How to Uninstall Kap on Mac

Export each recording you want to keep to a known folder, then open the exported file before uninstalling Kap. An unfinished capture in temporary storage is not a saved movie. The recorded test used a direct download, not a Homebrew installation.

Remove the app and inspect its data

Quit Kap from the menu bar after export, then move Kap.app from Applications to Trash. Keep saved GIF, MP4, WebM or APNG files wherever you exported them. The support folder and preferences are application state, not proof that a recording was exported. The vendor lists the supported export formats. Vendor guidance.

Check the result

ls -ld ~/Library/'Application Support'/Kap ~/Library/Preferences/com.wulkano.kap.plist

Run this read-only check after quitting the app. A printed path still exists; “No such file or directory” means that path is absent, while a permission error needs its own investigation.

If you installed it with Homebrew

The Homebrew cask has a zap list that includes Application Support/Kap, caches, preferences and saved state, not user-exported recordings. Run the command below without --zap if you want to keep those files and inspect them separately. A manual --zap follows the whole cask list regardless of Mole’s checkboxes. Mole uses zap only when its targets are selected, owned and within the checked boundary; otherwise it removes selected remnants through its own flow.

brew uninstall --cask kap

What Mole lists

The display-name support folder is a review row and unselected by default; exact bundle-ID caches and preferences are normally selected. Exported videos outside Library are not collected by this rule.

What this test covered

Kap 3.6.0 was copied from the official package and removed on September 20, 2026. Screen Recording permission was not granted, no clip was captured, and a 1.6 MB support folder remained after the missed review selection.