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Cap alternatives

Open source Loom alternative. Beautiful, shareable screen recordings

CapSoftware Screen recorders #39 Screen recorders

12 Windows apps in the same category as Cap, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

  • OBS Studio

    Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming.

    Open source 33.0.0 797.1K ↓ ★ 77.9K screen-capture
  • ShareX

    Screen capture, file sharing and productivity tool

    Open source 21.0.0 528.9K ↓ ★ 40.3K record, screen-capture, screen-recorder
  • ScreenToGif

    Screen, webcam and sketchboard recorder with an integrated editor.

    Open source 2.43.2 189.7K ↓ ★ 27.8K record, screen-capture, screenshot
  • Captura

    Capture Screen, WebCam, Audio, Cursor, Mouse Clicks and Keystrokes

    Open source 8.0.0 30.6K ↓ ★ 10.9K record, screen-capture, screen-recorder
  • Camtasia

    The best all-in-one screen recorder and video editor. Record your screen, add video effects, transitions and more.

    Proprietary 26.2.3.20804 106.2K ↓ record, screen-capture, screenshot
  • SoundSwitch

    SoundSwitch offers you the opportunity to switch your playback and recording devices using simple hotkeys.

    Open source 7.3.3 19.7K ↓ ★ 3.5K
  • Magpie

    Magpie can enlarge any window to full screen and supports a variety of advanced zoom algorithms, including Lanczos, Anime4K, FSR, FSRCNNX, etc.

    Open source 0.13.0 6K ↓ ★ 16K
  • GStreamer

    GStreamer is a library for constructing graphs of media-handling components.

    Open source 1.28.8 71.4K ↓
  • Screenpresso

    Image and Video screen capture

    Proprietary 2.3.10.0 370.4K ↓ screenshot
  • Vysor

    Mirror and Control your Phone

    Free 5.0.7 2.2K ↓ ★ 2K record
  • Movavi Screen Recorder

    A free screen recorder for PC

    Proprietary 24.8.2 78.9K ↓ record, screen-capture, screenshot
  • FastStone Capture

    A powerful, lightweight, yet full-featured screen capture tool and screen video recorder.

    Proprietary 11.3 32.6K ↓ record, screen-capture, screenshot

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
Cap Open source 0.5.7 August 5, 2026 23.5K —
OBS Studio Open source 33.0.0 October 24, 2026 77.9K 797.1K
ShareX Open source 21.0.0 July 4, 2026 40.3K 528.9K
ScreenToGif Open source 2.43.2 July 30, 2026 27.8K 189.7K
Captura Open source 8.0.0 March 30, 2021 10.9K 30.6K
Camtasia Proprietary 26.2.3.20804 October 22, 2026 — 106.2K
SoundSwitch Open source 7.3.3 September 2, 2026 3.5K 19.7K
Magpie Open source 0.13.0 October 19, 2026 16K 6K
GStreamer Open source 1.28.8 October 21, 2026 — 71.4K
Screenpresso Proprietary 2.3.10.0 October 22, 2026 — 370.4K
Vysor Free 5.0.7 August 18, 2023 2K 2.2K
Movavi Screen Recorder Proprietary 24.8.2 September 30, 2026 — 78.9K
FastStone Capture Proprietary 11.3 July 30, 2026 — 32.6K