Flashback is a lightweight game clip capture and editor for Windows, built with Tauri v2 and Rust. It stays extremely light and fast and does one thing well — capture and edit clips, nothing else. No social feed, no achievements, no accounts, no forced cloud.
The goal is an app you can open, start, and forget is even running.
- Instant Replay › Save the last seconds or minutes with a global hotkey
- Manual recording › Start and stop on demand
- Configurable quality › Adjustable resolution, FPS and quality
- Hardware-accelerated encoding › Uses the best available encoder, with software fallback
- Simple editor › Trim, cut, and export in a few clicks
- Local library › Clips stored locally, no cloud dependency
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Shell | Tauri v2 (Rust) |
| Frontend | SvelteKit + Svelte 5 + TypeScript |
| Capture | Windows Graphics Capture (WGC) |
| Encoding | Hardware (NVENC / AMF / Quick Sync) + fallback |
| Platform | Windows 10 / 11 (WGC-capable) |
src/ SvelteKit frontend (config, library, editor)
└── routes/ UI views
static/ Static assets
src-tauri/
├── src/lib.rs Tauri commands + app logic
├── src/main.rs Entry point
├── icons/ App icons
└── tauri.conf.json Window + bundle config
The Rust backend does the heavy lifting — capture, the instant-replay buffer, hardware encoding, the local library and editing. The SvelteKit frontend is only for configuration and editing; it sends intents to the backend over Tauri's invoke and reflects state.
Grab the latest installer from the Releases page.
GPL-3.0
Built by Josh Bernal.