Error when clicking record buton

[youssefavx]

Sentry Issue: KAP-BDC

macOS version: Mojave (10.14)
Kap version: 3.5.1

Error

Error: Command was killed with SIGABRT (Aborted): /Applications/Kap.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/aperture/aperture list audio-devices
dyld: Library not loaded: @rpath/libswiftCore.dylib
  Referenced from: /Applications/Kap.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/aperture/aperture
  Reason: image not found
    at makeError (/Applications/Kap.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/aperture/node_modules/execa/lib/error.js:60:11)
    at handlePromise (/Applications/Kap.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/aperture/node_modules/execa/index.js:118:26)
    at async Function.module.exports.audioDevices (/Applications/Kap.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/aperture/index.js:244:19)
    at async Object.getAudioDevices (/Applications/Kap.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/dist-js/utils/devices.js:54:29)
    at async Object.initializeDevices (/Applications/Kap.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/dist-js/utils/devices.js:95:25)

[youssefavx]

It also says "aperture quit unexpectedly" and similar error happens when clicking three dots on the menu

[artificial-cassiano]

I had a similar error

Recording error
Error: Could not start recording within 5 seconds
    at Timeout._onTimeout (/Applications/Kap.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/aperture/index.js:132:19)
    

[verpixelt]

Exact same here unfortunately.
macOS Monterey 12.1
Kap 3.5.2 (Intel)

Recording error
Error: Could not start recording within 5 seconds
    at Timeout._onTimeout (/Applications/Kap.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/aperture/index.js:132:19)

[sindresorhus]

Can you try https://github.com/wulkano/Kap/releases/tag/v3.5.3 ?

[verpixelt]

Thanks @sindresorhus! 🎉 I've tried it and it works. It's very sluggish on startup, ran into the beachball of death multiple times but it does the trick.

[timothyis]

Closing because no additional reports and the reports already in this issue are duplicates of #1063