vs Cap. Free, or a film crew.
Cap is a solid open source recorder with share links. ScreenLab is for when the recording has to look like a launch film.
Side by side. ScreenLab and Cap.
| Feature | ScreenLab | Cap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $39 once | Free personal, $58 once commercial |
| Mac, Windows, and Linux | ||
| Works offline | ||
| Open source | – | |
| Captions without a subscription | Cap Pro, $12 a month | |
| Live shader backdrops | – |
From Cap's public pricing and feature pages, checked October 2026. Something out of date? Tell us.
Where Cap shines. Credit due.
If these matter most to you, Cap may be the better fit.
- Open source, and you can host it yourself
- Free for personal use
- Instant share links and viewer analytics on Pro
Good questions. Short answers.
Cap is free. Why pay?
For personal recordings, Cap is a good deal. ScreenLab is for work you put in front of customers: live backdrops, 3D moves, captions, and clean audio, with commercial use included.
Does ScreenLab have share links?
Not yet. ScreenLab exports files you own: MP4, ProRes, WebM, GIF, and captions.
Pay once. Keep it.
No subscription and no watermark. Every feature in every license.
One license
For your computer.
$39once
Two licenses
Desk and laptop, or you and a teammate.
$59once, $29.50 each
Three licenses
For a small studio.
$69once, $23 each
Every license
- Every feature, no watermark
- Mac, Windows, and Linux, mixed as you like
- Up to 4K at 60 fps, ProRes 4444, WebM, and GIF
- Captions and voice cleanup on your machine
- Free updates for ScreenLab