Is loopvid Private and Safe to Use?

loopvid is a browser-based video looping tool, and its own page states that videos submitted through its form are handled entirely by your browser via JavaScript. According to that statement, the server only sees a request for the front page, not the video file itself. That makes loopvid relatively private for the specific act of loading and looping a video — with one explicit exception: the privacy note does not apply to requests made to the loopvid blog.

What loopvid says about privacy

The tool's page makes a direct claim:

• Videos submitted via the form are handled entirely by your browser, via JavaScript.
• The server only sees a request for the front page.
• The stated result is that your privacy is secure.
• This does not apply to requests made to the loopvid blog.

The key mechanism is client-side processing. Instead of uploading a file to a server, the browser loads the video and handles the looping locally. If that description is accurate, the video content never passes through loopvid's server.

What this means in practice

Because loopvid describes itself as free software and offers its source code, you can inspect how the client-side handling actually works if you want to verify the claim rather than take it at face value.

Where the privacy boundary ends

Two things sit outside the stated privacy protection:

1. The blog. The page explicitly says the browser-only handling does not apply to requests made to the loopvid blog. If you visit the blog, that traffic is not covered by the same statement.
2. The video source itself. loopvid loads a video from a link you provide. The privacy claim covers what loopvid's server sees — it says nothing about the host serving the video. If the link points to a third-party site, that site can still see your request.

Practical safety checks

• Use a video link from a source you trust. loopvid's statement addresses loopvid's own server behavior, not the origin server of the video.
• If you want to confirm the browser-only claim, download and review the source code, since loopvid offers it.
• Treat the blog as a separate context with different privacy terms, per the site's own note.
• If a video fails to load, the page lists possible reasons: your browser may not support the video type, the link may be broken, or the video may be temporarily unavailable.

Bottom line

For the core looping function, loopvid's own description supports the idea that your video is processed locally in the browser and not uploaded to its server. That is a meaningful privacy advantage over tools that require uploading. The caveats are that the claim is the site's own statement, that it excludes the blog, and that it says nothing about the third-party host serving your video link.