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Cap
★ 10kBeautiful screen recording and instant sharing — the open Loom, with self-hostable storage.
Cap does the job of Loom, Tella and Screen Studio, self-hosted. It is AGPL-licensed, so a hosted fork has to publish its changes, and setting it up is an afternoon, not a weekend. Loom bills $15 for it. 10k stars on GitHub.
Open-source replacement for Loom, Tella, Screen Studio.
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Self-hosting
- Medium
- The paid one costs
- $15
- GitHub stars
- 10k
Is it actually a replacement?
We have written a verdict on what it replaces — what you lose, and why people still pay:
How Cap runs
Where it runs
Cap runs on your server.
What setup takes
not verified by us yet — check the repo README.
Cap questions
Is Cap open source?
Yes — it is released under AGPL-3.0.
Can Cap replace Loom?
Our verdict on Loom is YES. OBS Studio (65k stars), Cap (21k stars), Screenity (15k stars) are mature open-source replacements for Loom — self-host in one command and stop paying $18/mo.
Can I self-host Cap?
Yes — we rate it medium to self-host, and it runs on your server.