recording takes too long, processing fails, or a share page is confusing, my own team encounters it immediately.
New workspaces receive a 14-day Pro trial without a card. After that, Pro costs $9 per recorder each month or $72 per recorder each year. People opening ordinary share links can watch, comment, and react without becoming paid seats.
You can try Chairkick in your browser, compare the details on the pricing page, or read the current Loom alternatives guide. If something feels awkward, let me know—the whole reason this product exists is to make a common bit of work simpler.
Oliver