The Vidlark blog

Guides, tutorials and comparisons for recording videos with your camera, mic and screen, on a Mac or a Windows PC.

Tutorials

Use Your iPhone as a Webcam for YouTube Videos

Two ways to film YouTube videos with your iPhone as your Mac's camera: Continuity Camera, or Wi-Fi and a QR code with any Apple Account. Setup and framing tips.

· 8 min read

Use cases

Record a Video Podcast in One Room With Phones

Film a two or three person video podcast with phones as cameras and a mic for each person, all on one Mac, every angle synced by sound. Setup to final edit.

· 9 min read

Comparisons

Open Source Loom Alternatives, Compared Honestly

Cap, Screenity, OBS Studio and Vidlark compared: licences in plain words, share links, self-hosting, project health on GitHub, and which one fits your videos.

· 7 min read

Comparisons

Loom Free Plan Limits in 2026, Checked

Loom's free Starter plan, checked on 9 October 2026: the 5 minute cap, the 25 video limit, 720p, no downloads, what Business costs, and free ways around each.

· 7 min read

Tutorials

How to Record a YouTube Video on a Mac

The whole path from script to upload on a Mac, with free tools: plan, light, record your face and screen, fix mistakes, add chapters and publish to YouTube.

· 8 min read

Use cases

How to Record Online Course Videos at Home

A repeatable home setup for recording course lessons in batches: plan short lessons, script each one, record a day's list, and upload in your platform's format.

· 8 min read

Comparisons

Free Mac Screen Recorders With No Watermark

The free Mac screen recorders with no watermark and no time limit, which ones also record your camera and the Mac's sound, and which Macs each one runs on.

· 7 min read

Comparisons

Free Loom Alternatives With No Limit, No Catch

Free recorders with no time limit, no watermark and no account, and the one honest trade-off: no instant share link. Which fits your videos, and when Loom wins.

· 8 min read

Free, from the first take.

No account, no subscription, no watermark and no time limit. On a Mac, and on Windows in beta.