Employee Onboarding Platform: Streamline New-Hire Training with Cap

Looking for a powerful employee onboarding platform? Discover how Cap's open-source screen recorder and asynchronous features simplify new-hire training.

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Why Cap is the Ideal Employee Onboarding Platform

Cap provides everything HR and People Ops teams need to create an efficient, engaging onboarding experience

Async Video Training

Eliminate repetitive live sessions by creating reusable training videos that new hires can watch on their own schedule. Record once, use for multiple onboarding cycles.

Built-in Feedback System

Thread comments let new hires ask questions directly on each training video, ensuring they get the answers they need without scheduling additional meetings.

Security & Privacy

Ensure sensitive HR content and company information remains secure with Cap's open-source approach and custom S3 storage options for complete data ownership.

Time-Saving Onboarding

HR teams save hours each week by replacing repetitive live training sessions with comprehensive screen recordings that new employees can reference anytime.

Cost-Effective Solution

Cap offers a powerful onboarding tool at a fraction of the cost of specialized HR platforms, with a free tier that's perfect for smaller organizations.

Cross-Platform Accessibility

Works seamlessly on both Mac and Windows, ensuring all new hires have access to the same quality onboarding materials regardless of their device preferences.

See Cap In Action

Watch how Cap makes screen recording simple, powerful, and accessible.

Two Recording Modes for Different Onboarding Needs

Cap adapts to your organization's onboarding requirements with flexible recording options

Instant Mode for Quick Walkthroughs

Perfect for brief system introductions and quick process demonstrations. Record and share in seconds with a simple link that new hires can instantly access with built-in commenting for questions.

Studio Mode for Comprehensive Training

Ideal for detailed company overviews and complex system training. Create professional-quality onboarding videos with separate screen and webcam capture for engaging, thorough new-hire education.

Cap vs. Traditional Employee Onboarding Platforms

Feature	Cap	Traditional HR Platforms	Basic Screen Recorders
Upfront Cost	✅ Free tier available	❌ High monthly subscriptions	⚠️ Mixed (free to premium)
Data Ownership	✅ Complete with S3 integration	⚠️ Vendor controlled	❌ Often stored on third-party servers
Onboarding Feedback	✅ Built-in threaded comments	✅ Sophisticated systems	❌ Typically requires separate tools
Video Quality	✅ High-resolution (up to 4K)	❌ Limited or no video capability	⚠️ Variable quality
Implementation Time	✅ Minutes to set up	❌ Weeks of configuration	✅ Quick setup
Privacy & Security	✅ Open-source transparency	⚠️ Varies by provider	❌ Often limited
Specialized HR Features	⚠️ Focused on visual training	✅ Comprehensive HR tools	❌ None

How HR Teams Use Cap for Onboarding

Real solutions for common employee onboarding challenges

Create a Knowledge Library

Build a comprehensive library of recorded training sessions that can be reused for future hires, ensuring consistent onboarding quality while reducing redundant live sessions.

System & Tool Training

Record detailed walkthroughs of company software, tools, and internal systems, complete with visual demonstrations that text-based documentation can't provide.

Remote & Hybrid Onboarding

Deliver the same high-quality onboarding experience to all new hires regardless of location, eliminating the quality gap between in-office and remote employee training.

Self-Paced Learning

Allow new hires to learn at their own pace, rewatching complex sections as needed and marking training videos as complete when they're ready to move forward.

How to Implement Cap for Employee Onboarding

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Download Cap for your HR team (available on Mac and Windows)
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Set up shared S3 storage (optional) for secure onboarding content
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Create an onboarding content structure with key training categories
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Record essential system walkthroughs and company introductions
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Share links to training content in your existing onboarding documentation
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Train HR team members to respond to new hire questions via comments

Employee Onboarding Platform FAQs

Is Cap secure enough for confidential HR data?

Yes, Cap prioritizes security with its open-source approach that provides complete transparency about data handling. You can connect your own S3 storage and custom domain for complete data ownership, ensuring sensitive HR information and company procedures remain under your control.

How do we organize multiple training sessions for new hires?

Cap makes organizing training content simple with customizable folders and collections. HR teams can create dedicated onboarding libraries with categorized videos for different departments or roles, making it easy for new hires to find the right training materials when they need them.

Can new hires comment in real-time on training videos?

Yes, Cap's built-in threaded comment system allows new employees to ask questions or provide feedback directly on specific timestamps of training videos. HR teams and managers receive notifications and can respond asynchronously, creating a seamless Q&A experience without scheduling additional meetings.

Does Cap integrate with Slack or Teams for onboarding updates?

Cap provides easy-to-share links that work seamlessly with all major communication platforms including Slack, Microsoft Teams, and HR tools. Simply copy the link to your onboarding video and paste it into your company's preferred communication channels for immediate access.

How can Cap reduce our onboarding time and costs?

Cap typically reduces onboarding time by 40-60% by eliminating repetitive live training sessions and creating reusable video resources. HR teams save 5-10 hours per new hire, while also improving training consistency and reducing the time managers spend answering the same questions repeatedly.

Ready to Transform Your Employee Onboarding Experience?

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