Screen recording

    Can I vibe code Cap?

    Medium

    Open-source screen recording and sharing (Loom-style), with Cap.so as the product home.

    Core happy path is doable; polish, billing, and edge cases take longer.

    Verdict

    A Loom/Cap-style shareable recorder is a strong vibe project and a plausible indie product if you nail share links and speed.

    What you can rebuild

    Record screen + webcam bubble in browser or desktop wrapper, upload to storage, share a link with timestamped comments. Instant replay page.

    What stays hard

    Reliable multi-platform capture, team workspaces, and transcription quality. Cap's open-source angle also means you are competing with a free repo, so differentiate on UX/hosting.

    Starter prompt

    Build a Cap/Loom-like recorder called InstantTake. Record screen (and optional webcam PIP), upload the video, generate a share link with an embedded player, and allow timestamp comments. Stack: Next.js, Tailwind, Supabase storage + auth. Fast share page is the priority.

    Follow-up prompt

    Add: auto transcription with clickable timestamps, team workspace, and password-protected links. Offer a download button for the raw file.

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    Reference product: cap.so. We are not affiliated. Prompts build inspired MVPs, not trademarked clones for commercial misuse.