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Every app download includes the desktop app and the CLI. Latest release: v0.4.0.

Choose your operating system and processor. Apple silicon Macs and 64-bit ARM systems use ARM64. Intel and AMD computers use x64.

Check the file's SHA-256 with the command under each download. On macOS, open the .dmg and drag Capturefab to Applications. For a .zip download, extract it and move Capturefab.app to Applications. On Windows and Linux, extract the archive before you open the app. The first-launch steps cover the permission prompts each system shows.

Read the installation instructions for system requirements, command-line setup and use without a display.

Install from a terminal

One command downloads the build for this computer, checks its SHA-256 and installs it for your account, without sudo or administrator rights.

macOS and Linux

curl -fsSL https://capturefab.com/install.sh | sh

Installs Capturefab.app in ~/Applications on macOS, or the release folder in ~/.local/share/capturefab on Linux, and links capturefab in ~/.local/bin.

Windows PowerShell

irm https://capturefab.com/install.ps1 | iex

Installs in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Capturefab, adds it to your user PATH and adds a Start menu shortcut.

To read a script before it runs: curl -fsSLO https://capturefab.com/install.sh; less install.sh; sh install.sh. Add --dry-run (-DryRun for install.ps1) to print the file, URL and checksum it would use. Read install.sh or install.ps1.

2026-10-23 / latest

capturefab 0.4.0

SHA256SUMS · Source code · SBOM

macOS

Desktop app and CLI

  • Apple silicon (M1 and later)macOS 11+ · 36.0 MiB · Apple notarized
    Download for Apple silicon
    Check the download
    cd ~/Downloads && echo "8105aa3078ca00920340ca0f4bd81aa7d87c8d51562df7d35c34a7651907ddde  capturefab-0.4.0-macos-aarch64.zip" | shasum -a 256 -c
  • Intel MacmacOS 10.15+ · 39.4 MiB · Apple notarized
    Download for Intel Mac
    Check the download
    cd ~/Downloads && echo "b28b02d1b56fbb493abd40d02f07189b8f35faabed28caf549d83d2896416f4c  capturefab-0.4.0-macos-x86_64.zip" | shasum -a 256 -c

Windows

Desktop app and CLI

  • x64Windows 10+ · 39.9 MiB · Unsigned · first-launch steps
    Download for x64
    Check the download
    cd $HOME\Downloads; if ((Get-FileHash .\capturefab-0.4.0-windows-x86_64.zip -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -eq '62d1982a8d56265f91a158428b707a7991f47b964432500995211b9c7b4673b3') { 'OK: checksum matches' } else { 'MISMATCH: do not open this file' }
  • ARM64Windows 11 on ARM · 36.4 MiB · Unsigned · first-launch steps
    Download for ARM64
    Check the download
    cd $HOME\Downloads; if ((Get-FileHash .\capturefab-0.4.0-windows-aarch64.zip -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -eq '22739afbd2d2c9427d38222cac1cc658403c5ad19986f551f2c8e46168963775') { 'OK: checksum matches' } else { 'MISMATCH: do not open this file' }

Not code-signed yet: Windows may show a SmartScreen prompt. Verify the SHA-256, then choose More info → Run anyway.

Linux

Desktop app and CLI

  • x64glibc 2.28+ (Debian 10, RHEL 8) · 45.3 MiB · Unsigned · first-launch steps
    Download for x64
    Check the download
    cd ~/Downloads && echo "ddc4ef633cf113cba40cfcba507773b92be4b0055872c7f0f9a89145d2fc361d  capturefab-0.4.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz" | sha256sum -c
  • ARM64glibc 2.28+ (Debian 10, RHEL 8, Jetson Linux R34) · 42.6 MiB · Unsigned · first-launch steps
    Download for ARM64
    Check the download
    cd ~/Downloads && echo "11ba70184921f291c347e850b5bcc39cc37fe4614f1f3e314d934c13591bc259  capturefab-0.4.0-linux-aarch64.tar.gz" | sha256sum -c
File details and SHA-256 checksums
capturefab 0.4.0 release assets
SystemProcessorFileSHA-256Notes
Linuxx64capturefab-0.4.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
45.3 MiB		ddc4ef633cf113cba40cfcba507773b92be4b0055872c7f0f9a89145d2fc361dSmoke-tested on its own platform · Unsigned
LinuxARM64capturefab-0.4.0-linux-aarch64.tar.gz
42.6 MiB		11ba70184921f291c347e850b5bcc39cc37fe4614f1f3e314d934c13591bc259Smoke-tested on its own platform · Unsigned
macOSIntel Maccapturefab-0.4.0-macos-x86_64.zip
39.4 MiB		b28b02d1b56fbb493abd40d02f07189b8f35faabed28caf549d83d2896416f4cSmoke-tested on its own platform · Apple notarized
macOSApple silicon (M1 and later)capturefab-0.4.0-macos-aarch64.zip
36.0 MiB		8105aa3078ca00920340ca0f4bd81aa7d87c8d51562df7d35c34a7651907dddeSmoke-tested on its own platform · Apple notarized
Windowsx64capturefab-0.4.0-windows-x86_64.zip
39.9 MiB		62d1982a8d56265f91a158428b707a7991f47b964432500995211b9c7b4673b3Smoke-tested on its own platform · Unsigned
WindowsARM64capturefab-0.4.0-windows-aarch64.zip
36.4 MiB		22739afbd2d2c9427d38222cac1cc658403c5ad19986f551f2c8e46168963775Smoke-tested on its own platform · Unsigned

Source code

Capturefab uses the MIT license. Each release publishes its source as a download: the exact Capturefab files and every Rust dependency, ready for an offline build.

capturefab 0.4.0 source

Download capturefab-0.4.0-source.tar.gz

122.0 MiB · SHA-256 6b5c1e1042510c99b6ed7c73b039ab0f866e97eac48f93c06de389b53e3d6901

Use a stable Rust toolchain, a C compiler and CMake. For x86 builds, NASM is necessary for libjpeg-turbo. A release build also builds FFmpeg from pinned upstream archives when it has no copy. Read the FFmpeg build guide for that step. On macOS, use shasum -a 256 -c in place of sha256sum -c.

echo "6b5c1e1042510c99b6ed7c73b039ab0f866e97eac48f93c06de389b53e3d6901  capturefab-0.4.0-source.tar.gz" | sha256sum -c
tar -xzf capturefab-0.4.0-source.tar.gz
cd capturefab-0.4.0
cargo --config .cargo/vendor-config.toml build --release --offline --locked
target/release/capturefab --camera sim:0 capture -o first.png
Media sources for each download

Each app download includes FFmpeg, which uses GPLv3. Its media sources archive holds the exact FFmpeg, x264, SRT, OpenSSL and zlib source archives, the enabled header archives and their build recipe.

capturefab 0.4.0 media sources
SystemProcessorFileSHA-256
LinuxARM64capturefab-0.4.0-linux-aarch64-media-sources.tar.gz
68.1 MiB		0cca19023a0b662d4254da66f9f3ed2c28cf4d7d162dfd8a68630d7193028a19
Linuxx64capturefab-0.4.0-linux-x86_64-media-sources.tar.gz
68.2 MiB		9b02da3ef9ece68035533eeba17030ee84f0a9dabf9230ab999c774adcb26c90
macOSApple silicon (M1 and later)capturefab-0.4.0-macos-aarch64-media-sources.tar.gz
68.1 MiB		9a338d4a25cec707b51c0a210fa5306051cc1c0de6d7bed3e4b6362a63233d16
macOSIntel Maccapturefab-0.4.0-macos-x86_64-media-sources.tar.gz
68.1 MiB		2d484d588af859f890b7454d475bca21d93f0d1fe73b7c6f1e4719398047dc34
WindowsARM64capturefab-0.4.0-windows-aarch64-media-sources.tar.gz
68.1 MiB		d6ab7d13c580c5b68597ab03ff436fc84237e8f0964f434157777ad2f44221d4
Windowsx64capturefab-0.4.0-windows-x86_64-media-sources.tar.gz
68.2 MiB		e3857bd533d608f41b33d23d4faaf18e4e0829e23591da7edbdcd2c28d990d1c