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macshot

Feature-packed native macOS screenshot tool — annotate, auto-redact PII, record GIFs, OCR + translate, scroll capture, beautify, and more. No Electron, no subscription.

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  • Mac
  • Homebrew
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  1.  Privacy focused
  2.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Works Offline
  2.  No Tracking
  3.  Ad-free
  4.  Dark Mode
  5.  Built-in Color Picker
  6.  Full-page Screenshot
  7.  Remove Image Background
  8.  Annotate Screenshot
  9.  Support for Multiple Monitors
  10.  No registration required
  11.  Sits in the menu bar
  12.  Screen Recording
  13.  Trim video
  14. Amazon Simple Storage Service icon  Support for Amazon S3
  15.  Export to MP4
  16.  Mouse Highlighting
  17.  Upload directly to Google Drive
  18.  Blur Filter
  19.  Convert Videos to Animated GIFs
  20.  Extract text from image
  21.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
  22.  Support for Hotkeys

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    Omar-Khaled added macshot as alternative to Shotnix
  • c-137 reviewed macshot  

    What a great little app! Smooth functioning, loads of features & capabilities, and open source. In fact, it checks all the qualities I look for in a screen capture app.

  • c-137 liked macshot
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    Benoks added macshot as alternative to EShot
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    ddibernardo added macshot as alternative to Snippy Snip
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    dcarrero added macshot as alternative to iSkitch

Comments and Reviews

   
Top Positive Comment
c-137
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What a great little app! Smooth functioning, loads of features & capabilities, and open source. In fact, it checks all the qualities I look for in a screen capture app.

jairo-mtz
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Starting with this new app! Maybe I’ll leave Flameshot behind.

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Mr. Anon
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Nothing short of incredible. Best MacOS screenshot app I've ever used, and everything works perfectly as expected.

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What is macshot?

Free, open-source screenshot & screen recording tool for macOS. Native Swift + AppKit. No Electron. No bloat.

Why macshot?

  • Capture & annotate in one flow — select a region, draw arrows/text/shapes/blur, copy to clipboard. One hotkey, zero friction.
  • Screen recording with built-in editor — record any area or full screen as MP4/GIF with optional system audio, then trim and export without leaving the app.
  • Scroll capture — select a region and scroll. macshot stitches it into one seamless tall (or wide) image automatically.
  • Upload anywhere — one-click upload to Google Drive, imgbb, or any S3-compatible service (Cloudflare R2, AWS S3, MinIO, etc.). Link copied to clipboard instantly.
  • Lightweight & native — ~8 MB memory at idle. Lives in your menu bar. Built with Swift and AppKit, not a web browser in disguise.

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Photos & Graphics, OS & Utilities, Development, Video & Movies

GitHub repository

  •  3,660 Stars
  •  218 Forks
  •  142 Open Issues
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Our users have written 3 comments and reviews about macshot, and it has gotten 18 likes

macshot was added to AlternativeTo by Paul on and this page was last updated .