macOS 13+ · Native SwiftUI · No Subscription

Screenshots that
actually help.

Capture, annotate, and share in seconds. Arrows, step numbers, blur, auto-redact, scrolling capture, and plugins. All from your menu bar.

$9.99 — one-time purchase. Free updates forever.

9
Capture Modes
0
Cloud Dependency
100%
Local & Private
DropSnip — Annotation Editor
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Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

Built for developers, designers, and anyone who shares screenshots.

🎯

Precision Capture

Region, window, or scrolling capture. The L-bracket cursor shows exactly where you're capturing. Pixel-perfect every time.

Quick Annotations

Arrows, rectangles, text labels, and blur with a frosted-glass toolbar. Add step numbers for tutorials in one click.

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Auto-Redact

One click to find and redact emails, API keys, credit cards, IP addresses, and phone numbers. Powered by Apple Vision.

🎨

Beautiful Backgrounds

Add gradient backgrounds, shadows, and rounded corners. 8 presets to make any screenshot presentation-ready.

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Pin & History

Pin screenshots as floating always-on-top windows. Access your last 20 captures from the menu bar instantly.

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Scrolling Capture

Automatically scrolls and stitches long pages into a single tall image. Perfect for full-page captures.

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Plugin System

Extend with JSON plugins. Upload to Imgur, post webhooks, run shell commands, or build your own integrations.

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Local AI

Describe, extract text, or analyze screenshots with your local LM Studio models. Your images never leave your machine.

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Privacy First

100% local. No accounts, no cloud uploads, no telemetry. Your screenshots stay on your Mac.

Tutorials

Step-by-step annotations in seconds

Creating tutorials, bug reports, or documentation? Drop numbered circles right where you click. Combined with arrows and text, explain anything visually.

  • Click to place numbered steps
  • Auto-incrementing counters
  • SF Rounded Bold for clean, modern look
  • Fully customizable colors
[ Screenshot: Step numbers 1-4 annotating a UI flow ]

Security

Redact sensitive info automatically

Sharing screenshots of terminals, dashboards, or config files? DropSnip detects and redacts sensitive data before you share it.

  • Emails, API keys, and tokens
  • Credit card numbers
  • IP addresses and phone numbers
  • Powered by Apple Vision OCR
[ Screenshot: Auto-redacted terminal with API keys blocked ]

How DropSnip stacks up

More features, lower price, zero cloud dependency.

Feature DropSnip ($9.99) CleanShot X ($29) Shottr (Free) macOS Built-in
Region Capture
Window Capture
Scrolling Capture
Annotations
Step Numbers
Auto-Redact
Beautiful Backgrounds
Pin Screenshots
Plugin System
Local AI Integration
No Subscription
100% Local / No Cloud

One price. Everything included.

No tiers. No subscriptions. No upsells.

DropSnip for Mac

$9.99

One-time purchase. Free updates forever.

  • All capture modes (region, window, scrolling)
  • Full annotation toolkit
  • Auto-redact sensitive info
  • Beautiful backgrounds & 8 presets
  • Pin & screenshot history
  • Plugin system & bundled plugins
  • Local AI integration (LM Studio)
  • Free updates for life
Download for Mac

Requires macOS 13 Ventura or later

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SwiftUI Apple Vision Native macOS Zero Telemetry JSON Plugins