recd vs Cap: two ways to own your recordings

recd vs Cap

Cap is an open-source Loom alternative, and its Pro plan can save to your own storage, Google Drive included. recd adds meetings and notes to the same idea: screen and calls in one Mac app, all in your Drive.

Side by side

What each one does

Cap records your screen, camera and mic and makes share links, locally or through its cloud. recd records your screen, your meetings and your voice and writes transcripts and notes next to them in your Google Drive.

	recd	Cap
Records your screen	Yes	Yes
Records meetings	Yes, both sides, in any call app	Can record system audio; not built for meetings
Sends a bot into your calls	Never	No
Where your files live	Your Google Drive	Your Mac, Cap’s cloud, or your own S3 or Google Drive on Pro
Transcribed on your Mac	Yes, with Apple’s speech engine	Not stated
AI notes	Yes, written by your own Claude	Titles, summaries and chapters on Pro
Runs on	Mac (macOS 26)	Mac, Windows, Linux
Free plan	Free while in beta	Unlimited local recordings; share links up to 5 minutes
Paid plan	None yet	Pro $8.16/mo billed yearly; desktop licence $58 once

Cap prices from cap.so/pricing, checked 20 Oct 2026. Prices change; check theirs before you decide. recd is free while in beta.

The honest bit

Where each one is better

Where Cap is better

Open source, and you can host it yourself
Mac, Windows and Linux
A built-in editor with separate screen, camera and mic tracks
Share links with viewer analytics, comments and passwords

Where recd is better

Built for meetings too: both sides, no bot, with a transcript and notes
Your Drive is the default on the free beta, not a Pro feature
Transcripts made on your Mac, notes from your own Claude
Voice notes and screen videos in the same folder

Pick Cap if you want an open-source screen recorder with an editor, or need Windows or Linux. Pick recd if you want your screen videos and your meetings, transcripts and notes in one place.

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