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v0.9.6 · Aug 22, 2026
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Native capture studio for macOS and Windows

Poratake

Capture anything. Keep the moment.

Screenshots, recordings, annotation, OCR, transcription, and export stay in one focused desktop workflow.

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Local-first · AGPL-3.0-only · macOS 15+ · Windows 10/11 x64 + ARM

Capture
Area · Window · Display
Record
Mic · System · Camera
Export
PNG · JPEG · MP4 · GIF
Poratake area selection and recording editor interface

A single capture path

Select once. Finish from the same frame.

The selected pixels remain the subject through capture, editing, and export. No handoff to a second app.

  1. 01

    Capture

    Choose the exact frame.

    Select a display, window, or precise area. Freeze the desktop when the moment cannot move.
    • AREA
    • WINDOW
    • DISPLAY
    • TIMER
  2. 02

    Edit

    Work from that frame.

    Annotate stills or trim recordings with cursor-led zoom, camera, audio, and subtitles.
    • CURSOR
    • AUTO ZOOM
    • AUDIO
    • SUBTITLES
  3. 03

    Deliver

    Export what you saw.

    Copy a still or render the finished recording. Preview and export stay aligned.
    • COPY
    • PNG
    • JPEG
    • MP4
    • GIF
WINDOW

A selected window remains the target when it moves or resizes.

CURSOR

Recorded cursor data drives accurate playback and Auto Zoom.

COLOR

HDR-aware Windows capture produces natural SDR screenshots and video.

Latest module set

The current desktop module set.

A current inventory of what ships in Poratake today—not a future roadmap.

45current modules and capabilities
01

Capture

Native still capture

  • Full screen
  • Area
  • Window
  • Freeze screen
  • Timer
  • Scroll capture
  • All-in-one
  • Display selector
  • Window selector
  • Print
  • Capture sound · macOS
02

Understand

Pixels into information

  • OCR
  • QR scanning
  • Transcription
03

Record

Screen and input modules

  • Screen recording
  • Area recording
  • Window recording
  • Camera preview
  • Microphone
  • System audio
  • Cursor tracking
  • Recording controls
04

Screenshot editor

Annotate and compose

  • Pen + highlight
  • Shapes + arrows
  • Text + numbering
  • Redact
  • Crop
  • Wallpaper
  • Window frames
05

Video editor

Current sidebar set

  • Cursor
  • Auto Zoom
  • Drawing
  • Camera
  • Audio
  • Wallpaper
  • Keyboard
  • Subtitles
  • First Frame
  • MP4 + GIF export
06

Desktop + share

Finish the workflow

  • History
  • Pin
  • Desktop icons
  • Desktop wallpaper
  • Cloud upload
  • Copy + save

macOS supports the full set. Windows supports the listed capture, editing, OCR, QR, transcription, desktop, and recording modules; capture sound remains macOS-only.

Install Poratake

Choose the build for your desktop.

Version 0.9.6 installers resolve directly from the latest GitHub Release.

Every enabled download above points to the built installer asset in a GitHub Release. Source archives are kept separate.

Open, with the notices intact

Source you can inspect. Attribution you can trust.

Poratake is an AGPL-3.0-only Porabuild project and a modified version of Capty. Poratake modifications were made in 2026. Copyright © 2026 Capty; Poratake modification copyright © 2026 Serhii Vecherenko. Distributed without warranty.

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