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Kap

Record your Mac screen easily from the menu bar.

Free alternative to Loom · CleanShot X · Snagit

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Kap is a clean, open-source screen recorder for Mac. It lives in your menu bar so you can capture selected areas of your screen quickly. It also supports plugins to extend functionality.

✓ Good for

Mac users who need quick screen recordings.

✕ Skip it if

Anyone on Windows or Linux.

How to start

  1. Download Kap from getkap.co for your Mac.
  2. Open Kap and click its menu bar icon.
  3. Select your screen area and hit record.

Only available for macOS.

Get it →GitHub repo

Not sure how to install, or if it’s safe? Read the beginner guide

FAQ

Is Kap free?

Yes, Kap is completely free and open source under the MIT license, with no paid tiers or API keys needed.

Is Kap safe to download?

It is open source (MIT license) with 19,427 GitHub stars, last updated 2024-11-12. Download only from the official link on this page, and scan the file before installing: see the safety checklist in our beginner guide.

Does Kap work on Windows or Linux?

No, Kap is exclusively built for macOS and runs directly from the Mac menu bar.

Compiled from the project README. 19,427 GitHub stars (2026-11-13) · License MIT · Last update 2024-11-12