The best Kap alternatives

4 tools that do a similar job to Kap, 4 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.

You're replacing

Kap

A free, open-source screen recorder for macOS, built with web technology.

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   Pear Desktop

   Open source · MIT · ★ 34k

   Unofficial desktop app for YouTube Music, with a plugin system, for Windows, macOS and Linux.

   Best for: People who want YouTube Music in a standalone desktop window; Users who want to customize the look of YouTube Music with CSS themes

   Full review Kap vs Pear Desktop
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   Medis

   Open source · MIT · ★ 11.7k

   A Mac desktop app for browsing and editing data in Redis databases.

   Best for: Developers who want a visual way to inspect Redis keys on a Mac; People connecting to remote Redis servers through SSH

   Full review Kap vs Medis
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   MarkText

   Open source · MIT · ★ 63.5k

   A simple, distraction-free markdown editor for Linux, macOS and Windows.

   Best for: People who write notes or articles in Markdown and want a clean, minimal editor; Writers who want focus aids such as typewriter mode or focus mode

   Full review
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   OpenCut

   Open source · MIT · ★ 97.1k

   A free, open source video editor for web, desktop, and mobile, positioned as a CapCut alternative.

   Best for: People who want a free, MIT-licensed video editor and can accept an early-stage project; Developers who want to read or experiment with a TypeScript video editor codebase

   Full review

How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to Kap. We don't take payment for placement.