Captura
Windows app to record screen, webcam, audio, cursor, clicks and keystrokes, or take screenshots.
- Stars
- 10.9k
- Forks
- 2k
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- C#
- Last update
- 6 months ago
- Type
- App
What it is
Captura is a free, open-source Windows program for capturing your screen. It can take screenshots, record video as AVI, GIF or MP4, and optionally show your mouse cursor, mouse clicks and keystrokes in the recording, plus mix in microphone and speaker audio or a webcam. People use it to make tutorials or demo recordings. The README notes the repository is no longer actively maintained and points to a browser-based successor, the Captura Web Recorder, that needs no installation.
- Record a region of your screen as an MP4 or GIF
- Take a screenshot of a single window or the whole screen
- Record a tutorial with keystrokes and mouse clicks displayed
- Mix microphone audio with speaker output in a recording
- Record from a webcam
Great for
- Windows users who want a free screen recorder with no ads or paid tier mentioned in the README
- People making tutorial videos that need keystrokes or clicks shown on screen
- Anyone who wants to record a specific region, screen or window
- Users who want to capture a GIF of part of their screen
Not ideal for
- Mac or Linux users, since the README describes Windows installers and the project is built with WPF, a Windows framework
- People who need guaranteed updates or bug fixes, because the README says the repository is no longer actively maintained
- Users who want zero installation, since the README points them to the separate browser-based Web Recorder for that
How to get it
- 1
Install with a package manager
Install with Chocolatey
choco install captura -y - 2
Run it
- Install Captura using the Chocolatey command or download the Portable or Setup build from the latest release
- Open Captura and choose a capture mode such as screenshot or screencast
- Select the screen, region or window to capture
- Start recording or capture, then stop and save the result
- 3
Get the most out of it
- Set up configurable hotkeys so you can start and stop recording without the window in focus
- Use the command-line interface (marked BETA in the README) for scripted captures
- Turn on mouse click or keystroke display for tutorial recordings
- Check the FFmpeg documentation linked in the README if you need more video format support
Downloads
Strengths
- Free and open source under the MIT license
- Covers many capture types in one app: screenshots, video, GIF, audio, webcam
- Configurable hotkeys and multiple interface languages
Trade-offs
- The README says the repository is no longer actively maintained
- The README describes Windows installers only
- The command-line feature is marked BETA in the README
How it compares
| Project | Stars | Type | Level | Updated | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captura (this) | 10.9k | App | beginner | 6 months ago | Windows users who want a free screen recorder with no ads or paid tier mentioned in the README |
| Kap | 19.4k | App | beginner | 2.0 years ago | Mac users who want to record part of their screen quickly from the menu bar |
| terminalizer | 16.2k | CLI | beginner | 2.2 years ago | Developers who want an animated GIF of a command-line demo for a README or blog post |
| openscreen | 40k | App | beginner | 20 days ago | People who want a free screen recorder for product demos or walkthroughs |
| vhs | 21.2k | CLI | beginner | 4 days ago | Developers who want a repeatable terminal demo for a README or docs |
| Playnite | 14.4k | App | beginner | 17 days ago | People who own games across several stores and want one place to launch them |
Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.