Cap Pro 0.5.9 — Mac version

Pressing record shouldn't feel like launching a space programme. You want to show someone a thing on your screen, fast, without wrestling a bloated app. Cap Pro is the open-source recorder that gets out of your way.

Instant Mode shares a link before the kettle boils

• Fire off an Instant Mode share. Click the menubar icon, grab a region, and you'll have a link on your clipboard before the kettle boils. No files to hunt down.
• Separate the mics. The app keeps your Mac's microphone and system audio on individual tracks. Record a demo with your voice and the app's sound—then tweak the levels independently later.
• Polish the pointer. Open the cursor effects panel. Magnification and click visualisation make walkthroughs easier to follow, especially on a small laptop screen.
• Pull in old Loom videos. Use the built-in importer. It brings your back catalogue straight into Cap's timeline without a fuss.
• Trim frame by frame. Mark in and out points with the arrow keys. The timeline does frame-accurate cuts, so you can snip the ums and ahhs cleanly.
• Stack a few clips. Drag clips next to each other or overlap them. Joining and moving segments is dead simple for a quick edit.

Once you're happy with a take, the cloud sharing panel sends it off and gives you a link to pass around. It's all the essentials, none of the weight.

4K 60 fps local recording with no paywall

Cap Pro vs Loom. Loom feels slick but locks your best captures behind a subscription. Cap Pro gives you 4K at 60 fps and local recording out of the box, no paywall. The Loom importer means you don't lose your old library either.

Cap Pro vs OBS Studio. OBS is a powerhouse for streamers, but its interface can scare off someone who just wants a quick screen share. Cap Pro strips that back to two modes—Instant and Studio—so you pick the complexity you need.

Cap Pro vs CleanShot X. CleanShot X nails screenshots and short recordings with lovely annotation tools. Cap Pro leans harder into video: a proper timeline, clip joining, and cloud sharing built right in.

A quick session

You've just fixed a flat tyre and want to show the bike library volunteers how you did it without the usual faff. You open Cap Pro from the menubar and hit Instant Mode. A crosshair appears; you drag it around the repair video playing on your screen.

Recording starts. You talk through each step while the system audio captures the video's own soundtrack on a separate track. Halfway through, you fumble a spanner and swear. No bother.

You stop, the clip opens in the timeline, and you arrow-key to the swear word. A quick trim snips it out. You drag the remaining two segments together, then flick on cursor magnification so the pointer reads clearly on a phone screen. Hit share, grab the link, and paste it into the group chat. Done in three minutes.

• macOS 13.1 or later
• Apple Silicon or Intel Mac