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Cap vs Screenity
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Cap | Screenity |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rust | JavaScript |
| Licence | Other | GPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 23k | 19k |
| Latest | cap-v0.6.0 | v4.6.12 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | about 19 days between releases | about 5 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 4+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 1 commit author 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.
PartialScreenityRecords the screen and camera from a Chrome extension and exports the video, without hosted share 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
Cap
unsigned The latest release, cap-v0.6.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Screenity
unsigned The latest release, v4.6.12, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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