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alt=\"TimeLapze\" src=\"https://github.com/wkaisertexas/ScreenTimeLapse/assets/27795014/d79916bd-e0d5-4da1-85ce-4bf95f0f44fb\" /\u003e\n\n\u003ch1 align=\"center\"\u003eTimeLapze\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  A menu bar application for creating screen and camera timelapses while keeping file sizes manageable\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"#introduction\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e ·\n  \u003ca href=\"#features\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e ·\n  \u003ca href=\"#installation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstallation\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e ·\n  \u003ca href=\"#local-development\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocal Development\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e ·\n  \u003ca href=\"#tech-stack\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTech Stack\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e ·\n  \u003ca href=\"#contributing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributing\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cbr/\u003e\n\n## Introduction\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg width=\"553\" alt=\"Application demonstration photo in menu bar\" src=\"https://github.com/wkaisertexas/ScreenTimeLapse/assets/27795014/785ee2b6-1ef5-4302-83da-c3d81a069074\"\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003ci\u003eTimeLapze\u003c/i\u003e is a minimalist, menu bar application for creating color accurate screen and camera timelapses while keeping file sizes manageable\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"color accurate comparision\" src=\"https://github.com/wkaisertexas/ScreenTimeLapse/assets/27795014/ca37fa51-7851-4080-9e8c-f95f9ed529a8\"\u003e\u003c/img\u003e\nColor accuracy is an important feature which prevents you from recording washed-out, photocopied-looking time lapses\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n## Features\n\n- **Color-Accurate**: What you see is what you get. Never screen record faded videos again[^1]\n- **Minimalist Design**: a fully featured menu bar recorder\n- **Hardware Accelerated**: fully utilized hardware accelerated encoding for a lightweight recording experience\n- **Space Saving**: Avoid the excessive file sizes of high quality video (can be as high as 7 GB / hour)\n- **Camera Recording**: Record your webcam or phone with the same frame rate and camera speed\n- **Secure**: Use the fully features of `ScreenCaptureKit` to only record certain windows, applications and more. Never leak your bank information in recordings again!\n- **Customizability**: Change everything from the frame rate, quality and speed multiple\n\n## Installation\n\n### App Store (Recommended)\n\nGet **Timelapse** on the App Store:  \n[Download on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/timelapze/id6473860445)\n\n### Homebrew  \n\nInstall **TimeLapze** via [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/):\n\n```bash\nbrew install timelapze\n```\n\n### Direct Download  \n\nDownload the latest version from the [Releases page](https://github.com/wkaisertexas/ScreenTimeLapse/releases).  \n\n1. Download `TimeLapze.zip`\n2. If Chrome or Safari warns about the file, ignore it\n3. Extract the archive to get `TimeLapze.app`\n4. Move it to your `Applications` folder\n\n## Local Development\n\nTo develop TimeLapze locally, you will need to clone and open this repository in XCode.\n\nOnce that's done, you can use the following commands to run the app locally:\n\n```console\ngit clone https://github.com/wkaisertexas/ScreenTimeLapse\ncd ScreenTimeLapse\nopen TimeLapze.xcodeproj\n```\n\nFollowing this, you need to allow the app to be built for local signing. \n\n## Tech Stack\n\n- [SwiftUI](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/)\n- [ScreenCaptureKit](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/screencapturekit/)\n- [AVFoundation](https://developer.apple.com/av-foundation/)\n- [CoreMedia](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coremedia)\n\n## Contributing\n\nContributions are welcome! Here's how you can contribute:\n\n- [Open an issue](https://github.com/wkaisertexas/ScreenTimeLapse/issues) if you believe you've encountered a bug\n- Submit a [pull request](https://github.com/wkaisertexas/ScreenTimeLapse/pull) to add features, improve usability, or fix bugs\n\n\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/wkaisertexas/ScreenTimeLapse/graphs/contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https://contrib.rocks/image?repo=wkaisertexas/ScreenTimeLapse\" /\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\n## Repo Activity\n\n![Screen Time Lapse Repo Activity](https://repobeats.axiom.co/api/embed/3c10f8fa2ca2324639b9986cb38043750550c993.svg \"Repobeats analytics image\")\n\n## License\n\nTimeLapze is released under the [MIT License](LICENSE), ensuring open-source availability\n\n\u003e [!IMPORTANT]\n\u003e If you liked this project, consider giving the repository a star ⭐️!\n\n[^1]: [Apple's screen recorder converts the display's color space](https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-discussions/inaccurate-colors-from-desktop-recording/m-p/12168181) from **DCI_P3** to **sRGB**. This subtle error makes it unsuitable for color-sensitive work. Even [HDR video struggles with persistent overexposure issues in screenshots](https://github.com/iina/iina/issues/3866). \n","funding_links":["https://github.com/sponsors/wkaisertexas"],"categories":["Swift"],"sub_categories":[],"project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fwkaisertexas%2FScreenTimeLapse","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fwkaisertexas%2FScreenTimeLapse","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fwkaisertexas%2FScreenTimeLapse/lists"}