Chrome extension

Install Space-O Loom

Space-O Loom is self-hosted, so the recorder isn't on the Chrome Web Store — you load it directly into Chrome. It takes about a minute.

Download the extensionv0.16.20 · .zip · load unpacked in Chrome
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    Download & unzip

    Download the extension and unzip it to a folder you'll keep (Chrome loads it from this folder, so don't delete it afterwards).
    On Windows, use the helper script below rather than double-clicking the zip — Explorer's extractor fails part-way on some antivirus setups and leaves a broken folder.

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    Open Chrome extensions

    Go to chrome://extensions and turn on Developer mode (top-right toggle).

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    Load unpacked

    Click Load unpacked and select the unzipped space-o-loom-extension folder. The Space-O Loom card appears — pin it for quick access.

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    Sign in

    Open the side panel and sign inwith the account your admin created — no server URL or API key to enter, it's built in. Record → it uploads automatically and the share link opens in a new tab.

Windows: if unzipping fails

Windows marks downloaded files as untrusted, and some antivirus products block one of the extension's small script files mid-extraction. Explorer reports Error 0x80004005. Don't click Skip — that produces a folder that loads but whose camera bubble and controls silently fail.

Download install-windows.ps1 into the same folder as the zip, then run it in PowerShell:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\install-windows.ps1

It clears the download block, extracts without using Explorer, and checks that every file arrived — so a partial extraction is caught now rather than showing up later as a half-working extension.

Use Google Chrome. Screen recording runs from an offscreen document that other Chromium browsers may not support. On macOS, grant Chrome Screen Recordingpermission in System Settings → Privacy & Security the first time.

Updating is easy. The extension tells you when a new version is out. To update: download the new zip, unzip it over the same space-o-loom-extension folder (replace when prompted), then click the ↻ reload icon on its card in chrome://extensions. No need to remove and re-add it.

No account? Accounts are created by your administrator — ask them to add you.