[HN Gopher] Show HN: Cap - open-source alternative to Loom
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       Show HN: Cap - open-source alternative to Loom
        
       Author : mcilroy
       Score  : 32 points
       Date   : 2023-11-28 14:00 UTC (9 hours ago)
        
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       | jasonjmcghee wrote:
       | Looks like you're the creator - there isn't much information
       | about what state this is in. If I clone the repo and run the
       | tauri app, it's a Loom alternative?
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       | Might also be worth throwing in instructions to answer the
       | question "how do I use this" as there are no releases and
       | windows/os x are "coming soon"
        
       | dbish wrote:
       | Looks interesting conceptually to tackle an OSS option here with
       | Atlassian swooping in on Loom, though there isn't much code yet,
       | been working on a loom alternative as well, and debating open
       | sourcing it. What do you have working so far and for what
       | platform? We've found a lot of funny nuances trying to get it to
       | work for both windows and mac (and eventually linux). Lots of
       | easy ways to kill perf.
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       | How are you handling different platforms? Since i's open source
       | are you thinking the link sharing will only be part of your paid
       | product, or are you going to open source a way to host/share?
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       | I think there's going to be a good opening here for an
       | alternative since acquisitions like this into a larger company
       | not known for UX is likely to slow things down, but we'll see. I
       | like to think more about what would actually differentiate beyond
       | just a Loom replacement. I think there's some cool stuff that
       | they never tackled.
        
         | dbish wrote:
         | Also what does "a lot more lightweight and faster to use" mean
         | when contrasting against Loom for you? Is their client
         | particularly heavyweight in any way?
        
       | rahimnathwani wrote:
       | If the roadmap is accurate then some of the core features (like
       | sharing the recorded video) are not done yet:
       | https://cap.so/roadmap
        
         | mcilroy wrote:
         | Hey! That's right, Cap is still under active development,
         | working towards launch of v1.
        
         | KomoD wrote:
         | I'm confused why this is a Show HN, it's not in a usable state,
         | not even close.
        
           | mcilroy wrote:
           | I thought it'd be worthwhile showing the project as early on
           | as possible. The discord is already full of some great ideas
           | / feedback.
           | 
           | But I appreciate your point.
        
       | kridsdale1 wrote:
       | So, tell me about Cap.
        
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