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Install kap with Homebrew Cask

Open-source screen recorder built with web technology. Version 3.6.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.

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brew install --cask kap

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overview

Package summary

Open-source screen recorder built with web technology

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history

Project history and usage

Kap is an open-source macOS menu-bar screen recorder built with Electron and designed for quickly capturing, editing, exporting, and sharing screen recordings.

Project history

Kap was developed by the Wulkano organization as an open-source macOS screen recorder built with web technology.

Its architecture combines a native-feeling menu-bar workflow with Electron and a JavaScript plugin model. Official releases progressed through recording, export, codec, interface, signing, and Apple silicon improvements.

Adoption history

Kap gained broad visibility as a free Mac utility and open-source Electron showcase; its official repository records thousands of stars, dozens of releases, and a plugin ecosystem distributed through npm.

The project added native Apple silicon support in version 3.5.0 and pause/resume recording in version 3.6.0. Version 3.6.0, released in October 2022, remains the latest official release shown by the project.

How it is used

Clicking Kap’s menu-bar icon opens region selection; the user chooses an area and starts recording, then uses the menu-bar icon again to stop. Option-click pauses an active recording.

After capture, users can trim and export recordings in formats such as GIF, MP4, WebM, and APNG. Optional npm-based plugins add share targets, editing operations, and recording services.

Why package nerds care

Kap packages a focused menu-bar screen recorder as an inspectable Electron application rather than a proprietary capture suite. Its plugin API lets npm packages add export, editing, and recording services.

The Homebrew cask is a natural installation route for Mac developers who want a compact recorder for bug reports, documentation, demos, and animated captures.

Timeline

  • 2016: Kap’s public development and early releases established the Electron-based recorder.
  • 2020: Version 3.5.0 added native Apple silicon support.
  • 2022: Version 3.6.0 added pause and resume support.
  • 2022: Version 3.6.0 became the latest official release listed by the project.

Related projects

  • Aperture is the related screen-recording library identified by the official repository. Kap plugins are npm packages conventionally named with a kap- prefix.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for kap. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

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page generated2026-11-04
manager version3.6.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/wulkano/kap

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install metadata

Package metadata

Package keycask:kap
Version3.6.0
Package managerHomebrew Cask
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/cask/kap
Homepagehttps://getkap.co/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/wulkano/kap
Upstream docshttps://getkap.co/
Source archivehttps://github.com/wulkano/kap/releases/download/v3.6.0/Kap-3.6.0-arm64.dmg
SHA-2560f4b69d5fd4ec59da7b6e153722314c93dc263db2b81c0d0191e256360473ce3
Bottlenot recorded
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew cask API
Taphomebrew/cask
Full Tokenkap
Names
  • Kap
Artifacts
App
1
Target
1
Zap
1
Auto Updatesyes
Deprecatedno
Disabledno

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