# CapSoftware/Cap

Open source Loom alternative. Beautiful, shareable screen recordings.

Repository: https://github.com/CapSoftware/Cap
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cap
Homepage: https://cap.so
Language: Rust
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: app, cap, coss, mac, open-source, oss, react, record, screen-capture, screen-recorder, screenshot, tauri, tauri-app, typescript, vite, solidjs, loom, nextjs, rust, nextjs15
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:50:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 85, longevity 72
- inputs: {"age_days": 1020, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 22, "gap_med": 6, "n_releases_24m": 68}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 21265, forks 1819 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:31.517321+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, image-processing, self-hosted, gui, chatbot
- domain: media, developer-tools, web-development, self-hosted, privacy
- platform: windows, self-hosted, browser-extension, rust
- tags: screen-recording, loom-alternative, screen-capture, video-sharing, tauri, async-communication, transcription, screenshot-tool, video-hosting, macos, linux, web-server, typescript

## Member repositories
- CapSoftware/Cap (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:31.517321+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:58:26.697145+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/CapSoftware/Cap (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:31.517321+00:00, sha 3dacffe26822)
  - homepage: https://cap.so (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:59.748871+00:00, sha ed8c40b2159c)
  - site_page: https://cap.so/features/instant-mode (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:59.752073+00:00, sha f12ad5012359)
  - site_page: https://cap.so/features/studio-mode (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:59.754551+00:00, sha 76598a88fd2f)
  - site_page: https://cap.so/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:59.756600+00:00, sha b9c143decc73)
  - site_page: https://cap.so/about (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:59.769658+00:00, sha 709575c1d294)
  - site_page: https://cap.so/features (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:59.774952+00:00, sha e2b01fe2a714)
  - site_page: https://cap.so/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:59.758962+00:00, sha 4dafeae2be6b)
  - site_page: https://cap.so/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:59.761417+00:00, sha b988b9ea8833)
  - site_page: https://cap.so/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:59.772557+00:00, sha 4fd3ade8c5b5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.