Image and video
CursorClip alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
lzhgus/Capso★1,145 GitHub starslicence unclearOpen-source native macOS screenshot and screen recording app built with Swift and SwiftUI.Open on GitHub ↗getopenscreen/openscreen★1,619 GitHub starsMIT licenceGPU-accelerated cross-platform screen recorder for creating demos and recordings without watermarks.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Polished native UX and performance tuning across Intel and Apple Silicon
- Polished, consumer-ready editor and QA on many macOS versions
- Marketing, existing user base, and paid support
- One-time payment storefront and license handling via Dodo Payments as provided
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches CursorClip, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.