Hyprcap

Lightweight Rust + GTK4 screen recorder for Hyprland
libadwaita UI around wf-recorder

Mode	What it does
Region	Draw a rectangle, record that
One monitor	Full display + FPS picker
2 monitors	Both screens → one video (exactly 2 displays; layout matches Hyprland)

CLI for keybinds. Files land in Videos; path is copied to the clipboard.

Initial release (v0.1). Solid for daily recording on Hyprland, but early days — more is coming. Feedback and issues welcome.

Planned / next ideas (not a promise of order):

• Easier keybind setup (docs + helpers; maybe config-driven presets)
• More quality / codec options (wf-recorder / ffmpeg knobs)
• Polish for 2 monitors (3+ still out of scope for now)
• Small UX extras as people use it

 

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Install (Arch)

AUR package name: record-ui-git
Binary / brand: hyprcap (this repo)

yay -S record-ui-git
# or:  paru -S record-ui-git

That installs hard deps (wf-recorder, slurp, ffmpeg, GTK, …), puts hyprcap on PATH, and registers the desktop entry (walker / app menu).

Name clash: AUR packages hyprcap / hyprcap-git are a different project (bash helper for grim/wf-recorder). Do not install those expecting this app. Ours is only record-ui-git → /usr/bin/hyprcap.

yay -Sya              # if the AUR index is stale
yay -S record-ui-git
hyprcap               # GUI
# or search “Hyprcap” in walker

Optional keybind:

bind = SUPER SHIFT, A, exec, hyprcap toggle-region

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Use

Want	Do
GUI	hyprcap → mode → Record / Stop
Quick region	hyprcap toggle-region (again to stop)
One monitor (CLI)	hyprcap fullscreen --output NAME --fps 60
Both screens	GUI 2 monitors, or hyprcap both
System audio (PC)	GUI All PC sound, or --audio / --system all
Mic	GUI Microphone (+ device), or --mic / --mic-device NAME
One app only	GUI One app, or --system app --audio-app Spotify
List outputs	hyprcap list-outputs
List audio devices	hyprcap list-audio
Quit session	hyprcap quit

Audio is off by default. Mic + system sound are mixed into one track. App capture re-routes that app via PipeWire/Pulse for the session (you still hear it).

Closing the window does not stop a recording — use Stop.

2 monitors needs exactly two displays (detected live via hyprctl, not hardcoded). 3+ not supported yet.

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Config (optional)

~/.config/hyprcap/config.toml — also written when you change monitor/FPS in the GUI.

# output_dir = "/home/you/Videos"
# fullscreen_output = "DP-1"
# one_fps = 144
# audio_default = false          # legacy: true ≈ system all
# system_audio = "off"           # off | all | app
# audio_sink = ""                # empty = default sink
# audio_app = "Spotify"
# mic_default = false
# mic_device = ""                # empty = default input

If you used the pre-rename record-ui builds: old config lived in ~/.config/record-ui/. Copy settings over if needed.

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Build from source

cargo install --path . --locked
# → ~/.cargo/bin/hyprcap
# needs: rust, pkgconf, gtk4, libadwaita + runtime deps above

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License

MIT — LICENSE.

Formerly known as record-ui. Internals (optional): SPEC.md · docs/DUAL-MONITOR.md · docs/brand/