# Kap

An open-source screen recorder built with web technology

Repository: https://github.com/wulkano/Kap
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kap
Homepage: https://getkap.co
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: screen-recorder, javascript, electron, mac, macos, capture, kap, oss, open-source, screen-capture, productivity, communication, record, nextjs, aperture, app
Last push: 2024-11-12T15:32:40+00:00
Link (homepage): https://getkap.co

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3675, "days_push": 659, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 19338, forks 890 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:27.651393+00:00)

## What it is
Kap is an open-source screen recorder for macOS built with web technology (Electron), offering capture of full screen or selected areas with export to GIF, MP4, WebM, or APNG. It includes trimming, click highlighting, audio recording, and an extensible plugin system for sharing to services like Giphy.

## Use cases
- record my screen on mac
- capture a portion of the screen as a gif
- record screen with audio and export mp4
- create animated gifs of app interactions
- screen recording tool with trimming and click highlights
- open source alternative to screenflow

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight, free screen recorder on macOS
- you want GIF export for bug reports or documentation
- you want to extend recording/sharing via plugins

## When to avoid
- you need screen recording on Windows or Linux
- you need advanced video editing or multi-track production features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, gui, plugin-system
- domain: developer-tools, media, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: screen-recorder, screen-capture, gif-export, electron-app, menu-bar-app, macos, electron, desktop

## Member repositories
- wulkano/Kap (main) score 23
- wulkano/Aperture (backend) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:27.651393+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 2026-08-29T17:00:15.667577+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wulkano/Kap (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:27.651393+00:00, sha 46008b72d588)
  - homepage: https://getkap.co (fetched 2026-08-29T07:58:47.432339+00:00, sha b9cf2d675257)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.