Capso
Capso is a native macOS application designed for comprehensive screen capture and recording.
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Our verdict
Who it's for
Free and open-source screenshot and screen recording for macOS with advanced annotation and beautification.
Who should look elsewhere
Lacks cloud features and commercial support found in some paid alternatives.
Pros
- +Completely free and open-source with no hidden costs or feature gating.
- +Offers a comprehensive set of features comparable to paid alternatives.
- +Native macOS app built with Swift 6 and SwiftUI for speed and responsiveness.
- +Allows commercial and internal company use under its BSL 1.1 license.
- +Signed and notarized by Apple for secure installation.
Cons
- −Lacks cloud features and commercial support found in some paid alternatives.
- −Users cannot fork and sell it as a competing commercial product.
Key features
- ✓Area, fullscreen, or window capture
- ✓Video (MP4) and GIF recording with system audio and microphone
- ✓Webcam Picture-in-Picture overlay (4 shapes)
- ✓Full annotation editor (arrows, shapes, text, freehand, pixelate, counters, highlighter)
- ✓Screenshot beautification (background gradients, padding, rounded corners, drop shadow)
- ✓OCR text recognition
- ✓Pin captures to screen (always-on-top, lock mode)
- ✓Configurable global keyboard shortcuts
Pricing
No public pricing plans recorded.