Kap is an open-source screen recording application designed to capture desktop activity as video or image files. It provides a comprehensive workflow for recording screen sessions, including options for capturing system audio and highlighting mouse clicks to assist in the creation of instructional content.
The application distinguishes itself through a modular, plugin-based architecture that allows for the integration of external services for sharing and uploading media. It utilizes a background transcoding utility to process and convert captured recordings into various formats, such as GIF, MP4, WebM, or APNG, while offering tools to trim segments from the final output.
The software leverages native system frameworks for high-performance media capture and employs an event-driven architecture to maintain interface responsiveness during background processing tasks. It is built as a cross-platform desktop shell using web technologies.
