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Cap vs Screen Studio: catalog facts
Cap	Screen Studio
Freemium The application is open source and free to use locally or self-hosted. Cap Cloud hosting…	Paid Commercial app; see the developer's site for current pricing.
Windows, macOS	macOS
Instant Mode produces a shareable link the moment you stop recording Studio Mode edits locally with backgrounds, zooms, trimming and captions	Automatic zooms that follow your actions Smoothed, enlarged cursor
Cloud hosting, team workspaces and analytics are paid Desktop apps are macOS and Windows; Linux support is not on par	macOS only Opinionated style with less control than a full video editor
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	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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