Cap alternatives (screen recording)
Cap is an open-source screen recording project written in TypeScript with 21,032 stars on GitHub. Below are the closest alternatives in the same category — every entry with a live profile in the hub.
Cap on GitHub ↗ · Cap website ↗ · Full Cap profile →
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Frequently asked
What is Cap?
Cap is an open-source screen recording project written in TypeScript with 21,032 stars on GitHub. The authors describe it as: “Open source Loom alternative. Beautiful, shareable screen recordings.”
Is Cap free?
Cap is open source — free to use; check its license for redistribution terms.
What are the best Cap alternatives?
The closest alternatives in the same category include ShareX, Recordly, Kap, Captura, BackstopJS — each has a live profile with facts and its own alternatives list on this hub.
How were these Cap alternatives chosen?
By category match, ranked consumer-first then by GitHub activity for open-source projects — live facts, no pay-for-placement.