Capso: The Ultimate Free CleanShot X Alternative for macOS

Tired of paying $29 for CleanShot X or $58 for Cap? Capso delivers every premium feature for free - and it's fully open-source. Built natively with Swift 6.0 and SwiftUI for macOS 15+, this isn't some Electron compromise. It's a modular powerhouse you can build from source or install via Homebrew.

🚀 Core Features That Crush the Competition

🎯 Killer Features You'll Love

📸 Pro-Grade Screenshots - Area capture with live dimensions - Window capture (click any app) - Fullscreen one-click - Floating Quick Access preview

🎥 Advanced Screen Recording - MP4 + GIF export with quality presets - Webcam PiP (4 shapes, draggable, snap-to-corners) - Camera presentation mode (PiP → Fullscreen) - System audio + mic capture - Pause/stop/restart controls + 3-2-1 countdown

✏️ Annotation Editor - Arrows, shapes, text, freehand, pixelate - Highlighters, numbered counters - Screenshot beautification (backgrounds, shadows, rounded corners)

🔍 Instant OCR - Select → Copy text to clipboard - Visual highlighting of text blocks

💻 Install in Seconds

# Homebrew (recommended)
brew tap lzhgus/tap
brew install --cask capso

# Or build from source
git clone https://github.com/lzhgus/Capso.git
cd Capso
xcodegen generate
open Capso.xcodeproj

🏗️ Developer-Friendly Architecture

Capso's genius is its 8 reusable Swift Packages:

• CaptureKit - ScreenCaptureKit wrapper
• AnnotationKit - Drawing/annotation system
• OCRKit - Vision framework text recognition
• RecordingKit - Video/GIF engine

Drop any package into your own app - no bloat!

📈 Roadmap Highlights

• Scrolling capture
• Video trimmer
• Raycast integration
• URL scheme API

Capso isn't just free - it's better. Native performance, modern SwiftUI design, and a Business Source License that converts to Apache 2.0 in 3 years. Download now and ditch those screenshot subscriptions forever.