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Cap vs OBS Studio
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Cap | OBS Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rust | C |
| Licence | Other | GPL-2.0 |
| Stars | 23k | 77k |
| Latest | cap-v0.6.0 | 32.2.2 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 19 days between releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 4+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 34 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Loom. Alternatives to Loom →
Full replacementCapRecord screen and camera, then share a link, with self-hostable storage.
PartialOBS StudioRecords and streams, without instant sharing links.
Cap
- cap-v0.6.02026-09-150.6.0
- cap-v0.5.92026-08-110.5.9
- cap-v0.5.72026-07-200.5.7
- cap-v0.5.62026-07-170.5.6
- cap-v0.5.32026-07-010.5.3
OBS Studio
- 33.0.0-beta62026-10-02OBS Studio 33.0.0 Beta 6pre-release
- 33.0.0-beta52026-10-01OBS Studio 33.0.0 Beta 5pre-release
- 33.0.0-beta42026-09-25OBS Studio 33.0.0 Beta 4pre-release
- 32.2.22026-08-14OBS Studio 32.2.2
- 32.2.12026-07-24OBS Studio 32.2.1
Cap
unsigned The latest release, cap-v0.6.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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OBS Studio
unsigned The latest release, 32.2.2, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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