Changelog

New features, improvements, and fixes across the Cap desktop app, web, mobile, and browser extension.

Desktop0.3.2

Audio input + visual fixes

  • Audio inputs with high sample rates (>48khz) are now opened with the highest available sample rate supported by the encoder. This should fix issues that have been reported with Macbook Pro mics and some high-end audio interfaces.
  • Sample rate selection now orders the options from highest to lowest, as opposed to randomly
  • Editing the cursor size was accidentally enabled, it's now disabled but will be coming back soon
  • Color inputs now look good in dark mode
Desktop0.3.1-alpha.26

OAuth callback improvements, export progress display

  • Improved OAuth callback handling on signin
  • Improved export progress display in Editor and thumbnail export
Desktop0.3.1-alpha.25

Test S3 Config connection, misc changes

  • New "Test Connection" button in S3 Config app
  • Updated "Save" button to "Export" in previous recording thumbnails
  • Fixed issue with Previous Recordings window in Settings
Desktop0.3.1

Cap Apps: S3 Config. 100% ownership over your data.

  • New Cap Apps functionality. First app to release: S3 Config. Connect your own S3 bucket and maintain 100% ownership over your data.
Desktop0.3.0-beta.10

Dark mode + stability improvements

  • New dark mode option
  • Fixes a recording crash cause by the encoder not respecting readyForMoreMediaData
  • Multiple recording segments are now supported in recording metadata, paving the way for pause/resume support
Desktop0.3.0-beta.9.2

Improved thumbnail actions + export process

  • Improved progress overlay for thumbnail actions (copy to clipboard, save, create shareable link) messaging/state
  • Fixed reliability of export/rendering process
  • Sentry error reporting for helping with debugging
  • Fixed Cap Pro upgrade window (sizing + closing panic)
Desktop0.3.0-beta.9.1

Progress overlay for thumbnail actions + reupload button

  • New progress overlay for thumbnail actions (copy to clipboard, save, create shareable link)
  • New reupload button for shareable links in editor
  • New dialog window for creating shareable links in editor
  • When clicking editor from thumbnail, the thumbnail will now close
  • New "Previous recordings" icon in main window
Desktop0.3.0-beta.9

Performance + Audio improvements and more

  • New and improved, high performance screen recording engine
  • In-app microphone level indicator
  • Stereo audio support
  • Switch to native window decorations
  • New welcome screen on first launch
  • Fixed the camera preview disappearing when resizing on external displays
Desktop0.3.0-beta.7

Audio recording fix + New permissions window

  • Fixes 'Stop Recording' button hanging when recording with a microphone (d1e3605). Thanks to everyone who reported this as feedback!
  • Permissions window now presents all necessary permissions at once
Desktop0.3.0-beta.6

Microphone selector fix

Fixes a bug where the microphone selector wouldn't ask for permission to access the microphone. Thanks to everyone who reported this as feedback!

Desktop0.3.0-beta.5.8

New screen selector toggle, notifications & fixes

  • New screen selector toggle
  • New system notifications (+ sounds) for video copy/save/link copy
  • New system notifications toggle in settings
  • Fix for webcam, using frame format instead of camera format as source of truth
  • WIP: Feature flag enabled for new auto zoom functionality
Desktop0.3.0-beta.5.7.3

Improved webcam support/fixes

  • Added support for continuity camera
  • Added support for BGRA frames
  • Fixed webcam lock issue
Desktop0.3.0-beta.5.7.2

Auto shareable links + Remember previous camera/audio devices

  • New "Auto create shareable link" option in settings
  • New retry mechanism for shareable link uploads, if upload error is encountered
  • Previously selected camera/audio devices will now be selected on startup
Desktop0.3.0-beta.5.7.1

Performance improvements + upgrades

  • New and improved rendering engine
  • New settings option for hiding dock icon
  • Better window selection names
  • On record, the selected window will now be brought to focus
  • Fixed automatic transcriptions for shareable links
  • Fixed severe memory leak issue, which would eventually crash the app
  • Fixed stride calculation issue on frames (fixing scrambled frame data)
  • Fixed issue where editor instance resources would not be released after editor is closed
Desktop0.3.0-beta.5.4

Major bug fixes/improvements + New settings

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  • New Rust powered webcam preview. Faster, better quality and more reliable
  • New permissions flow, removing Camera/Microphone as required options. Now only required on request of either.
  • New “Automatically open editor after recording” option in settings
  • New “Sign out” button in settings
  • New and improved sync engine for video/audio
  • New and improved window selector (app names)
  • On window record, the window will now be brought to focus
  • Ordered Previous Recordings in settings by timestamp
  • Ordered Previous Screenshots in settings by timestamp
  • Better synchronisation in recordings
  • Fixed issue where the webcam light would stay on, even when not selected
  • Fixed webcam startup issue
  • Fixed webcam stutter/FPS issue on record
  • Fixed issue with oauth sometimes becoming invalid
  • Fixed issue where some resolutions would have artifacts (specifically window recordings)
Desktop0.3.0-beta.5.2

Download Assets button for shared links

  • Added a "Download Assets button to shared links. This will download all of the individual files which make up the final video. Can be enabled in Settings > General.
  • Fixed bug in editor, where it would sometimes not use current project settings for shareable links.
  • Fixed another artifact issue (black/white, flickering) when recording from 1080p monitors.
Desktop0.3.0-beta.5.1

Screen Record Artifact Bug Fix

  • Fixed an issue where the screen recording would show artifacts (black/white, flickering) on certain devices.
Desktop0.3.0-beta.5

Edit During Playback + Bug Fixes

  • Edits made during playback are now shown in real-time
  • Clicking on Cap in the macOS dock will bring the main window to the front, reopening if necessary
  • Fixed "Previous Recordings" panic affecting some users
Desktop0.3.0-beta.3

Performance Improvements, New Features & more

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  • Performance fix when saving a file
  • Performance improvements when using the editor
  • New "Previous Recordings" window in settings + button in tray menu
  • New "Previous Screenshots" window in settings + button in tray menu
  • New "Restart Recording" button in the in-progress recording window
  • New Shortcuts for taking screenshots and restarting a recording
  • New camera size option in editor
  • New gradient direction toggle in editor
  • Plan upgrade directly from the app
  • Fixed an issue where the app would crash sometimes after signing in
  • Fixed issue with audio exporting (syncing)
  • Fixed ffmpeg memory leak issue
Desktop0.3.0-alpha.26

Support for Screenshots

With this update, we've added support for taking screenshots.

Just like screen recordings, you can copy to clipboard, save, or create a shareable link.

You can take a screenshot by clicking in the tray menu, or the dedicated button in the main Cap window.

Next update will include shortcut support for taking screenshots and a basic editor (for cropping, adding effects, etc).