Capptivo v1.0.2

Capptivo v1.0.2

Highlights

• GIF export Speed slider (1×–4×) for shorter, smaller shareable GIFs

Fixes

• Windows: opening Recordings from the recorder bar no longer shows a blank window or crashes when starting a recording

Capptivo v1.0.1

Capptivo v1.0.1

Highlights

• Native mic + system audio capture (SCK / WASAPI / Pulse) with face-cam A/V sync
• Signed auto-updates from GitHub Releases (startup, tray, and settings)
• Bundled capptivo-ffmpeg / capptivo-ffprobe sidecars for Linux packages

Fixes

• Linux: enable cpal and correct Pulse mic channel typing
• Export: release preview GPU before export to avoid WebGL init failures on Windows
• Preview: show face-cam while paused (not shadow-only PiP)

Capptivo v1.0.0

Capptivo 1.0.0 — Give your demos the spotlight they deserve

Today Capptivo is out. A free, open-source screen recorder and demo editor for macOS, Windows, and Linux — local-first, no account, no subscription. Record a flow. Polish the zooms, cursor, and look. Add captions. Export. Done.

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Platforms & distribution

Capptivo ships native installers for:

• macOS 13.0+ — Apple Silicon (aarch64) and Intel (x64)
• Windows 10 (build 1903 / May 2019) and newer — x64
• Linux with PipeWire 1.0+ (e.g. Ubuntu 24.04+) — X11 and Wayland

Capture stays native per OS: ScreenCaptureKit + VideoToolbox (macOS), Windows.Graphics.Capture with NVENC / QuickSync / AMF / Media Foundation (Windows), and xdg-desktop-portal + PipeWire (Linux). System audio uses SCK, WASAPI loopback, or Pulse/PipeWire monitor respectively. Custom area capture is available on macOS and Windows; on Linux pick display/window in the portal dialog and crop in the editor if needed.

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Features

Recording

• Menubar / tray recorder with global hotkey (⌥⇧R / Alt+Shift+R)
• Capture display, window, or custom area (live frame guide; area pick on macOS & Windows)
• Face-cam overlay while recording
• Microphone capture (device picker)
• System audio capture
• UI language switch (English / Français / Español / Italiano / Deutsch / Português / Русский / 日本語 / 한국어 / 中文 / العربية)
• Countdown before start
• Pause / resume
• On-screen annotations while recording
• Native pipeline per OS → hardware H.264 → crash-safe fragmented MP4
• 60 Hz cursor + click track saved with the project (cursor.json)

Annotations

Draw on top of the screen while recording — floating toolbar, click-through when idle. On macOS the overlay stays with you across Spaces and displays.

• Select tool (pass clicks through to the desktop)
• Pen and highlighter
• Eraser
• Shapes: rectangle, ellipse, line, arrow
• Text
• Color palette + custom picker
• Brush size
• Undo / redo / clear all
• Draggable toolbar; Escape peels panels then closes

Zoom & motion

• Zoom fragments on the timeline (add with Z or Add fragment)
• Auto-suggest zooms from clicks when you open a fresh recording (or Add fragment → Suggest zooms)
• Follow-cursor zoom (pans with the pointer; Wayland when portal cursor Metadata is available)
• Fixed zoom regions (drag / resize the frame)
• Scope: recording only or full scene (background included)
• Scale, pan smoothness, ease in / ease out
• Shrink background padding during zoom
• Shrink face-cam during zoom (size at peak zoom)
• Automatic motion between fragments

Cursor

• Show / hide composited cursor
• Styles: macOS, Tahoe, Tahoe inverted, Minimal
• Cursor size
• Motion blur
• Click bounce + bounce speed
• Cursor sway

Look & composition

• Backgrounds: image presets, gradients, solid colors, or upload your own (custom images persist across projects)
• Custom gradient angle / colors
• Named editor presets — save / apply look, face cam, cursor, captions, and export settings
• Screen content crop (hide chrome / clutter)
• Video padding
• Recording corner radius
• Recording shadow
• Background blur
• Background darkness

Face cam

• Round or rectangular PiP
• Mirror webcam
• Corner position + margin from the frame edge
• Size / width / height
• Roundness (rectangular)
• Shadow intensity
• Crop face cam
• Layout that stays in sync with zoom (optional shrink during zoom)

Captions

• On-device speech-to-text (Whisper via whisper.cpp)
• Downloadable model, no cloud required (needs a system whisper-cli binary)
• Generate, style, and burn captions into preview + export

Timeline

• Scrub and play the composition
• Zoom fragments (add, suggest from clicks, select, resize, split, delete)
• Trim gaps (add with T)
• Undo / redo
• Timeline zoom (auto / manual)
• Reset fragments

Export

• Formats: MP4, WebM, GIF
• Resolution presets (low → original)
• Encoding quality / GIF color quality
• Frame rate (24 / 30 / 60)
• Optional voice enhancement (podcast)
• Progress UI, save dialog, notification + reveal in Finder / Explorer / file manager

Built for real desks

• 11 UI languages, light / dark / system theme
• Native capture per OS (ScreenCaptureKit, Windows.Graphics.Capture, PipeWire)
• AGPL-3.0 — free forever, yours to fork and improve

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Get started

1. Download the installer for your platform below
2. Grant Screen Recording (and mic/camera if you use them)
3. Hit ⌥⇧R / Alt+Shift+R (or the tray icon) → record → polish → export

Platform	Installer
macOS Apple Silicon	.dmg / .app.tar.gz (aarch64)
macOS Intel	.dmg / .app.tar.gz (x64)
Windows	.msi or setup .exe
Linux	.deb / .AppImage / .rpm

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macOS builds are ad-hoc signed, not notarized. First launch: right-click → Open, or allow under Privacy & Security. Grant Screen Recording, then quit and reopen Capptivo.

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