Screenshots and screen recording
Kap privacy rating
Open-source screen recorder for macOS built with Electron. It exports recordings as GIF, MP4, WebM or APNG and supports plugins for sharing to other services.
Summary
Kap scores 62 out of 100 (grade C) on the screenshots and screen recording criteria. It meets 4 of 6 criteria: open source, no ads or data sales, saved locally by default and no account needed. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit.
Score 62 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
Crash and error reports are sent to Sentry by default and can be turned off in the settings.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Free open-source app with no ads.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.
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Yes
Saved locally by default Weight 2 of 3
Are screenshots and recordings saved on the device unless you choose to upload them?
Recordings are exported to local files. Uploading to services such as Giphy or Streamable is done through optional plugins.
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