Open-source screenshot tool for macOS. Aims for local feature parity with CleanShot X — no cloud, no subscriptions.

Capture Modes

• Fullscreen — single display or all monitors
• Area Selection — crosshair with magnifier loupe, pixel coordinates, dimension overlay
• Window Capture — hover-to-highlight, configurable shadow and background
• All-in-One HUD — pick any mode from a single overlay (like ⌘⇧5)
• Scrolling Capture — auto-scroll and stitch long content
• OCR — select area, extract text on-device via Apple Vision (copied to clipboard)
• Self-Timer — 3/5/10 second countdown on any capture mode

Quick Access Overlay

• Floating thumbnail after every capture, persistent until dismissed
• Stack multiple captures, drag-and-drop into any app
• One-click copy, save, annotate, pin, or delete

Annotation Editor

• Arrow, rectangle, ellipse, line, pencil, highlighter, text, blur, pixelate, spotlight, counter, crop
• Background/mockup tool with gradient and solid color templates
• Non-destructive editing with .snapper project format
• Undo/redo, keyboard shortcuts for every tool

Floating Screenshots

• Pin captures as always-on-top windows
• Resize, adjust opacity, lock (click-through mode)
• Persists across app restarts

History

• Local SQLite database via SwiftData
• Browse, search by OCR text, filter by capture type
• Configurable retention and storage location

Other

• Menu bar agent app (no dock icon)
• Global hotkeys via CGEvent taps (replaces ⌘⇧3/4/5)
• Fully customizable shortcuts with conflict detection
• Auto-updates via Sparkle
• Launch at login

Grab the latest .dmg from Releases.

Requires Xcode 16+ and XcodeGen.

brew install xcodegen
git clone https://github.com/nickshatilo/snapper.git
cd snapper
xcodegen generate
open Snapper.xcodeproj

Build and run the Snapper scheme.

Snapper needs two permissions on first launch:

1. Screen Recording — for capturing your screen
2. Accessibility — for global hotkey registration

All shortcuts are customizable in Settings → Shortcuts.

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Run tests: xcodebuild test -scheme Snapper -destination 'platform=macOS'
5. Open a PR

MIT