lzhgus/Capso
Open-source screenshot and screen recording for macOS. The free, native alternative to CleanShot X. Built with Swift 6.0 and SwiftUI. observed · 2026-10-21
Health v2 · maintenance only
78/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 88
- Longevity 13
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 1.0
- age_days: 194
- days_rel: 0
- days_push: 0
- n_releases_24m: 61
Adoption not part of the score
1442 stars · 88 forks observed · 2026-10-21
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Capso is a free, open-source native macOS app for screenshots and screen recording, built with Swift 6.0 and SwiftUI as an alternative to CleanShot X. It offers area/window/fullscreen capture, annotation, GIF and MP4 recording with webcam overlay, OCR text extraction, and screenshot beautification.
Use cases
- take screenshots on mac for free
- record my screen as a gif or mp4
- annotate screenshots with arrows and blur
- extract text from screenshots with ocr
- free cleanshot x alternative for mac
- beautify screenshots for sharing
- record screen with webcam overlay and microphone
When to choose
- you want a free, open-source CleanShot X alternative on macOS 15+
- you need capture, annotation, recording, and OCR in one native app
- you prefer native SwiftUI apps over Electron-based tools
- you want reusable Swift capture/annotation/OCR packages for your own app
When to avoid
- you need cross-platform (Windows/Linux) screen capture
- you run macOS older than 15.0
- you need a license-permissive codebase - it uses BSL 1.1, not a true open-source license
- you need cloud sync or team screenshot sharing features
Facets
application · maturity active
image-processing ocr video-processing gui desktop-applications developer-tools image-processing screenshot screen-recording annotation cleanshot-alternative swiftui gif-recording screenshot-beautification menu-bar-app video macos swift desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/lzhgus/Capso · fetched 2026-10-21 · 744aafd722d5
- homepage: https://www.awesomemacapp.com/app/capso · fetched 2026-08-29 · 82f9950ed8e5
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| lzhgus/Capso | main | 78 |
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