Free open-source screenshot & screen recorder for Mac
Capso is a free, open-source screenshot and screen recording app for Mac (Apple Silicon), built entirely in Swift. ✨ Features: • Screenshot (area, window, fullscreen) • Screen recording • Annotation tools • OCR (text from images) • Image beautification Think CleanShot X or Cap — but completely free and open source. No subscriptions, no paywalls, no telemetry. Just a clean, native Mac app that does everything you need.
Hey everyone! I'm Kevin, the maker of Capso.
I've been a macOS user and Apple fan for years, and I always loved how polished the ecosystem feels. But as someone who relies on screenshot and screen recording tools daily, I kept running into the same problem: the best tools out there are genuinely great, but they come with a price tag that not everyone can justify, especially indie developers, students, or folks just getting started.
That's what inspired me to build Capso. It's completely free and open source, built natively for Apple Silicon in Swift. I wanted to make something that actually feels at home on a Mac, without asking anyone to open their wallet.
I'm honestly a little nervous sharing this with the Product Hunt community, but also incredibly excited. Capso is still young and has a lot of room to grow, and I'd love to hear what you think. If you find it useful, or if you have ideas for how to make it better, please don't hesitate to share. Your feedback means everything to a solo builder like me.
Thank you so much for taking the time to check it out!
About Capso on Product Hunt
“Free open-source screenshot & screen recorder for Mac”
Capso launched on Product Hunt on April 11th, 2026 and earned 261 upvotes and 30 comments, earning #3 Product of the Day. Capso is a free, open-source screenshot and screen recording app for Mac (Apple Silicon), built entirely in Swift. ✨ Features: • Screenshot (area, window, fullscreen) • Screen recording • Annotation tools • OCR (text from images) • Image beautification Think CleanShot X or Cap — but completely free and open source. No subscriptions, no paywalls, no telemetry. Just a clean, native Mac app that does everything you need.
On the analytics side, Capso competes within Productivity, Open Source, GitHub and Apple — topics that collectively have 774.6k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Capso performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Capso?
Capso was hunted by Kevin. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Capso including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
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