Cap
Open Source Loom Alternative
Cap launched on April 25, 2024 with 477 votes, #61 of 4,347 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Cap is an open source screen recording tool designed for developers and remote teams who need lightweight video capture and sharing. It functions as an alternative to Loom, enabling users to record and share screen content quickly. The tool emphasizes simplicity and performance while providing powerful recording capabilities, making it suitable for documentation, tutorials, and asynchronous communication in remote work environments.
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From the sources
Cap is the open source alternative to Loom. Lightweight, powerful, and stunning. Record and share in seconds.
Cap is the free, open source screen recorder for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Record, edit, take screenshots, and share videos with a link.
One open source app for every way you capture your screen. Start free and move to Cap Pro when you need more, whether you work alone, with a small team, or across an entire organization. Hit record and Cap uploads as you go. The moment you stop, a share link is on your clipboard, ready to paste anywhere. Record locally in 4K with separate screen, camera, and mic tracks. Polish with backgrounds, automatic zoom, and cursor effects in the built in editor. Capture any window with a hotkey, beautify it with one click, and copy it straight to your clipboard. Every capture gets a Cap page with comments, reactions, transcript, and chapters. Viewers watch in the browser. No download, no account.…from cap.so
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I made an open-source Loom alternative2024 · cap.so · ▲351Cap is the free, open source screen recorder for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Record, edit, take screenshots, and share videos with a link.
Cap – open-source alternative to Loom2023 · github.com · ▲53Open source Loom alternative. Beautiful, shareable screen recordings. - CapSoftware/Cap
Reintroducing Cap, the open source Loom alternative2024 · github.com · ▲57Hey everyone! We launched the first version of Cap earlier this year. It wasn't great. We had tons of feedback. A couple of months ago we started rebuilding Cap from the ground up (Tauri V2 + SolidJS). We're now focused on being local first. Cap is 100% free to use locally. New features include a powerful editor, screenshots, hotkeys and just overall a much better experience. Would love for you to test it out - appreciate you! Cheers, Richie
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