Screencastify
screencastify.comSummary
Ask questionsScreencastify is a Chrome extension and web-based platform that provides screen recording and video editing tools. It is widely used by educators and students to create lessons, assignments, and training videos, offering features like interactive questions, AI-powered assistance for captions and descriptions, and integration with Google Drive.
Features8/16
See allMust Have
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Screen Recording
Camera Recording
Instant Shared Links
Basic Video Editing
Viewer Analytics
Other
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Timestamped Comments
Auto-Generated Transcripts
Team Library
Emoji Reactions
Slack Integration
Gmail Integration
Mobile App Support
Custom Branding
Password Protection
Enterprise Security & Compliance
API Access
PricingFreemium
See allFree
- Record up to 10 videos
- 30-minute max recording length
- Limited captions and translations
- Limited in-video interactive questions
- Limited access to AI enhancements
- Record up to 10 videos
- 30-minute max recording length
- Limited captions and translations
- Limited in-video interactive questions
- Limited access to AI enhancements
Starter
- Everything in Free, plus:
- Create unlimited videos
- 60-minute max recording length
- Unlimited in-video interactive questions
- Unlimited access to AI enhancements
- Limited captions in multiple languages
- Limited AI voice overs
- Limited video exports
- 60-minute max recording length
- Limited captions in multiple languages
- Limited AI voice overs
- Limited video exports
Pro
- Everything in Starter, plus:
- 120-minute max recording length
- Unlimited captions to 50+languages
- Unlimited AI voice overs
- Unlimited video exports
- Unlimited live quiz games
- Unlimited video collections with Submit
- Platform integrations
- 120-minute max recording length
Teams and Edu
- Unlimited video creation and editing
- Unlimited captions in 50+ languages
- Unlimited AI voice overs and transcripts
- Unlimited in-video knowledge checks
- Unlimited live quiz games
- Unlimited video assignments
- Unlimited access to YouTube EDU library
- School- and district-wide sharing
- LMS and gradebook integrations
- Dedicated onboarding and support
- Google single sign-on (SSO)
- User management tools
- Analytics and usage reporting
- Unlimited imports and exports
- Unlimited video collections with Submit
Rationale
Screencastify is a strong match for Loom's core functionality. It explicitly offers screen recording, webcam recording, and video editing. The platform also emphasizes instant sharing and provides viewer analytics. While primarily focused on education, its features align well with the asynchronous video communication concept. The 'Team Library' feature is supported by the 'School- and district-wide sharing' and 'Unlimited video collections with Submit' mentioned in their pricing plans, indicating a centralized video management system for teams. They also mention AI-generated captions (transcripts) and interactive questions (comments).