<img src="https://github.com/tiagozip/cap/blob/main/docs/public/logo-small.webp?raw=true" alt="" align="left" width="40" height="40"> Cap

Cap is a lightweight, modern open-source CAPTCHA alternative using <a href="https://capjs.js.org/guide/effectiveness.html">SHA-256 proof-of-work</a> and JavaScript instrumentation challenges. It's fast, private, and extremely simple to integrate.

<a href="https://capjs.js.org/guide" target="_blank"><img src="./assets/captcha-animated.svg" alt="Cap widget" width="270"></a>

Documentation

Read the docs, try the demo or read the feature comparison

What is Cap?

Cap replaces visual captchas with modern, accessible and privacy-preserving <a href="https://capjs.js.org/guide/effectiveness.html">proof-of-work challenges</a>. No images, no tracking, no dependencies, works everywhere.

You can either run it on any JavaScript runtime, or use the standalone mode with Docker. 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

• Programmatic

Hide Cap's widget and solve challenges in the background

• M2M

Keep your APIs protected while accessible to friendly robots

• 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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