Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/CapSoftware/Cap/vs/tauri-apps/tauri
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/CapSoftware/Cap/vs/tauri-apps/tauri.md
Description: Cap and tauri share 11 technologies: axum, Tokio, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, softbuffer, image, resvg, schemars, tracing, log, and tray-icon. Both are written in Rust.

# Cap vs tauri

Cap and tauri share 11 technologies: axum, Tokio, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, softbuffer, image, resvg, schemars, 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.
- [tauri-apps/tauri](https://seerepo.com/r/tauri-apps/tauri): Build smaller, faster, and more secure desktop and mobile applications with a web frontend.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: axum, Tokio, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, softbuffer, image, resvg, schemars, tracing, log, tray-icon
- Only in Cap: 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, winit, ash, keyring, 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 tauri: androidx.core:core-ktx, tower, Google, muda, tao, gtk, objc2-ui-kit, webkit2gtk, webview2-com, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, dpi, plist, zip, png, env_logger

## Side by side

| | Cap | tauri |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,176,626 lines written, 2,208 code files | 129,373 lines written, 353 code files |
| Who writes it | 7.9% of its commits signed by AI. With Cursor, Codex, Claude Code, CodeRabbit, GitHub Copilot, and Devin | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 10,666 commits, 24,340 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 6,337 commits, 112,486 stars |
| Tests | 687 test files. 32.3% of its code files have a test that imports them | 48 test files. 7.9% 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 tauri?

Cap, with 1,176,626 lines written; tauri has 129,373.

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

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

tauri, with 112,486 stars; Cap has 24,340.

The proof: [tauri-apps/tauri on GitHub](https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri)

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

Cap, with 687 test files; tauri has 48.

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

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

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 tauri?

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

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)
- tauri-apps/tauri: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit eebf7c2 (https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/tree/eebf7c23c1b55629aac7c8f4913d845bdbb46da3)

## 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.