Karabiner-Elements
Focus: keyboard remapping, shortcuts and hyper key. Shares macos and open source with Kap. Rated 4.7 (Kap: 4.4).
Mac AppFreemacOS
4.7Visit
Mac App
Kap
An open-source screen recorder for Mac built with web technology.
Rating
4.4 / 5
Pricing
Free
Difficulty
Beginner
Works on
macOS
Built with love by Shushant Lakhyani. Building bestproductivityresources.com
What is Kap?
Kap is a free, open-source screen recorder for macOS built with web technology. Capture your screen in a couple of clicks, export to GIF or video, and extend it with community plugins.
Pros: what Kap does well
- Free and open source
- Exports GIF and video easily
- Extendable with plugins
Cons: where it falls short
- Mac only
- Lighter on editing features than paid tools
Compare Kap
See how Kap stacks up, side by side, plus the lists it made.
Kap alternatives
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Quicksilver
Focus: launcher and keyboard. Shares macos and open source with Kap. Rated 4.5 (Kap: 4.4).
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yabai
Focus: window manager, tiling and keyboard. Shares macos and open source with Kap. Rated 4.5 (Kap: 4.4).
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vphone-ws
Focus: ios, virtual machine and research. Shares macos and open source with Kap. Rated 4.3 (Kap: 4.4).
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Recordly
Focus: demo videos, video and cross-platform. Shares screen recorder and open source with Kap. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.3 (Kap: 4.4).
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iTerm2
Focus: terminal, mac and command line. Shares open source with Kap. Rated 4.7 (Kap: 4.4).
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Free alternatives to Kap
Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.
Rectangle
Focus: window manager, window snapping and raycast alternative. Shares open source with Kap. Rated 4.7 (Kap: 4.4).
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Compositor
Focus: photoshop alternative, image editor and compositing. Shares open source with Kap. Rated 4.6 (Kap: 4.4).
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Hammerspoon
Focus: mac automation, window management and lua scripting. Shares open source with Kap. Adds Offline. Rated 4.6 (Kap: 4.4).
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LinearMouse
Focus: mouse settings, scrolling and mac utility. Shares open source with Kap. Adds Offline. Rated 4.6 (Kap: 4.4).
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Maccy
Focus: clipboard manager, clipboard history and raycast alternative. Shares open source with Kap. Rated 4.6 (Kap: 4.4).
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Focus: ios, simulator and xcode. Shares open source with Kap. Rated 4.5 (Kap: 4.4).
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