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Install bettercapture with Homebrew Cask

Screen recorder. Version 2026.4 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.

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macOS

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brew install --cask bettercapture

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overview

Package summary

Screen recorder

Commands and aliases

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history

Project history and usage

BetterCapture is an open-source native macOS screen recorder created by jsattler. It emphasizes system-audio recording, professional codecs, local storage, and a privacy-first design.

Project history

The project established its public documentation and automated release workflow around its 2026.1.0 release. That release also added configurable output locations, HDR with supported ProRes formats, improved permission handling, and Sparkle-based updates.

Adoption history

BetterCapture is distributed through GitHub releases and Homebrew. Its official site presents it as free, MIT-licensed, community-driven software with no account, analytics, cloud upload, subscription, or watermark.

How it is used

Users choose a screen, window, or region to record, configure video and audio options, and save recordings locally. The default output introduced in release 2026.1.0 was `~/Movies/BetterCapture`, but the location is user-configurable.

Why package nerds care

It is notable as a native, auditable alternative to commercial macOS screen recorders, with package-manager installation, modern codecs, system-audio capture, and deliberately local data handling.

Timeline

  • 2026-02: Release 2026.1.0 added the README, release automation, configurable output locations, HDR recording improvements, and in-app updates.

Related projects

  • It uses native macOS recording facilities and supports formats and codecs including ProRes and HEVC.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for bettercapture. 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.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

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freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-11-04
manager version2026.4
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/jsattler/BetterCapture

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keycask:bettercapture
Version2026.4
Package managerHomebrew Cask
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/cask/bettercapture
Homepagehttps://bettercapture.app/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/jsattler/BetterCapture
Upstream docshttps://bettercapture.app/
Source archivehttps://github.com/jsattler/BetterCapture/releases/download/v2026.4/BetterCapture-2026.4-arm64.dmg
SHA-2566173b64653b0f2605c069f31e18e955ca9db2513ea10633b3a4d96763a9da7b1
Bottlenot recorded
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew cask API
Taphomebrew/cask
Full Tokenbettercapture
Names
  • BetterCapture
Depends On
Arch
{'type': 'arm', 'bits': 64}
Macos
>=: 15
Artifacts
App
1
Target
1
Zap
1
Auto Updatesyes
Deprecatedno
Disabledno

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Same workflow

  • bezelLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: capture, media, recorder, recording, screen.
  • camtasiaLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: media, recorder, recording, screen, screen-recording.
  • capLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: media, recording, screen, screen-recording.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

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  • package version freshness
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