# lzhgus/Capso

Open-source screenshot and screen recording for macOS. The free, native alternative to CleanShot X. Built with Swift 6.0 and SwiftUI.

Repository: https://github.com/lzhgus/Capso
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/capso
Homepage: https://www.awesomemacapp.com/app/capso
Language: Swift
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: annotation, cleanshot-alternative, macos, ocr, open-source, screen-recording, screenshot, swift, swiftui
Last push: 2026-09-02T22:30:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 98, longevity 10
- inputs: {"age_days": 145, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": 12, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 52}
- flags: young, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1286, forks 70 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:14.612329+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, ocr, video-processing, gui
- domain: desktop-applications, developer-tools, image-processing
- platform: -
- tags: screenshot, screen-recording, annotation, cleanshot-alternative, swiftui, gif-recording, screenshot-beautification, menu-bar-app, video, macos, swift, desktop

## Member repositories
- lzhgus/Capso (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:14.612329+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 2026-08-30T05:03:26.917522+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lzhgus/Capso (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:14.612329+00:00, sha 744aafd722d5)
  - homepage: https://www.awesomemacapp.com/app/capso (fetched 2026-08-29T12:14:51.875098+00:00, sha 82f9950ed8e5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.