Recording workflow: 3 UX suggestions from a Kap migrant

[rxliuli]

Love BetterCapture — exactly the native, lightweight Kap replacement I needed. Three small friction points in the record → stop → use flow:

1. Single-click stop: While recording, clicking the menu bar icon should stop recording directly, instead of opening a menu first. Stopping is the only reason to click it during a recording.

2. Quick access after recording: After stopping, a notification or popover linking to the file would save the trip to Finder. The most common next step is "open or drag what I just recorded."

3. H.264 file size: Same 30fps H.264 recording: BetterCapture 3.7 MB vs Kap 1.1 MB. This is the hardware encoder (VideoToolbox) vs software encoder (x264) trade-off. An optional post-recording re-encode or a quality/bitrate control would help users who share recordings online.

Happy to PR any of these if they fit the project direction.

[jsattler]

@rxliuli thanks for the feedback! I think your first point is reasonable. I will consider it for the next release and create an issue where you can work on if you like to.

Your second point is already addressed - BetterCapture shows a notification after you stop the recording, which will open the Output folder. Maybe you need to check the notification permissions.

Third, there are quality settings (not visible in the drop down menu) where you can change the bit rate, which should reduce the video size. Let me know if that works for you.