Cap

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SHOW HN2023

53points
14comments
#1,039of 3,109 in 2023
Top 34%of 2023 by points

How HN took it

RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical

0 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 7 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score -0.52.

Execution: 0 for, 4 againstIdea: 0 for, 3 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Open-source alternative to Loom is a welcome idea

    From 1 comment
    • 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…
      dbish on HN

Objections

  • Not in a usable state; mostly an idea and landing page

    From 4 comments
    • I'm confused why this is a Show HN, it's not in a usable state, not even close.
      KomoD on HN
    • I thought it was Kap for a moment https://getkap.co/ similar name, similar product (but that one is ready to use). Also a bit confused as it seems there is nothing there besides…
      codeptualize on HN
    • Seems like vaporware for now.
      TeddyDD on HN
    • More of an idea than a thing, at this stage
      quickthrower2 on HN
  • Build fails due to missing devDependencies

    From 1 comment
    • I cloned the repo and tried building it, but it seems there's a bunch of devDependencies missing in the package.json? It doesn't appear to build or run to a usable state.
      popey on HN
  • Desktop app still contains default templates

    From 1 comment
    • The code repo literally still has default templates: https://github.com/cap-so/cap/tree/main/apps/desktop From what I can tell, the developer woke up today and decided creating…
      Art9681 on HN
  • No releases or install instructions; Windows and macOS coming soon

    From 1 comment
    • 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? Might also be worth…
      jasonjmcghee on HN

Requests

  • Add setup and usage instructions

    From 1 comment
    • 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? Might also be worth…
      jasonjmcghee on HN
  • Explain platform handling and sharing/hosting plans

    From 1 comment
    • 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…
      dbish on HN

Questions

  • Why was this posted as Show HN at this stage

    From 1 comment
    • I'm confused why this is a Show HN, it's not in a usable state, not even close.
      KomoD on HN
  • What is the current state and what platforms work

    From 2 comments
    • 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? Might also be worth…
      jasonjmcghee on HN
    • So, tell me about Cap.
      kridsdale1 on HN

Alternatives named

  • Kap (getkap.co)

    From 1 comment
    • I thought it was Kap for a moment https://getkap.co/ similar name, similar product (but that one is ready to use). Also a bit confused as it seems there is nothing there besides…
      codeptualize on HN
  • Loom

    From 1 comment
    • 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…
      dbish on HN

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