jsattler/BetterCapture
The macOS screen recorder for the rest of us - always free and open source with a native look and feel 📺 observed · 2026-10-19
Health v2 · maintenance only
79/100
- Activity 94
- Release rhythm 95
- Longevity 18
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-22. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 1.0
- age_days: 265
- days_rel: 38
- days_push: 38
- n_releases_24m: 9
Adoption not part of the score
1689 stars · 73 forks observed · 2026-10-19
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
BetterCapture is a free, open-source, native macOS screen recorder built with SwiftUI and ScreenCaptureKit that lives in the menu bar. It supports professional codecs (ProRes 422/4444, HEVC, H.264), alpha channel and HDR recording, simultaneous system audio and microphone capture, and stores everything locally with no tracking or analytics.
Use cases
- record my mac screen without a watermark
- capture screen with system audio and microphone at the same time
- record screen in prores or hevc on macos
- free open source screen recorder for mac
- record a specific window or exclude windows from a screen recording
- record screen with alpha channel transparency
- start and stop screen recording from raycast or shortcuts
When to choose
- you want a free, MIT-licensed macOS screen recorder with no subscriptions or watermarks
- you need professional codecs like ProRes 4444, HEVC, or H.264 with HDR and alpha channel support
- you value privacy and want recordings stored locally with no tracking or cloud uploads
- you want a native-feeling menu bar app that follows Apple's Human Interface Guidelines
- you want to automate recording via a URL scheme with Raycast, Shortcuts, or Alfred
When to avoid
- you need screen recording on Windows or Linux - it is macOS-only and requires macOS 15.2 or later
- you need cloud-based recording, meeting bot integration, or hosted recording APIs
- you need built-in video editing, annotation, or post-production tools
- you need cross-platform or web-based screen capture
Facets
application · maturity active
video-processing audio-processing media desktop-applications developer-tools screen-recorder menu-bar-app prores hevc swiftui screencapturekit privacy-focused no-watermark system-audio url-scheme-automation screen-capture macos desktop swift
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/jsattler/BetterCapture · fetched 2026-10-19 · 48ad60268edc
- homepage: https://bettercapture.app/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3b1aa98dfad8
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| jsattler/BetterCapture | main | 79 |
For agents
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