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Captura

Captura is a free, open-source video and screen recording app for Windows. Capture Screen, Audio, Cursor, Mouse Clicks and Keystrokes. It has 10,848 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at MathewSachin/Captura.

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About Captura

# This repository is no longer actively maintained. # However, I've built a modern, browser-based spiritual successor that requires no installation. # Try Captura Web Recorder

Install Captura

Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.

Chocolatey (Windows)
choco install captura

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What is Captura?

Captura is a free, open-source video and screen recording app for Windows. Capture Screen, Audio, Cursor, Mouse Clicks and Keystrokes. It has 10,848 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at MathewSachin/Captura.

Is Captura free and open source?

Yes. Captura's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.

How do I install Captura?

Chocolatey: choco install captura. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v8.0.0).

Is Captura still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Apr 10, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.