Cap

Cap is a lightweight, modern open-source CAPTCHA alternative using proof-of-work and instrumentation challenges. It's fast, private, and extremely simple to integrate.

Documentation

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What is Cap?

Cap replaces visual captchas with modern, accessible and privacy-preserving challenges. No images, no tracking, no dependencies, works everywhere.

The default way to use Cap is with the Standalone Docker container. Learn more about how Cap works

Why Cap?

• 250x smaller than hCaptcha
  ~20kb, zero dependencies, loads in milliseconds

• Privacy-first
  Cap doesn't send any telemetry back to our servers

• Fully customizable
  Change the colors, size, position, icons and more with CSS variables

• Proof-of-work
  Your users no longer have to waste time solving visual puzzles.

• Standalone mode
  Run Cap anywhere with a Docker container with analytics & more

• No user interaction needed
  Hide Cap's widget and solve challenges in the background

• Open-source
  Completely free & open-source under the Apache 2.0 license

Cap is a great alternative to reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha and Cloudflare Turnstile

License

This project is licensed under the Apache-2.0 License, please see the LICENSE file for details.

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