Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/CapSoftware/Cap/vs/rustdesk/rustdesk
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/CapSoftware/Cap/vs/rustdesk/rustdesk.md
Description: Cap and rustdesk share 9 technologies: Tokio, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, softbuffer, winit, image, tracing, log, and tray-icon. Both are written in Rust.

# Cap vs rustdesk

Cap and rustdesk share 9 technologies: Tokio, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, softbuffer, winit, image, tracing, log, and tray-icon. Both are written in Rust.

- [CapSoftware/Cap](https://seerepo.com/r/CapSoftware/Cap): Open source Loom alternative. Beautiful, shareable screen recordings.
- [rustdesk/rustdesk](https://seerepo.com/r/rustdesk/rustdesk): An open-source remote desktop application designed for self-hosting, as an alternative to TeamViewer.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Tokio, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, softbuffer, winit, image, tracing, log, tray-icon
- Only in Cap: axum, Vite, React, GitHub, Hono, react-native, Expo, expo-secure-store, Next.js, Redis, @aws-sdk/s3-request-presigner, Sentry, Stripe, MCP, Anthropic, OpenAI, MySQL, Resend, AWS S3, metal, ash, keyring, resvg, schemars, tracing-subscriber, tracing-appender, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, Lucide, global-hotkey, rfd, objc2-quartz-core, jose, valibot, Zod, react-native-reanimated, expo-image, react-native-safe-area-context, react-native-svg, expo-glass-effect, react-native-gesture-handler, expo-camera, Shopify, expo-image-picker, expo-document-picker, sonner, motion, Framer, @uidotdev/usehooks, React Hook Form, canvas-confetti, react-tweet, recharts, fortawesome, Drizzle, next-auth, ai, react-markdown, remark-gfm, dompurify, @hookform/resolvers, @effect/opentelemetry, @react-email/components, cmdk, @aws-sdk/credential-providers, Vercel
- Only in rustdesk: Flutter, SQLite, JetBrains, cocoa, google_fonts, x11rb, core-graphics, gtk, tiny-skia, wayland-client, android_logger

## Side by side

| | Cap | rustdesk |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,176,626 lines written, 2,208 code files | 283,350 lines written, 460 code files |
| Who writes it | 7.9% of its commits signed by AI. With Cursor, Codex, Claude Code, CodeRabbit, GitHub Copilot, and Devin | 1.3% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 10,666 commits, 24,340 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 9,237 commits, 128,153 stars |
| Tests | 687 test files. 32.3% of its code files have a test that imports them | 56 test files. 17.2% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, Cap or rustdesk?

Cap, with 1,176,626 lines written; rustdesk has 283,350.

The proof: [CapSoftware/Cap's code at commit 81ef0e4](https://github.com/CapSoftware/Cap/tree/81ef0e4bcd950cd7f9cad098e0bcfff5cc1eee8e)

### Which has more GitHub stars, Cap or rustdesk?

rustdesk, with 128,153 stars; Cap has 24,340.

The proof: [rustdesk/rustdesk on GitHub](https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk)

### Which has more tests, Cap or rustdesk?

Cap, with 687 test files; rustdesk has 56.

The proof: [CapSoftware/Cap's code at commit 81ef0e4](https://github.com/CapSoftware/Cap/tree/81ef0e4bcd950cd7f9cad098e0bcfff5cc1eee8e)

### Which was updated more recently, Cap or rustdesk?

Both got their last push on November 4, 2026.

The proof: [CapSoftware/Cap's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/CapSoftware/Cap/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, Cap or rustdesk?

Cap: an AI signed 7.9% of its commits, with Cursor, Codex, Claude Code, CodeRabbit, GitHub Copilot, and Devin; in rustdesk, 1.3%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in CapSoftware/Cap](https://seerepo.com/r/CapSoftware/Cap/ai)

## Sources

- CapSoftware/Cap: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 81ef0e4 (https://github.com/CapSoftware/Cap/tree/81ef0e4bcd950cd7f9cad098e0bcfff5cc1eee8e)
- rustdesk/rustdesk: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 55786aa (https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/tree/55786aaa5709ac0a450aabcf06f9d1fee3119908)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.