diff --git a/native/binding.gyp b/native/binding.gyp
index fe62ed3..b07cb7c 100644
--- a/native/binding.gyp
+++ b/native/binding.gyp
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
       "conditions": [
         ["OS=='mac'", {
           "sources": [
-            "src/macos_capture.mm"
+            "src/macos_capture.mm",
+            "src/windows_capture_stub.cpp"
           ],
           "xcode_settings": {
             "GCC_ENABLE_CPP_EXCEPTIONS": "YES",
@@ -36,7 +37,17 @@
         }],
         ["OS=='win'", {
           "sources": [
-            "src/macos_capture_stub.cpp"
+            "src/macos_capture_stub.cpp",
+            "src/windows_capture.cpp"
+          ],
+          "defines": [
+            "WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN",
+            "NOMINMAX"
+          ],
+          "libraries": [
+            "ole32.lib",
+            "avrt.lib",
+            "uuid.lib"
           ],
           "msvs_settings": {
             "VCCLCompilerTool": {
@@ -47,7 +58,8 @@
         }],
         ["OS=='linux'", {
           "sources": [
-            "src/macos_capture_stub.cpp"
+            "src/macos_capture_stub.cpp",
+            "src/windows_capture_stub.cpp"
           ],
           "cflags_cc": ["-std=c++17", "-O3", "-ffast-math", "-fPIC"]
         }]
diff --git a/native/src/main.cpp b/native/src/main.cpp
index fa618c1..4ca598c 100644
--- a/native/src/main.cpp
+++ b/native/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <napi.h>
 #include <cstring>
 #include "macos_capture.h"
+#include "windows_capture.h"
 #include "oscilloscope.h"
 #include "spectrum.h"
 #include "vectorscope.h"
@@ -296,6 +297,7 @@ Napi::Object Init(Napi::Env env, Napi::Object exports) {
     exports.Set("vectorscope", vecExports);
 
     RegisterMacOSCapture(env, exports);
+    RegisterWindowsCapture(env, exports);
 
     return exports;
 }
diff --git a/native/src/windows_capture.cpp b/native/src/windows_capture.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e1d6ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/src/windows_capture.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,872 @@
+#include "windows_capture.h"
+
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+
+#include <Audioclient.h>
+#include <Functiondiscoverykeys_devpkey.h>
+#include <Mmdeviceapi.h>
+#include <ksmedia.h>
+#include <mmreg.h>
+#include <propidl.h>
+#include <avrt.h>
+#include <wrl/client.h>
+#include <windows.h>
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <atomic>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <condition_variable>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <deque>
+#include <limits>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <thread>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace {
+
+using Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr;
+
+constexpr size_t kMaxQueuedChunks = 256;
+constexpr size_t kDefaultDrainChunkLimit = 64;
+
+struct OutputDeviceInfo {
+    std::string id;
+    std::string label;
+    double sampleRate;
+    UINT32 channelCount;
+    bool isDefault;
+};
+
+struct CapturedChunk {
+    std::vector<float> left;
+    std::vector<float> right;
+    UINT32 channelCount = 2;
+    double capturedAtMilliseconds = 0.0;
+    uint64_t sequence = 0;
+};
+
+struct AudioFormatInfo {
+    bool valid = false;
+    bool isFloat = false;
+    WORD channels = 0;
+    DWORD sampleRate = 48000;
+    WORD bitsPerSample = 0;
+    WORD validBitsPerSample = 0;
+    WORD bytesPerFrame = 0;
+    WORD bytesPerSample = 0;
+};
+
+double monotonicMilliseconds() {
+    const auto now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch();
+    return std::chrono::duration<double, std::milli>(now).count();
+}
+
+std::string wideToUtf8(const std::wstring& value) {
+    if (value.empty()) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    const int sizeNeeded = WideCharToMultiByte(
+        CP_UTF8, 0, value.c_str(), static_cast<int>(value.size()), nullptr, 0, nullptr, nullptr);
+    if (sizeNeeded <= 0) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    std::string result(static_cast<size_t>(sizeNeeded), '\0');
+    WideCharToMultiByte(
+        CP_UTF8,
+        0,
+        value.c_str(),
+        static_cast<int>(value.size()),
+        result.data(),
+        sizeNeeded,
+        nullptr,
+        nullptr);
+    return result;
+}
+
+std::wstring utf8ToWide(const std::string& value) {
+    if (value.empty()) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    const int sizeNeeded =
+        MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, value.c_str(), static_cast<int>(value.size()), nullptr, 0);
+    if (sizeNeeded <= 0) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    std::wstring result(static_cast<size_t>(sizeNeeded), L'\0');
+    MultiByteToWideChar(
+        CP_UTF8,
+        0,
+        value.c_str(),
+        static_cast<int>(value.size()),
+        result.data(),
+        sizeNeeded);
+    return result;
+}
+
+std::string hresultMessage(const char* operation, HRESULT hr) {
+    std::ostringstream stream;
+    stream << operation << " failed (0x" << std::hex << std::uppercase
+           << static_cast<unsigned long>(hr) << ")";
+    return stream.str();
+}
+
+class ScopedCoInit {
+public:
+    ScopedCoInit()
+        : hr_(CoInitializeEx(nullptr, COINIT_MULTITHREADED)),
+          usable_(SUCCEEDED(hr_) || hr_ == RPC_E_CHANGED_MODE) {}
+
+    ~ScopedCoInit() {
+        if (SUCCEEDED(hr_)) {
+            CoUninitialize();
+        }
+    }
+
+    bool usable() const {
+        return usable_;
+    }
+
+    HRESULT result() const {
+        return hr_;
+    }
+
+private:
+    HRESULT hr_;
+    bool usable_;
+};
+
+std::string getDeviceId(IMMDevice* device) {
+    if (device == nullptr) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    LPWSTR id = nullptr;
+    const HRESULT hr = device->GetId(&id);
+    if (FAILED(hr) || id == nullptr) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    std::wstring wideId(id);
+    CoTaskMemFree(id);
+    return wideToUtf8(wideId);
+}
+
+std::string getDeviceFriendlyName(IMMDevice* device) {
+    if (device == nullptr) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    ComPtr<IPropertyStore> properties;
+    HRESULT hr = device->OpenPropertyStore(STGM_READ, &properties);
+    if (FAILED(hr) || !properties) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    PROPVARIANT value;
+    PropVariantInit(&value);
+    hr = properties->GetValue(PKEY_Device_FriendlyName, &value);
+    if (FAILED(hr)) {
+        PropVariantClear(&value);
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    std::string label;
+    if (value.vt == VT_LPWSTR && value.pwszVal != nullptr) {
+        label = wideToUtf8(value.pwszVal);
+    }
+    PropVariantClear(&value);
+    return label;
+}
+
+AudioFormatInfo getFormatInfo(const WAVEFORMATEX* format) {
+    AudioFormatInfo info;
+    if (format == nullptr || format->nChannels == 0 || format->nBlockAlign == 0) {
+        return info;
+    }
+
+    info.valid = true;
+    info.channels = format->nChannels;
+    info.sampleRate = format->nSamplesPerSec;
+    info.bitsPerSample = format->wBitsPerSample;
+    info.validBitsPerSample = format->wBitsPerSample;
+    info.bytesPerFrame = format->nBlockAlign;
+    info.bytesPerSample = static_cast<WORD>(format->nBlockAlign / format->nChannels);
+    info.isFloat = format->wFormatTag == WAVE_FORMAT_IEEE_FLOAT;
+
+    if (format->wFormatTag == WAVE_FORMAT_EXTENSIBLE &&
+        format->cbSize >= sizeof(WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE) - sizeof(WAVEFORMATEX)) {
+        const auto* extensible = reinterpret_cast<const WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE*>(format);
+        info.isFloat = IsEqualGUID(extensible->SubFormat, KSDATAFORMAT_SUBTYPE_IEEE_FLOAT);
+        if (extensible->Samples.wValidBitsPerSample != 0) {
+            info.validBitsPerSample = extensible->Samples.wValidBitsPerSample;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return info;
+}
+
+float decodeSignedIntegerSample(const BYTE* data, WORD bytesPerSample, WORD validBitsPerSample) {
+    if (data == nullptr || bytesPerSample == 0) {
+        return 0.0f;
+    }
+
+    const WORD totalBits = static_cast<WORD>(bytesPerSample * 8);
+    const WORD validBits = static_cast<WORD>(
+        std::max<WORD>(1, std::min<WORD>(validBitsPerSample == 0 ? totalBits : validBitsPerSample, 32)));
+
+    uint32_t rawBits = 0;
+    for (WORD byteIndex = 0; byteIndex < bytesPerSample && byteIndex < 4; ++byteIndex) {
+        rawBits |= static_cast<uint32_t>(data[byteIndex]) << (byteIndex * 8);
+    }
+
+    const uint32_t validMask =
+        validBits >= 32 ? std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max() : ((1u << validBits) - 1u);
+    rawBits &= validMask;
+
+    int32_t signedValue = 0;
+    if (validBits == 32) {
+        signedValue = static_cast<int32_t>(rawBits);
+    } else {
+        const uint32_t signBit = 1u << (validBits - 1);
+        if ((rawBits & signBit) != 0) {
+            rawBits |= ~validMask;
+        }
+        signedValue = static_cast<int32_t>(rawBits);
+    }
+
+    const double maxMagnitude = validBits == 32
+        ? static_cast<double>(std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::max())
+        : static_cast<double>((1ULL << (validBits - 1)) - 1ULL);
+    if (maxMagnitude <= 0.0) {
+        return 0.0f;
+    }
+
+    return static_cast<float>(static_cast<double>(signedValue) / maxMagnitude);
+}
+
+float readFrameSample(const BYTE* frameData, UINT32 channelIndex, const AudioFormatInfo& format) {
+    if (frameData == nullptr || !format.valid || format.bytesPerSample == 0 ||
+        channelIndex >= format.channels) {
+        return 0.0f;
+    }
+
+    const BYTE* samplePtr = frameData + static_cast<size_t>(channelIndex) * format.bytesPerSample;
+    if (format.isFloat) {
+        if (format.bitsPerSample == 32 && format.bytesPerSample >= sizeof(float)) {
+            float value = 0.0f;
+            std::memcpy(&value, samplePtr, sizeof(float));
+            return value;
+        }
+
+        if (format.bitsPerSample == 64 && format.bytesPerSample >= sizeof(double)) {
+            double value = 0.0;
+            std::memcpy(&value, samplePtr, sizeof(double));
+            return static_cast<float>(value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return decodeSignedIntegerSample(
+        samplePtr, format.bytesPerSample, format.validBitsPerSample);
+}
+
+bool getDeviceMixFormat(IMMDevice* device, double* outSampleRate, UINT32* outChannelCount) {
+    if (device == nullptr) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    ComPtr<IAudioClient> audioClient;
+    HRESULT hr = device->Activate(
+        __uuidof(IAudioClient),
+        CLSCTX_ALL,
+        nullptr,
+        reinterpret_cast<void**>(audioClient.ReleaseAndGetAddressOf()));
+    if (FAILED(hr) || !audioClient) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    WAVEFORMATEX* mixFormat = nullptr;
+    hr = audioClient->GetMixFormat(&mixFormat);
+    if (FAILED(hr) || mixFormat == nullptr) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    const AudioFormatInfo info = getFormatInfo(mixFormat);
+    CoTaskMemFree(mixFormat);
+    if (!info.valid) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (outSampleRate != nullptr) {
+        *outSampleRate = static_cast<double>(info.sampleRate);
+    }
+    if (outChannelCount != nullptr) {
+        *outChannelCount = info.channels;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+std::vector<OutputDeviceInfo> enumerateOutputDevices() {
+    ScopedCoInit coInit;
+    if (!coInit.usable()) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    ComPtr<IMMDeviceEnumerator> enumerator;
+    HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(
+        __uuidof(MMDeviceEnumerator), nullptr, CLSCTX_ALL, IID_PPV_ARGS(&enumerator));
+    if (FAILED(hr) || !enumerator) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    std::string defaultDeviceId;
+    ComPtr<IMMDevice> defaultDevice;
+    hr = enumerator->GetDefaultAudioEndpoint(eRender, eConsole, &defaultDevice);
+    if (SUCCEEDED(hr) && defaultDevice) {
+        defaultDeviceId = getDeviceId(defaultDevice.Get());
+    }
+
+    ComPtr<IMMDeviceCollection> collection;
+    hr = enumerator->EnumAudioEndpoints(eRender, DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVE, &collection);
+    if (FAILED(hr) || !collection) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    UINT deviceCount = 0;
+    hr = collection->GetCount(&deviceCount);
+    if (FAILED(hr) || deviceCount == 0) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    std::vector<OutputDeviceInfo> devices;
+    devices.reserve(deviceCount);
+
+    for (UINT index = 0; index < deviceCount; ++index) {
+        ComPtr<IMMDevice> device;
+        hr = collection->Item(index, &device);
+        if (FAILED(hr) || !device) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        const std::string deviceId = getDeviceId(device.Get());
+        if (deviceId.empty()) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        std::string label = getDeviceFriendlyName(device.Get());
+        if (label.empty()) {
+            label = deviceId;
+        }
+
+        double sampleRate = 48000.0;
+        UINT32 channelCount = 2;
+        getDeviceMixFormat(device.Get(), &sampleRate, &channelCount);
+
+        devices.push_back(OutputDeviceInfo{
+            deviceId,
+            label,
+            sampleRate,
+            channelCount,
+            deviceId == defaultDeviceId,
+        });
+    }
+
+    return devices;
+}
+
+class WindowsNativeCaptureEngine {
+public:
+    Napi::Object GetSupport(Napi::Env env) {
+        Napi::Object support = Napi::Object::New(env);
+        support.Set("available", Napi::Boolean::New(env, true));
+        support.Set("reason", env.Null());
+        return support;
+    }
+
+    Napi::Array ListOutputDevices(Napi::Env env) {
+        const auto devices = enumerateOutputDevices();
+        Napi::Array result = Napi::Array::New(env, devices.size());
+
+        for (size_t index = 0; index < devices.size(); ++index) {
+            const auto& device = devices[index];
+            Napi::Object entry = Napi::Object::New(env);
+            entry.Set("id", Napi::String::New(env, device.id));
+            entry.Set("label", Napi::String::New(env, device.label));
+            entry.Set("kind", Napi::String::New(env, "system"));
+            entry.Set("isDefault", Napi::Boolean::New(env, device.isDefault));
+            entry.Set("sampleRate", Napi::Number::New(env, device.sampleRate));
+            entry.Set(
+                "channelCount",
+                Napi::Number::New(env, static_cast<double>(device.channelCount)));
+            result.Set(static_cast<uint32_t>(index), entry);
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    Napi::Object Start(Napi::Env env, const std::string& requestedDeviceId) {
+        std::string errorMessage;
+        if (!startInternal(requestedDeviceId, &errorMessage)) {
+            Napi::Error::New(env, errorMessage).ThrowAsJavaScriptException();
+            return Napi::Object::New(env);
+        }
+
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(stateMutex_);
+        Napi::Object result = Napi::Object::New(env);
+        result.Set("sampleRate", Napi::Number::New(env, sampleRate_));
+        result.Set(
+            "channelCount", Napi::Number::New(env, static_cast<double>(channelCount_)));
+        result.Set("deviceId", Napi::String::New(env, activeDeviceId_));
+        result.Set("deviceLabel", Napi::String::New(env, activeDeviceLabel_));
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    void Stop() {
+        stopInternal();
+    }
+
+    Napi::Object Drain(Napi::Env env, size_t maxChunks) {
+        const size_t drainLimit =
+            maxChunks == 0 ? kDefaultDrainChunkLimit : std::min(maxChunks, kMaxQueuedChunks);
+
+        std::deque<CapturedChunk> drained;
+        uint64_t overwriteCount = 0;
+        size_t queueDepth = 0;
+
+        {
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(chunkMutex_);
+            overwriteCount = overwriteCount_;
+            const size_t count = std::min(drainLimit, chunkQueue_.size());
+            for (size_t index = 0; index < count; ++index) {
+                drained.push_back(std::move(chunkQueue_.front()));
+                chunkQueue_.pop_front();
+            }
+            queueDepth = chunkQueue_.size();
+        }
+
+        Napi::Array chunks = Napi::Array::New(env, drained.size());
+        for (size_t index = 0; index < drained.size(); ++index) {
+            auto& chunk = drained[index];
+            Napi::Object entry = Napi::Object::New(env);
+            Napi::Float32Array left = Napi::Float32Array::New(env, chunk.left.size());
+            Napi::Float32Array right = Napi::Float32Array::New(env, chunk.right.size());
+            if (!chunk.left.empty()) {
+                std::memcpy(left.Data(), chunk.left.data(), chunk.left.size() * sizeof(float));
+            }
+            if (!chunk.right.empty()) {
+                std::memcpy(right.Data(), chunk.right.data(), chunk.right.size() * sizeof(float));
+            }
+            entry.Set("left", left);
+            entry.Set("right", right);
+            entry.Set(
+                "channelCount",
+                Napi::Number::New(env, static_cast<double>(chunk.channelCount)));
+            entry.Set(
+                "capturedAtMilliseconds",
+                Napi::Number::New(env, chunk.capturedAtMilliseconds));
+            entry.Set(
+                "sequence",
+                Napi::Number::New(env, static_cast<double>(chunk.sequence)));
+            chunks.Set(static_cast<uint32_t>(index), entry);
+        }
+
+        Napi::Object result = Napi::Object::New(env);
+        result.Set("chunks", chunks);
+        result.Set(
+            "overwriteCount", Napi::Number::New(env, static_cast<double>(overwriteCount)));
+        result.Set("queueDepth", Napi::Number::New(env, static_cast<double>(queueDepth)));
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    double NowMilliseconds() const {
+        return monotonicMilliseconds();
+    }
+
+private:
+    bool startInternal(const std::string& requestedDeviceId, std::string* outErrorMessage) {
+        stopInternal();
+
+        {
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(stateMutex_);
+            startPending_ = true;
+            startSucceeded_ = false;
+            startError_.clear();
+            stopRequested_.store(false);
+            if (stopEvent_ != nullptr) {
+                CloseHandle(stopEvent_);
+                stopEvent_ = nullptr;
+            }
+            stopEvent_ = CreateEventW(nullptr, TRUE, FALSE, nullptr);
+            if (stopEvent_ == nullptr) {
+                startPending_ = false;
+                startError_ = "CreateEventW failed for Windows loopback capture.";
+                if (outErrorMessage != nullptr) {
+                    *outErrorMessage = startError_;
+                }
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        captureThread_ = std::thread(
+            [this, requestedDeviceId]() { this->captureThreadMain(requestedDeviceId); });
+
+        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(stateMutex_);
+        startCondition_.wait(lock, [this]() { return !startPending_; });
+
+        if (!startSucceeded_) {
+            const std::string errorMessage = startError_.empty()
+                ? "Native Windows loopback capture failed to start."
+                : startError_;
+            lock.unlock();
+            stopInternal();
+            if (outErrorMessage != nullptr) {
+                *outErrorMessage = errorMessage;
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    void stopInternal() {
+        std::thread captureThread;
+
+        {
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(stateMutex_);
+            stopRequested_.store(true);
+            if (stopEvent_ != nullptr) {
+                SetEvent(stopEvent_);
+            }
+            if (captureThread_.joinable()) {
+                captureThread = std::move(captureThread_);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (captureThread.joinable()) {
+            captureThread.join();
+        }
+
+        {
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(stateMutex_);
+            if (stopEvent_ != nullptr) {
+                CloseHandle(stopEvent_);
+                stopEvent_ = nullptr;
+            }
+            active_ = false;
+            startPending_ = false;
+            startSucceeded_ = false;
+            activeDeviceId_.clear();
+            activeDeviceLabel_.clear();
+            sampleRate_ = 48000.0;
+            channelCount_ = 2;
+            sequence_ = 0;
+        }
+
+        {
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(chunkMutex_);
+            chunkQueue_.clear();
+            overwriteCount_ = 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    void captureThreadMain(const std::string& requestedDeviceId) {
+        ScopedCoInit coInit;
+        if (!coInit.usable()) {
+            notifyStartFailure(hresultMessage("CoInitializeEx", coInit.result()));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ComPtr<IMMDeviceEnumerator> enumerator;
+        HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(
+            __uuidof(MMDeviceEnumerator), nullptr, CLSCTX_ALL, IID_PPV_ARGS(&enumerator));
+        if (FAILED(hr) || !enumerator) {
+            notifyStartFailure(hresultMessage("CoCreateInstance(MMDeviceEnumerator)", hr));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ComPtr<IMMDevice> device;
+        if (!requestedDeviceId.empty()) {
+            const std::wstring requestedWide = utf8ToWide(requestedDeviceId);
+            hr = enumerator->GetDevice(requestedWide.c_str(), &device);
+        } else {
+            hr = enumerator->GetDefaultAudioEndpoint(eRender, eConsole, &device);
+        }
+
+        if (FAILED(hr) || !device) {
+            notifyStartFailure(hresultMessage("Get audio endpoint", hr));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const std::string deviceId = getDeviceId(device.Get());
+        std::string deviceLabel = getDeviceFriendlyName(device.Get());
+        if (deviceLabel.empty()) {
+            deviceLabel = deviceId.empty() ? "Windows Output Device" : deviceId;
+        }
+
+        ComPtr<IAudioClient> audioClient;
+        hr = device->Activate(
+            __uuidof(IAudioClient),
+            CLSCTX_ALL,
+            nullptr,
+            reinterpret_cast<void**>(audioClient.ReleaseAndGetAddressOf()));
+        if (FAILED(hr) || !audioClient) {
+            notifyStartFailure(hresultMessage("IMMDevice::Activate(IAudioClient)", hr));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        WAVEFORMATEX* mixFormat = nullptr;
+        hr = audioClient->GetMixFormat(&mixFormat);
+        if (FAILED(hr) || mixFormat == nullptr) {
+            notifyStartFailure(hresultMessage("IAudioClient::GetMixFormat", hr));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const AudioFormatInfo format = getFormatInfo(mixFormat);
+        if (!format.valid) {
+            CoTaskMemFree(mixFormat);
+            notifyStartFailure("Unsupported WASAPI mix format for Windows loopback capture.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        REFERENCE_TIME defaultPeriod = 0;
+        REFERENCE_TIME minimumPeriod = 0;
+        audioClient->GetDevicePeriod(&defaultPeriod, &minimumPeriod);
+        const DWORD sleepMilliseconds = static_cast<DWORD>(
+            std::max<LONG64>(2, std::min<LONG64>(10, defaultPeriod / 10000 / 2)));
+
+        hr = audioClient->Initialize(
+            AUDCLNT_SHAREMODE_SHARED, AUDCLNT_STREAMFLAGS_LOOPBACK, 0, 0, mixFormat, nullptr);
+        if (FAILED(hr)) {
+            CoTaskMemFree(mixFormat);
+            notifyStartFailure(hresultMessage("IAudioClient::Initialize", hr));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ComPtr<IAudioCaptureClient> captureClient;
+        hr = audioClient->GetService(IID_PPV_ARGS(&captureClient));
+        if (FAILED(hr) || !captureClient) {
+            CoTaskMemFree(mixFormat);
+            notifyStartFailure(hresultMessage("IAudioClient::GetService(IAudioCaptureClient)", hr));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        hr = audioClient->Start();
+        if (FAILED(hr)) {
+            CoTaskMemFree(mixFormat);
+            notifyStartFailure(hresultMessage("IAudioClient::Start", hr));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        notifyStartSuccess(
+            deviceId,
+            deviceLabel,
+            static_cast<double>(format.sampleRate),
+            std::max<UINT32>(1, format.channels));
+
+        DWORD taskIndex = 0;
+        HANDLE mmcssHandle = AvSetMmThreadCharacteristicsW(L"Audio", &taskIndex);
+
+        while (!stopRequested_.load()) {
+            UINT32 packetFrames = 0;
+            hr = captureClient->GetNextPacketSize(&packetFrames);
+            if (FAILED(hr)) {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            while (packetFrames > 0 && !stopRequested_.load()) {
+                BYTE* data = nullptr;
+                UINT32 framesToRead = 0;
+                DWORD flags = 0;
+                hr = captureClient->GetBuffer(&data, &framesToRead, &flags, nullptr, nullptr);
+                if (FAILED(hr)) {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                if (framesToRead > 0) {
+                    CapturedChunk chunk;
+                    chunk.channelCount = std::max<UINT32>(1, format.channels);
+                    chunk.capturedAtMilliseconds = monotonicMilliseconds();
+                    chunk.left.resize(framesToRead);
+                    chunk.right.resize(framesToRead);
+
+                    if ((flags & AUDCLNT_BUFFERFLAGS_SILENT) == 0 && data != nullptr) {
+                        for (UINT32 frameIndex = 0; frameIndex < framesToRead; ++frameIndex) {
+                            const BYTE* frameData =
+                                data + static_cast<size_t>(frameIndex) * format.bytesPerFrame;
+                            const float left = readFrameSample(frameData, 0, format);
+                            const float right = format.channels > 1
+                                ? readFrameSample(frameData, 1, format)
+                                : left;
+                            chunk.left[frameIndex] = left;
+                            chunk.right[frameIndex] = right;
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        std::fill(chunk.left.begin(), chunk.left.end(), 0.0f);
+                        std::fill(chunk.right.begin(), chunk.right.end(), 0.0f);
+                    }
+
+                    pushChunk(std::move(chunk));
+                }
+
+                captureClient->ReleaseBuffer(framesToRead);
+                hr = captureClient->GetNextPacketSize(&packetFrames);
+                if (FAILED(hr)) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (FAILED(hr) || stopRequested_.load()) {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            if (WaitForSingleObject(stopEvent_, sleepMilliseconds) == WAIT_OBJECT_0) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (mmcssHandle != nullptr) {
+            AvRevertMmThreadCharacteristics(mmcssHandle);
+        }
+
+        audioClient->Stop();
+        CoTaskMemFree(mixFormat);
+
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(stateMutex_);
+        active_ = false;
+    }
+
+    void notifyStartSuccess(const std::string& deviceId,
+                            const std::string& deviceLabel,
+                            double sampleRate,
+                            UINT32 channelCount) {
+        {
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(stateMutex_);
+            active_ = true;
+            activeDeviceId_ = deviceId;
+            activeDeviceLabel_ = deviceLabel;
+            sampleRate_ = sampleRate;
+            channelCount_ = channelCount;
+            sequence_ = 0;
+            startSucceeded_ = true;
+            startPending_ = false;
+            startError_.clear();
+        }
+
+        {
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(chunkMutex_);
+            chunkQueue_.clear();
+            overwriteCount_ = 0;
+        }
+
+        startCondition_.notify_all();
+    }
+
+    void notifyStartFailure(const std::string& message) {
+        {
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(stateMutex_);
+            startSucceeded_ = false;
+            startPending_ = false;
+            startError_ = message;
+            active_ = false;
+        }
+        startCondition_.notify_all();
+    }
+
+    void pushChunk(CapturedChunk chunk) {
+        {
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(stateMutex_);
+            chunk.sequence = ++sequence_;
+        }
+
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(chunkMutex_);
+        if (chunkQueue_.size() >= kMaxQueuedChunks) {
+            chunkQueue_.pop_front();
+            ++overwriteCount_;
+        }
+        chunkQueue_.push_back(std::move(chunk));
+    }
+
+    std::mutex stateMutex_;
+    std::condition_variable startCondition_;
+    std::mutex chunkMutex_;
+    std::deque<CapturedChunk> chunkQueue_;
+    std::thread captureThread_;
+    HANDLE stopEvent_ = nullptr;
+    std::atomic<bool> stopRequested_{false};
+
+    uint64_t overwriteCount_ = 0;
+    uint64_t sequence_ = 0;
+    bool active_ = false;
+    bool startPending_ = false;
+    bool startSucceeded_ = false;
+    std::string startError_;
+    std::string activeDeviceId_;
+    std::string activeDeviceLabel_;
+    double sampleRate_ = 48000.0;
+    UINT32 channelCount_ = 2;
+};
+
+WindowsNativeCaptureEngine& engine() {
+    static WindowsNativeCaptureEngine instance;
+    return instance;
+}
+
+Napi::Value WindowsGetSupport(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
+    return engine().GetSupport(info.Env());
+}
+
+Napi::Value WindowsListOutputDevices(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
+    return engine().ListOutputDevices(info.Env());
+}
+
+Napi::Value WindowsStart(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
+    std::string requestedDeviceId;
+    if (info.Length() >= 1 && info[0].IsString()) {
+        requestedDeviceId = info[0].As<Napi::String>().Utf8Value();
+    }
+    return engine().Start(info.Env(), requestedDeviceId);
+}
+
+Napi::Value WindowsStop(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
+    engine().Stop();
+    return info.Env().Undefined();
+}
+
+Napi::Value WindowsDrain(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
+    size_t maxChunks = kDefaultDrainChunkLimit;
+    if (info.Length() >= 1 && info[0].IsNumber()) {
+        const int64_t requested = info[0].As<Napi::Number>().Int64Value();
+        if (requested > 0) {
+            maxChunks = static_cast<size_t>(requested);
+        }
+    }
+    return engine().Drain(info.Env(), maxChunks);
+}
+
+Napi::Value WindowsNowMilliseconds(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
+    return Napi::Number::New(info.Env(), engine().NowMilliseconds());
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+
+void RegisterWindowsCapture(Napi::Env env, Napi::Object exports) {
+    Napi::Object captureExports = Napi::Object::New(env);
+    captureExports.Set("getSupport", Napi::Function::New(env, WindowsGetSupport));
+    captureExports.Set(
+        "listOutputDevices", Napi::Function::New(env, WindowsListOutputDevices));
+    captureExports.Set("start", Napi::Function::New(env, WindowsStart));
+    captureExports.Set("stop", Napi::Function::New(env, WindowsStop));
+    captureExports.Set("drain", Napi::Function::New(env, WindowsDrain));
+    captureExports.Set("nowMilliseconds", Napi::Function::New(env, WindowsNowMilliseconds));
+    exports.Set("windowsCapture", captureExports);
+}
+
+#endif  // defined(_WIN32)
diff --git a/native/src/windows_capture.h b/native/src/windows_capture.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c937c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/src/windows_capture.h
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <napi.h>
+
+void RegisterWindowsCapture(Napi::Env env, Napi::Object exports);
diff --git a/native/src/windows_capture_stub.cpp b/native/src/windows_capture_stub.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bc180f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/src/windows_capture_stub.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#include "windows_capture.h"
+
+namespace {
+
+Napi::Value GetSupport(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
+    Napi::Object support = Napi::Object::New(info.Env());
+    support.Set("available", Napi::Boolean::New(info.Env(), false));
+    support.Set(
+        "reason",
+        Napi::String::New(
+            info.Env(), "Native Windows output-device capture is unavailable on this platform."));
+    return support;
+}
+
+Napi::Value ListOutputDevices(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
+    return Napi::Array::New(info.Env());
+}
+
+Napi::Value Start(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
+    Napi::Error::New(
+        info.Env(), "Native Windows output-device capture is unavailable on this platform.")
+        .ThrowAsJavaScriptException();
+    return info.Env().Undefined();
+}
+
+Napi::Value Stop(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
+    return info.Env().Undefined();
+}
+
+Napi::Value Drain(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
+    Napi::Object result = Napi::Object::New(info.Env());
+    result.Set("chunks", Napi::Array::New(info.Env()));
+    result.Set("overwriteCount", Napi::Number::New(info.Env(), 0));
+    result.Set("queueDepth", Napi::Number::New(info.Env(), 0));
+    return result;
+}
+
+Napi::Value NowMilliseconds(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
+    return Napi::Number::New(info.Env(), 0);
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+
+void RegisterWindowsCapture(Napi::Env env, Napi::Object exports) {
+    Napi::Object captureExports = Napi::Object::New(env);
+    captureExports.Set("getSupport", Napi::Function::New(env, GetSupport));
+    captureExports.Set(
+        "listOutputDevices", Napi::Function::New(env, ListOutputDevices));
+    captureExports.Set("start", Napi::Function::New(env, Start));
+    captureExports.Set("stop", Napi::Function::New(env, Stop));
+    captureExports.Set("drain", Napi::Function::New(env, Drain));
+    captureExports.Set("nowMilliseconds", Napi::Function::New(env, NowMilliseconds));
+    exports.Set("windowsCapture", captureExports);
+}
diff --git a/src/preload/index.ts b/src/preload/index.ts
index c07f1b7..e2f7ffb 100644
--- a/src/preload/index.ts
+++ b/src/preload/index.ts
@@ -60,25 +60,43 @@ try {
 function resolveNativeCaptureSupport(
   fallbackEntry: CaptureBackendSupportEntry,
 ): CaptureBackendSupportEntry {
-  if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
-    return fallbackEntry
-  }
+  if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
+    const macosCapture = nativeAddonModule?.macosCapture
+    if (!macosCapture) {
+      return {
+        kind: 'native-macos',
+        available: false,
+        reason: 'Native capture module is not available in this build.',
+      }
+    }
 
-  const macosCapture = nativeAddonModule?.macosCapture
-  if (!macosCapture) {
+    const support = macosCapture.getSupport()
     return {
       kind: 'native-macos',
-      available: false,
-      reason: 'Native capture module is not available in this build.',
+      available: support.available,
+      reason: support.reason,
     }
   }
 
-  const support = macosCapture.getSupport()
-  return {
-    kind: 'native-macos',
-    available: support.available,
-    reason: support.reason,
+  if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+    const windowsCapture = nativeAddonModule?.windowsCapture
+    if (!windowsCapture) {
+      return {
+        kind: 'native-windows',
+        available: false,
+        reason: 'Native capture module is not available in this build.',
+      }
+    }
+
+    const support = windowsCapture.getSupport()
+    return {
+      kind: 'native-windows',
+      available: support.available,
+      reason: support.reason,
+    }
   }
+
+  return fallbackEntry
 }
 
 const visualizerAPI = nativeAddonModule
@@ -92,6 +110,7 @@ const visualizerAPI = nativeAddonModule
 const nativeCaptureAPI = nativeAddonModule
   ? {
       macosCapture: nativeAddonModule.macosCapture,
+      windowsCapture: nativeAddonModule.windowsCapture,
     }
   : null
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/audio/AudioCapture.ts b/src/renderer/audio/AudioCapture.ts
index b96ffc0..0d1e7b7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/audio/AudioCapture.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/audio/AudioCapture.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ import type {
   CaptureMode,
   CaptureSourceDescriptor,
 } from '../../types/capture'
-import type { NativeMacOSCaptureDrainResult, NativeMacOSCaptureStartResult } from '../../types/nativeCapture'
+import type {
+  NativeCaptureDrainResult,
+  NativeCaptureStartResult,
+  NativeSystemCaptureAPI,
+} from '../../types/nativeCapture'
 
 export type { CaptureMode } from '../../types/capture'
 
@@ -338,8 +342,8 @@ class ElectronDeviceCaptureBackend implements CaptureBackend {
   }
 }
 
-class NativeMacOSCaptureBackend implements CaptureBackend {
-  readonly kind = 'native-macos' as const
+abstract class NativePolledCaptureBackend implements CaptureBackend {
+  abstract readonly kind: CaptureBackendKind
 
   private readonly chunkListeners = new Set<(chunk: CaptureChunk) => void>()
   private pollTimer: number | null = null
@@ -354,14 +358,14 @@ class NativeMacOSCaptureBackend implements CaptureBackend {
   }
 
   async start(request?: CaptureBackendStartRequest): Promise<void> {
-    const nativeCapture = window.nativeCaptureAPI?.macosCapture
+    const nativeCapture = this.getNativeCaptureModule()
     if (!nativeCapture) {
-      throw new Error('Native macOS capture module is not available in this build.')
+      throw new Error(`${this.getBackendLabel()} capture module is not available in this build.`)
     }
 
     const support = nativeCapture.getSupport()
     if (!support.available) {
-      throw new Error(support.reason ?? 'Native macOS capture is unavailable.')
+      throw new Error(support.reason ?? `${this.getBackendLabel()} capture is unavailable.`)
     }
 
     const nativeNow = nativeCapture.nowMilliseconds()
@@ -371,7 +375,7 @@ class NativeMacOSCaptureBackend implements CaptureBackend {
       request?.deviceId && request.deviceId !== DEFAULT_SYSTEM_SOURCE_ID
         ? request.deviceId
         : undefined,
-    ) as NativeMacOSCaptureStartResult
+    ) as NativeCaptureStartResult
 
     this.sampleRate = Math.max(1, Math.floor(startResult.sampleRate) || 48000)
     this.channelCount = Math.max(1, Math.floor(startResult.channelCount) || 2)
@@ -382,12 +386,12 @@ class NativeMacOSCaptureBackend implements CaptureBackend {
 
   async stop(): Promise<void> {
     this.stopPolling()
-    window.nativeCaptureAPI?.macosCapture.stop()
+    this.getNativeCaptureModule()?.stop()
     this.active = false
   }
 
   async listSources(): Promise<CaptureSourceDescriptor[]> {
-    const nativeCapture = window.nativeCaptureAPI?.macosCapture
+    const nativeCapture = this.getNativeCaptureModule()
     if (!nativeCapture) {
       return [getDefaultSystemSourceDescriptor()]
     }
@@ -437,7 +441,7 @@ class NativeMacOSCaptureBackend implements CaptureBackend {
       if (!this.active) return
 
       try {
-        const result = window.nativeCaptureAPI?.macosCapture.drain(32) as NativeMacOSCaptureDrainResult | undefined
+        const result = this.getNativeCaptureModule()?.drain(32) as NativeCaptureDrainResult | undefined
         if (result) {
           for (const chunk of result.chunks) {
             const routedChunk: CaptureChunk = {
@@ -454,7 +458,7 @@ class NativeMacOSCaptureBackend implements CaptureBackend {
           }
         }
       } catch (error) {
-        console.error('Native macOS capture poll failed:', error)
+        console.error(`${this.getBackendLabel()} capture poll failed:`, error)
         this.active = false
         this.stopPolling()
         return
@@ -472,6 +476,33 @@ class NativeMacOSCaptureBackend implements CaptureBackend {
       this.pollTimer = null
     }
   }
+
+  protected abstract getNativeCaptureModule(): NativeSystemCaptureAPI | null
+  protected abstract getBackendLabel(): string
+}
+
+class NativeMacOSCaptureBackend extends NativePolledCaptureBackend {
+  readonly kind = 'native-macos' as const
+
+  protected getNativeCaptureModule(): NativeSystemCaptureAPI | null {
+    return window.nativeCaptureAPI?.macosCapture ?? null
+  }
+
+  protected getBackendLabel(): string {
+    return 'Native macOS'
+  }
+}
+
+class NativeWindowsCaptureBackend extends NativePolledCaptureBackend {
+  readonly kind = 'native-windows' as const
+
+  protected getNativeCaptureModule(): NativeSystemCaptureAPI | null {
+    return window.nativeCaptureAPI?.windowsCapture ?? null
+  }
+
+  protected getBackendLabel(): string {
+    return 'Native Windows'
+  }
 }
 
 class NativeUnavailableCaptureBackend implements CaptureBackend {
@@ -731,9 +762,23 @@ class AudioCapture {
   }
 
   private createNativeBackend(supportEntry: CaptureBackendSupportEntry): CaptureBackend {
-    const backend = supportEntry.kind === 'native-macos' && supportEntry.available
-      ? new NativeMacOSCaptureBackend(supportEntry)
-      : new NativeUnavailableCaptureBackend(supportEntry)
+    let backend: CaptureBackend
+
+    switch (supportEntry.kind) {
+      case 'native-macos':
+        backend = supportEntry.available
+          ? new NativeMacOSCaptureBackend(supportEntry)
+          : new NativeUnavailableCaptureBackend(supportEntry)
+        break
+      case 'native-windows':
+        backend = supportEntry.available
+          ? new NativeWindowsCaptureBackend(supportEntry)
+          : new NativeUnavailableCaptureBackend(supportEntry)
+        break
+      default:
+        backend = new NativeUnavailableCaptureBackend(supportEntry)
+        break
+    }
 
     backend.subscribe((chunk) => this.handleChunk(backend.kind, chunk))
     return backend
diff --git a/src/types/nativeCapture.ts b/src/types/nativeCapture.ts
index 1736c26..28e03e0 100644
--- a/src/types/nativeCapture.ts
+++ b/src/types/nativeCapture.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-export interface NativeMacOSCaptureSupport {
+export interface NativeCaptureSupport {
   available: boolean
   reason: string | null
 }
 
-export interface NativeMacOSCaptureSource {
+export interface NativeCaptureSource {
   id: string
   label: string
   kind: 'system'
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ export interface NativeMacOSCaptureSource {
   channelCount: number
 }
 
-export interface NativeMacOSCaptureStartResult {
+export interface NativeCaptureStartResult {
   sampleRate: number
   channelCount: number
   deviceId: string
   deviceLabel: string
 }
 
-export interface NativeMacOSCapturedChunk {
+export interface NativeCapturedChunk {
   left: Float32Array
   right: Float32Array
   channelCount: number
@@ -27,21 +27,36 @@ export interface NativeMacOSCapturedChunk {
   sequence: number
 }
 
-export interface NativeMacOSCaptureDrainResult {
-  chunks: NativeMacOSCapturedChunk[]
+export interface NativeCaptureDrainResult {
+  chunks: NativeCapturedChunk[]
   overwriteCount: number
   queueDepth: number
 }
 
-export interface NativeMacOSCaptureAPI {
-  getSupport: () => NativeMacOSCaptureSupport
-  listOutputDevices: () => NativeMacOSCaptureSource[]
-  start: (deviceId?: string) => NativeMacOSCaptureStartResult
+export interface NativeSystemCaptureAPI {
+  getSupport: () => NativeCaptureSupport
+  listOutputDevices: () => NativeCaptureSource[]
+  start: (deviceId?: string) => NativeCaptureStartResult
   stop: () => void
-  drain: (maxChunks?: number) => NativeMacOSCaptureDrainResult
+  drain: (maxChunks?: number) => NativeCaptureDrainResult
   nowMilliseconds: () => number
 }
 
+export type NativeMacOSCaptureSupport = NativeCaptureSupport
+export type NativeMacOSCaptureSource = NativeCaptureSource
+export type NativeMacOSCaptureStartResult = NativeCaptureStartResult
+export type NativeMacOSCapturedChunk = NativeCapturedChunk
+export type NativeMacOSCaptureDrainResult = NativeCaptureDrainResult
+export type NativeMacOSCaptureAPI = NativeSystemCaptureAPI
+
+export type NativeWindowsCaptureSupport = NativeCaptureSupport
+export type NativeWindowsCaptureSource = NativeCaptureSource
+export type NativeWindowsCaptureStartResult = NativeCaptureStartResult
+export type NativeWindowsCapturedChunk = NativeCapturedChunk
+export type NativeWindowsCaptureDrainResult = NativeCaptureDrainResult
+export type NativeWindowsCaptureAPI = NativeSystemCaptureAPI
+
 export interface NativeCaptureAPI {
   macosCapture: NativeMacOSCaptureAPI
+  windowsCapture: NativeWindowsCaptureAPI
 }