Pick Kap if
mac makers who will stay on MIT Kap at $0 while they trim a first GIF — not Screen Studio Yearly $9 unless they need auto zooms, and not a Windows recorder (there isn’t one).
Read the Kap pageKap vs Screen Studio
Our take
Pick Kap if mac makers who will stay on MIT Kap at $0 while they trim a first GIF — not Screen Studio Yearly $9 unless they need auto zooms, and not a Windows recorder (there isn’t one). Pick Screen Studio if mac makers who will pay Yearly at $9/month while they record a first Expenses + webcam take — not Monthly $29 unless they want month-to-month, and not a Windows recorder (there isn’t one).
Best for
Kap A short capture you start at $0
Screen Studio A polished demo you start at a public $
Free plan
Kap $0 · ). MIT. Apple silicon and Intel downloads, or brew install --cask kap
Screen Studio No free plan
Lowest paid
Kap Not published by the vendor
Screen Studio Yearly $9/mo
Next step up
Kap
Screen Studio Monthly $29/mo
Runs where
Kap
Screen Studio Hosted
Watch out
Kap macOS only
Screen Studio macOS only
Last checked
Kap 2026-10-23 · getkap.co
Screen Studio 2026-10-23 · screen.studio
Which one, then?
Pick Screen Studio if
mac makers who will pay Yearly at $9/month while they record a first Expenses + webcam take — not Monthly $29 unless they want month-to-month, and not a Windows recorder (there isn’t one).
Read the Screen Studio page