CapSoftware/Cap
Open source Loom alternative. Beautiful, shareable screen recordings. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
89/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 85
- Longevity 72
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 6
- age_days: 1020
- days_rel: 22
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 68
Adoption not part of the score
21265 stars · 1819 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Cap is an open source Loom alternative for recording, editing, and sharing screen videos, built as a Tauri desktop app with a Rust recording engine and a Next.js web platform. It offers instant share links, local studio editing, AI-generated transcripts and summaries, and full self-hosting with your own S3 storage.
Use cases
- record my screen and share a link instantly
- open source alternative to Loom
- record product demos and tutorials
- make async video updates for my team
- self-host a screen recording platform
- record screen and webcam together with editing
- generate transcripts and captions for screen recordings
- take quick annotated screenshots
When to choose
- you want an open source, privacy-focused Loom replacement with self-hosting or your own S3 bucket
- you need both quick instant-share recordings and polished studio-quality editing in one app
- your team relies on async video communication with comments, transcripts, and analytics
When to avoid
- you need a mobile-first recording app — desktop support is macOS and Windows only (Linux support is newer)
- you require advanced professional video editing beyond trimming, zooms, and backgrounds
- you want a fully free hosted cloud service — unlimited cloud sharing and AI features require a paid plan
Facets
application · maturity active
video-processing image-processing self-hosted gui chatbot media developer-tools web-development self-hosted privacy windows self-hosted browser-extension rust screen-recording loom-alternative screen-capture video-sharing tauri async-communication transcription screenshot-tool video-hosting macos linux web-server typescript
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/CapSoftware/Cap · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3dacffe26822
- homepage: https://cap.so · fetched 2026-08-29 · ed8c40b2159c
- site_page: https://cap.so/features/instant-mode · fetched 2026-08-29 · f12ad5012359
- site_page: https://cap.so/features/studio-mode · fetched 2026-08-29 · 76598a88fd2f
- site_page: https://cap.so/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · b9c143decc73
- site_page: https://cap.so/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 709575c1d294
- site_page: https://cap.so/features · fetched 2026-08-29 · e2b01fe2a714
- site_page: https://cap.so/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4dafeae2be6b
- site_page: https://cap.so/changelog · fetched 2026-08-29 · b988b9ea8833
- site_page: https://cap.so/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4fd3ade8c5b5
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| CapSoftware/Cap | main | 89 |
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