What is ClipShare?

ClipShare is a cross-platform desktop application for screen recording built with Electron. It captures screen and optional camera footage, then uploads recordings directly to any S3-compatible object storage — including AWS S3, self-hosted MinIO, or DigitalOcean Spaces — with no backend server required. The app runs from the system tray, supports auto-launch on boot, and packages into native installers for macOS (DMG), Windows (NSIS), and Linux (AppImage). Configuration is via a .env file with S3 credentials, endpoint, region, bucket, and optional URL prefix, ACL, and presigned URLs. An optional Terraform module provisions a production AWS stack (S3, CloudFront, ACM, Route53).

Should you self-host ClipShare?

ClipShare scores 48/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #8 of 12 in Video. It has 371 GitHub stars.

There was no stable release in the past 12 months, so check the repository's recent activity before you rely on it.

Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. It is MIT-licensed and written mostly in HCL.

Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is cap (79/100, 23 977 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See ClipShare vs cap side by side.