As an open source project under development, Recap comes with stability risks and high barriers to use: it requires users to solve Xcode compilation issues, handle Whisper model downloads, and is not optimized for hardware resource usage. The developers clearly recommend that Recap be used only by technical users in testing scenarios, and that production environments wait for a pre-compiled version of the Mac App Store and enterprise-grade features such as Keychain secure storage.
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