macshot

sw33tlie/macshot

Feature-packed native macOS screenshot & recording tool: annotate, auto-redact PII, record GIFs, OCR + translate, scroll capture, beautify, and more.

Open-source alternative to CleanShot X

What it replaces

Select a screen region, add arrows, shapes or text, then copy or save the image

Screen Recording permission is required before capture. Only local screenshots and annotation are reviewed; hosted sharing, OCR accuracy and full CleanShot recording/editor equivalence are not established. Cloud/team sharing and scrolling capture are outside this comparison.

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