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Ryot vs Capd
Ryot has 3,597 GitHub stars, 129 forks, 71 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Capd has 51 stars, 1 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped 8 days ago. Ryot leads on adoption by 6,953% (3,597 vs 51 stars). Ryot is written in TypeScript under GPL-3.0; Capd is written in Swift under MIT. Ryot has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, Capd 2%. Ryot was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Ryot | Capd | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 3.6K | ★ 51 |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Swift |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-10 |
| Forks | ⑂ 129 | ⑂ 1 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Ryot if
- You weight community size — 3.6K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Capd if
- You want the Capd feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You evaluated both and Capd fits your workflow better
About Ryot
Ryot (Roll Your Own Tracker) is a self hosted platform for tracking media consumption and fitness activity, aimed at people who want their tracking data kept on their own hardware instead of in someone else's account.
About Capd
Capd is a private, native macOS application for capturing web pages, selected text, links, notes, and images, and then finding them again through full text search. It is written in Swift, released under the MIT License, and distributed as a notarized .dmg from GitHub releases or through a Homebrew tap. Within the macOS productivity ecosystem it occupies the same ground as bookmark managers and read later tools, but it stores everything in a local SQLite database and an assets folder on the user's own Mac rather than in a hosted account.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ryot or Capd more popular?
Ryot has 3,597 GitHub stars and Capd has 51. Ryot has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ryot and Capd free?
Both are open source. Ryot is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Capd under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ryot and Capd?
Ryot is written in TypeScript and Capd in Swift. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Ryot or Capd?
Choose Ryot if you want the larger community (3,597 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Capd if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.