Analysis updated 2026-05-18
Take screenshots of the full screen, a selected area, or a scrolling long page
Record screen video or GIFs with system audio, mic, and click highlights
Extract text from images using built in OCR
Store captures in your own AWS S3 or Cloudflare R2 bucket
| duongductrong/snapzy | pixel-point/media-downloader | signerlabs/shipswift | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 1,212 | 1,132 | 1,395 |
| Language | Swift | Swift | Swift |
| Last pushed | — | 2026-05-07 | — |
| Maintenance | — | Maintained | — |
| Setup difficulty | easy | moderate | easy |
| Complexity | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| Audience | general | general | developer |
Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.
Not notarized by Apple, so a one-line terminal command is needed after install to bypass the first-launch security block.
Snapzy is a free, open-source screenshot and screen recording app for macOS that lives in the menu bar. It is positioned as an alternative to CleanShot X, a popular paid Mac capture tool. The app is built in Swift using SwiftUI and AppKit (Apple's native UI frameworks) along with ScreenCaptureKit and Vision (Apple's built-in screen capture and image analysis frameworks). The feature set is comprehensive. For screenshots, it supports fullscreen capture, selected-area capture, scrolling capture that stitches a long page together, OCR text extraction (reading text out of images), and transparent object cutout. For screen recording, it can capture video or animated GIFs with system audio, microphone, mouse click highlights, and live annotations. An annotation editor lets you add shapes, arrows, text, blur regions, counters, and remove backgrounds. A video editor handles trimming and export with custom dimensions. After capturing, a Quick Access panel floats onscreen with copy, edit, and share options. A history panel tracks all recent screenshots, videos, and GIFs. Cloud upload is available using your own AWS S3 or Cloudflare R2 storage, no third-party servers involved, with credentials stored in the macOS Keychain. All keyboard shortcuts are fully configurable. The app requires macOS 13.0 or later and can be installed via Homebrew or by downloading a release directly. It is not yet notarized by Apple, so a one-line terminal command is needed after installation to bypass the first-launch security block. The full README is longer than what was provided.
A free, open-source menu bar app for macOS that captures screenshots and screen recordings, positioned as an alternative to CleanShot X.
Mainly Swift. The stack also includes Swift, SwiftUI, AppKit.
Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.
Mainly general.
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