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OpenScreen vs Cap
Pick OpenScreen if you want the published Loom / Tella stack (MIT, no watermark). Pick Cap if you want that AGPL-3.0 recorder (camera crates are MIT).
Facts checked 25 Oct 2026. License, language, and GitHub activity come from the catalog or the project's own repo. "Not in the catalog row" means the public catalog dump does not store that number.
OpenScreen in the catalog Cap in the catalog Start on Railway
How they compare
| OpenScreen | Cap | |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT (catalog) source | AGPL-3.0 (camera crates MIT) source |
| Language | TypeScript (catalog) | Rust (GitHub) |
| GitHub activity | 4,912 stars in the catalog; last push 25 Oct 2026 source | 23,750 stars on CapSoftware/Cap; last push 25 Oct 2026 source |
| Self-host | Published as /stacks/openscreen-video. Desktop capture; host the file yourself. | Desktop recorder. Official docs for share links. |
| Best for | The published Loom / Tella replacement. | An AGPL recorder if OpenScreen is not the shape. |
Self-hosting and resource needs
OpenScreen is the published lander — /stacks/openscreen-video. Capture is local. Papermark (or copyparty) is the watch link, not this pair. PeerTube is a video library, not this pair. Neither has a one-click c17 Railway template.
FAQ
- Tella or Loom?
- Same published capture — /replace/tella and /replace/loom. Capture is local.
- Is this Zoom?
- A live room stays on /best/video-conferencing. This pair is an async recording.
- Are these free?
- OpenScreen is MIT. Cap is AGPL-3.0. You pay hosting for the watch link.
- How do I deploy OpenScreen?
- Open /stacks/openscreen-video. Record locally. Upload to Papermark or copyparty.
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