Hotshots is a screenshot tool with some editing features. It is particularly suitable for writing documentation (as used in the following chapters) but you can use it to highlight some details on a map image or what ever you want.



Spectacle is described as 'Simple application for capturing desktop screenshots. It can capture images of the entire desktop, a single monitor, the currently active window, the window currently under the mouse, or a rectangular region of the screen' and is a screenshot capture tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Spectacle for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and Google Chrome apps. The best Spectacle alternative is ShareX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Spectacle are Flameshot, Greenshot, Ksnip and Snipping Tool.
Hotshots is a screenshot tool with some editing features. It is particularly suitable for writing documentation (as used in the following chapters) but you can use it to highlight some details on a map image or what ever you want.



Intuitive screenshots baked right into the browser. Capture, save and share screenshots as you browse the Web using Firefox.
The simplest way to take a full page screenshot of your current browser window. Click on the extension icon (or press Alt+Shift+P), watch the extension capture each part of the page, and be transported to a new tab of your screenshot where you can download it as an image or PDF...



Onde Screen Capture for Mac is currently the most professional and powerful screen grabbing utility running on Mac OS, by which you can easily capture any part on your Mac desktop such as rectangular or ellipse region, freehand region, full screen, active window or all windows...



A modern screenshot utility. Simple yet configurable. Powerful features: Send Snips to your Phone, Upload to Facebook. Drag and Drop images, Snip Types: Manual Size, Window/Region Capture, Fixed Size and Fixed Ratio. That and so much MORE...




Lightning fast and ultra elegant screenshot and annotation tool that does all you need without the bloat. Made for Mac and Windows.




Zappy is a macOS screen capture tool made for internal use by Zapier and released free for all. It's built for speed and provides the perfect set of features for remote teams to work with screenshots and GIF recordings quickly and effectively.




Snip is a screen-capture application that can capture the active window or custom areas. Drag to zoom in/out the screen shot; add labels, texts and handwriting contents of your choice and save it to your device or the clipboard.



Shotomatic captures, schedules and scripts screenshots on Mac so you can archive your favorite content, create timelapses, record bug reports and tutorials without lifting a finger.


Swappy is a Wayland screenshot editing tool featuring brushes, text, shapes, arrows, and blur. Images can be saved locally or copied directly to the clipboard.

Screenshot app for macOS includes scrolling capture for full-page screenshots, multi-window selection, annotation tools, color picker, shadow effects, object measurement, pixel accuracy, and pinning images—ideal for code, chats, articles, and design references.




ScreenCloud is an easy to use screenshot sharing application. Take a screenshot using one of the 3 hotkeys or simply click the ScreenCloud tray icon. You can choose where you want to save your screenshot.

