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Best Self-Hosted Screen Recording in 2026

Open source tools for recording your screen, creating screencasts, and sharing video walkthroughs.

The top-rated pick is Cap with 17,557 GitHub stars.

2 self-hosted screen recording — ranked by GitHub stars. Browse all

Cap

Cap

Open source Loom alternative for beautiful, shareable screen recordings.

Alternative to:
LoomLoom
Snapify

Snapify

Open source screen recording sharing platform — a self-hostable Loom alternative.

Alternative to:
LoomLoom

Why self-host?

Self-hosting puts you in control. You own your data, avoid vendor lock-in, and eliminate recurring subscription costs. For teams handling sensitive data or operating under strict compliance requirements, running your own infrastructure is often the only viable option.

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