The Kap alternative for Windows.
Kap: Open source Mac capture with plugins. Sceed is a screen recorder and editor for Windows 10 and 11 that finishes the video for you. It records without the cursor and draws a smooth one back, eases zooms in and out where you place them, adds a camera look, a frame and a background, and exports 4K at 60 fps straight to disk. Nothing is uploaded.
Kap is a free, open source screen recorder for the Mac with GIF, MP4 and WebM export and a plugin system for uploads. It does not run on Windows and has no editor beyond trimming. Sceed is the Windows app for a finished recording.
Why people switch
- You work on Windows 10 or 11.
- You want an editor with zooms, cursor and camera looks.
- You export 4K at 60 fps.
What you would give up
- You work on a Mac.
- Free and open source matter.
- Quick GIFs and short clips are the job.
Sceed and Kap, feature by feature
| Sceed | Kap | |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Runs on | Windows 10 and 11 | Mac |
| Price | Free plan; Pro monthly or yearly | Free, open source |
| Recordings live | On your disk | On your disk |
| Works without an account | Free account | |
| Capture | ||
| Window, area or monitor | ||
| System audio and mic | ||
| Webcam | ||
| Live streaming | ||
| Editing | ||
| Editor built in | Trim only | |
| Cursor redrawn after recording | ||
| Cursor smoothing and looks | ||
| Zooms | Numbered points, eased | |
| Camera looks | Many looks | |
| Frames and backgrounds | Frames and backgrounds | |
| Region effects | Many kinds | |
| Sections between clips | Many styles | |
| Text and lower thirds | ||
| Captions made on the machine | ||
| Privacy blur | ||
| Keystroke overlay | ||
| Output | ||
| 4K export | 4K at 60 fps | |
| GIF export | Planned | |
| Share link | Plugins | |
Compiled from each product's public pages, checked September 2026. Read the full Sceed vs Kap comparison →
Moving from Kap
- 01
Download Sceed
Free, with a free account and no card. Windows 10 and 11.
- 02
Record one take
Pick a window, an area or a monitor. The cursor is not recorded, so it can be fixed later.
- 03
Let the defaults work
Frame, background, cursor smoothing and a camera look are already on. Drop a zoom point where it matters.
- 04
Export
4K at 60 fps, straight to disk. What you scrubbed is what you ship.
Questions
- Is there a Kap for Windows?
- No. Kap is Mac only. Sceed covers recording and editing on Windows.
- Does Kap edit?
- Trim only. Sceed has a full editor for the recording.
- Which is free?
- Kap is free and open source. Sceed has a free plan, and Pro is $25 a month or $115 a year.
Sceed and Kap as a list
- Runs on: Sceed Windows 10 and 11; Kap Mac.
- Price: Sceed Free plan; Pro monthly or yearly; Kap Free, open source.
- Recordings live: Sceed On your disk; Kap On your disk.
- Works without an account: Sceed Free account; Kap Yes.
- Window, area or monitor: Sceed Yes; Kap Yes.
- System audio and mic: Sceed Yes; Kap Yes.
- Webcam: Sceed Yes; Kap No.
- Live streaming: Sceed No; Kap No.
- Editor built in: Sceed Yes; Kap Trim only.
- Cursor redrawn after recording: Sceed Yes; Kap No.
- Cursor smoothing and looks: Sceed Yes; Kap No.
- Zooms: Sceed Numbered points, eased; Kap No.
- Camera looks: Sceed Many looks; Kap No.
- Frames and backgrounds: Sceed Frames and backgrounds; Kap No.
- Region effects: Sceed Many kinds; Kap No.
- Sections between clips: Sceed Many styles; Kap No.
- Text and lower thirds: Sceed Yes; Kap No.
- Captions made on the machine: Sceed No; Kap No.
- Privacy blur: Sceed Yes; Kap No.
- Keystroke overlay: Sceed Yes; Kap No.
- 4K export: Sceed 4K at 60 fps; Kap Yes.
- GIF export: Sceed Planned; Kap Yes.
- Share link: Sceed No; Kap Plugins.