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A private, native macOS app that captures pages, text, links, notes and images, and finds them again with full-text search and OCR.

Open-source alternative to:PinboardRaindrop.io

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What is it?

Capd is a native macOS app for saving things you come across on the web, including pages, selected text, links, notes and images, and finding them again with full-text search. The library is stored in a local SQLite database and an assets folder on your Mac, with no account, subscription or telemetry.

Captures can be made from a global hotkey, the menu bar or notch, the macOS share sheet, or the bundled capd command-line tool. Search indexes page titles, readable article text, selections, notes and text recognized inside images on-device. Re-capturing an item updates the existing entry rather than duplicating it.

The app also offers an Ask feature that builds answers from matching captures with citations, using Apple Intelligence on-device. The CLI supports JSON output and export to Markdown, and an MCP command gives compatible AI assistants read-only access to the library. A Raycast extension is included.

Key features

  • 01Capture pages, selected text, links, notes and images via hotkey, menu bar, share sheet or CLI.
  • 02Full-text search over titles, article text, notes and text recognized in images.
  • 03Keyboard-first search window with site, tag and date filters.
  • 04Cited answers assembled from your captures, generated on-device.
  • 05Export to Markdown and stable JSON output from the capd CLI.
  • 06Read-only MCP access for compatible AI assistants.

Use cases

  • Keeping a searchable reading list of articles and links on a Mac.
  • Collecting screenshots and images whose text you later need to find.
  • Building a private, local knowledge base that AI assistants can query read-only.
  • Scripting captures and exports from the terminal.

Quick start

  1. 1

    Install via Homebrew

    brew install jamiedavenport/tap/capd
  2. 2

    Or download the notarized .dmg from the latest release and drag capd.app to Applications

  3. 3

    Launch Capd, then press ⌃⌥C to make your first capture

Things to know

  • Requires macOS 26 or later; macOS only.
  • Ask Cap answers rely on Apple Intelligence, which is on-device but depends on Apple's platform support.

Topics

#macos#bookmarks#full-text-search#ocr#local-first#privacy#swift#cli#bookmark-manager#bookmarking

FAQ

What is capd?
A private, native macOS app that captures pages, text, links, notes and images, and finds them again with full-text search and OCR. Capd is a native macOS app for saving things you come across on the web, including pages, selected text, links, notes and images, and finding them again with full-text search. The library is stored in a local SQLite database and an assets folder on your Mac, with no account, subscription or telemetry.
Is capd free to use? What license does it have?
capd is open source under the MIT license. Check the license terms before using it in commercial products.
Is capd still maintained?
Actively maintained. The last commit to capd was on Oct 19, 2026.
What can I use capd for?
Keeping a searchable reading list of articles and links on a Mac. Collecting screenshots and images whose text you later need to find. Building a private, local knowledge base that AI assistants can query read-only. Scripting captures and exports from the terminal.
How do I install capd?
Install via Homebrew: brew install jamiedavenport/tap/capd Or download the notarized .dmg from the latest release and drag capd.app to Applications Launch Capd, then press ⌃⌥C to make your first capture
Where can I get capd?
The source code and installation instructions are on GitHub: https://github.com/jamiedavenport/capd

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