Yes — that's its whole job. Loom needs Screen Recording to capture your screen, plus Camera and Microphone for the optional webcam bubble and narration. These are expected for a screen-recording app, but it means Loom can see everything on your screen while recording. To check on your Mac, open System Settings, go to Privacy & Security, and review the Camera, Microphone, Screen & System Audio Recording, Accessibility, and Full Disk Access lists for Loom.
Screen Recording
Yes — that's its whole job. Loom needs Screen Recording to capture your screen, plus Camera and Microphone for the optional webcam bubble and narration. These are expected for a screen-recording app, but it means Loom can see everything on your screen while recording.
“Used” = needed for a core feature · “Optional” = only for a specific feature · “No” = not normally requested
Screen Recording captures the video; Camera adds the face bubble; Microphone records your voice. All three are core to making a Loom.
A screen recorder has the most powerful kind of visibility into your screen. Make sure it's the real Loom, quit it fully when not recording, and confirm it isn't keeping access active in the background.
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No. Loom only captures when you start a recording. But because it holds Screen Recording permission, it's worth quitting fully when idle and verifying no background helper stays active.
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