Solo founder of open-source screen recorder Cap (100k+ MAU) ships iOS app and Infra platform in one week
JosephJacks_ · x · 2026-11-14
Cap, an open-source screen recording app built by solo founder Richie McIlroy, has surpassed 100k MAU across web, Chrome extension, and native apps for iOS/macOS/Windows/Linux.
Despite being on a mini holiday, he shipped a full slate this week:
- Cap v0.6.3 and the iOS launch, each with a promo video
- Cap Infra, including console, SDK, CLI, and MCP
- A redesigned web dashboard: drag multiple Caps and folders, create folders while moving, add Caps to spaces without losing shares
- Viewer downloads on web with per-video and per-organization controls
A snapshot of how a one-person team sustains product velocity and launch marketing simultaneously.
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