Tool profile
Kap: cost, fit and limits
Kap is an open-source screen recorder maintained by the wulkano GitHub organization and contributors that exports recordings as GIF, MP4, WebM or APNG, with click highlighting, trimming and extensions for sharing to Giphy, Vercel and Streamable.
What to know first
Kap is open source under the MIT license, and its homepage shows no price. It records the screen and exports GIF, MP4, WebM or APNG, with optional audio, click highlighting and trimming. Sharing to Giphy, Vercel or Streamable needs a separate extension. The pages we read name no AI feature, no company and no country, and they describe recording rather than annotation.
Kap at a glance
| Maker | wulkano (GitHub organization), Not stated on the vendor pages |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes |
| Entry price | Open source (MIT); no price shown |
| API access | No |
| Category | Best AI Screenshot Software in 2026, rank 13 of 13 |
| Website | getkap.co |
Who Kap is best for
Developers writing bug reports
Short GIF or MP4 clips, with click highlighting, show a reproduction step faster than a paragraph of text. It also suits developers who want to attach a clip to an issue.
Open-source users who want the source
The MIT license on GitHub lets developers read, fork and adapt the app to their own workflow. That openness lets a team audit the code, or patch behavior, which closed products rarely allow.
Writers who embed short clips
Exports in four formats allow a clip to fit docs, chat or a web page, and trimming removes dead time at the start.
Kap plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Open source (MIT) | No price shown on the pages read | Source on GitHub under the MIT license. Extensions for Giphy, Vercel and Streamable are separate. |
Checked November 2026.
What Kap does
- Four export formats
- Recordings export as GIF, MP4, WebM or APNG, so a clip can match what a site, chat or document supports. The choice matters when a destination limits file types or sizes.
- Optional audio
- Audio can be included in exports, which lets a short clip carry a spoken comment where the format supports sound. Whether the exported clip carries sound depends on the format and the settings, which the pages do not detail.
- Click highlighting
- Clicks are highlighted during recording, helping a viewer see where the pointer acted in a walkthrough. A visible click marker saves narration when someone replays a short demonstration.
- Trimming
- Recordings can be trimmed before export, which cuts the start and end of a clip without a separate editor. Cutting dead time reduces file size and keeps the focus on the action.
- Sharing extensions
- Extensions send recordings to Giphy, Vercel or Streamable, and each one is installed separately from the app. Each extension is a separate install and has its own maintenance, which the pages do not describe in detail.
How Kap handles your data
The homepage and the GitHub page we read state no retention period, no hosting region and no certification, and no privacy policy was opened, so the vendor's policy was not checked for data handling. Recordings are files on your own machine until you export or share them, and sharing runs through separate extensions such as kap-giphy and kap-streamable, whose destination services have their own terms. No AI feature is named, so model training is not addressed.
Where Kap falls short in practice
- Recording, not annotation. The pages describe screen recording and export only, with no screenshot editor, blur or redaction tools named. Anyone who wants to mark up a still image has to use a second application.
- Extensions for sharing. Sending clips to Giphy, Vercel or Streamable needs separate extensions, each with its own maintenance and terms. The pages list three extension targets, and any other destination needs the exported file to be shared by hand.
- No company or support. The homepage names no company and no country, so help comes from the open-source community on GitHub. A team that needs a service agreement or a named vendor will have to look elsewhere.
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Kap: common questions
Is Kap free?
Kap is open source under the MIT license according to its GitHub page, and the homepage shows no price. Sharing extensions for Giphy, Vercel and Streamable are separate. The pages we read mention no paid plan. No company is named on the homepage.
What formats can Kap export?
Kap exports GIF, MP4, WebM and APNG, with optional audio. Those four formats are all the pages name, so check the current app if you need another container or a specific codec. Other formats are not named on the pages.
Can Kap blur sensitive information?
The pages we read describe click highlighting and trimming but no blur or redaction. If a recording shows private data, plan to avoid it on screen or process the clip in a separate editor before sharing. Remember that the recording itself is a file on your own machine until you export it.
How do I share a Kap recording?
Install the extension for the destination: kap-giphy for Giphy, kap-vercel for Vercel or kap-streamable for Streamable. Each extension is installed separately from the app, and the destination service's own terms apply to the uploaded clip. The pages do not describe upload limits for those services.
Does Kap have AI features?
The pages we read name none. Kap is a recorder with trimming, click highlighting and four export formats. For redaction, subtitles or summaries, look at tools such as Loom or Screenpresso in this ranking. Those tools list text, subtitle or summary features that Kap does not name.