Screen Capturing Apps

Capture, record and share what’s on your screen instantly. Take screenshots, record video or audio, annotate visuals, recognize text, generate shareable links, or automatically organize and optimize your captures directly from your menu bar.

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Collection: Screen Capturing Apps

Free apps | Open Source

Tethershot

TetherShot makes capturing iPhone screenshots effortless by bringing USB and Wi-Fi capture directly to your Mac. Captures save directly to a chosen folder and your clipboard.

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Collection: Keyboard & Mouse Apps | Screen Capturing Apps

Free apps | Open Source

Keyty

Keyty visualizes keyboard shortcuts, keystrokes, mouse clicks, and scrolling in real time, making screen recordings, demos, presentations, tutorials, and livestreams easier to follow.

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Collection: Screen Capturing Apps

Free apps | Open Source

Notate

Notate freezes the exact screen state — open menus, hover and focus states included — or records short sequences for frame-by-frame annotation. It adds numbered pins, arrows, and shapes, then exports clean images or agent-ready Markdown.

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Collection: Screen Capturing Apps

Freemium apps

StepGrab

StepGrab turns any workflow into a polished step-by-step guide, capturing each click as a clean, annotated screenshot, then exporting to PDF, GIF, or MP4, with everything processed locally on your Mac.

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Collection: Meeting Apps | Screen Capturing Apps

Paid apps

Pointer Cue

Pointer Cue helps audiences follow your on-screen actions during presentations, demos, and screen sharing. Highlight your cursor and important areas with customizable visual cues and temporary frames, all processed locally on your Mac.

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Collection: Meeting Apps | Screen Capturing Apps

Paid apps

Raybeam

Raybeam lets you share a draggable, resizable portion of your screen in video calls, making it easy to present only what matters without exposing your entire desktop to colleagues and accidental chaos.

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Collection: Screen Capturing Apps

Free apps | Open Source

ShotX

ShotX is a lightweight screen capture tool for macOS inspired by CleanShot X. It offers screenshots, screen recording, annotations, GIF export, and capture history in a fast, privacy-friendly experience that runs entirely offline.

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Collection: Screen Capturing Apps

Paid apps

Framéd

This menu bar app keeps screenshots consistent. Set a fixed ratio or resolution once, then capture perfectly sized images for documentation, social posts, or landing pages in seconds.

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Collection: Screen Capturing Apps

Free apps | Open Source

Macshot

Macshot keeps screenshots fast and frictionless, combining capture, annotation, auto-redaction, scrolling shots, OCR, and quick sharing in one smooth, lightweight native experience without subscriptions or bloated overhead.

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Collection: Screen Capturing Apps

Freemium apps

Tidyshot

Tidyshot organizes screenshots with on-device OCR, smart naming, app-based sorting, searchable text, sensitive data redaction, duplicate cleanup, and quick actions for a faster workflow.

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