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Cap vs iShowU Instant: catalog facts
Cap	iShowU Instant
Freemium The application is open source and free to use locally or self-hosted. Cap Cloud hosting…	Paid Paid app with a free trial and upgrade pricing for earlier iShowU owners.
Windows, macOS	macOS
Instant Mode produces a shareable link the moment you stop recording Studio Mode edits locally with backgrounds, zooms, trimming and captions	Built-in compressor, equaliser and dynamics processing for microphone audio Mouse and click visualisation, text and overlays
Cloud hosting, team workspaces and analytics are paid Desktop apps are macOS and Windows; Linux support is not on par	macOS only Paid after the trial
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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