Image and video

CleanShot X alternatives

2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.

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The projects

sw33tLie/macshot2,838GPL-3.0Native macOS screenshot and screen-recording app with annotation, OCR, GIF export, and scroll capture.Open on GitHub ksnip/ksnip3,287GPL-3.0Cross-platform screenshot capture and annotation tool with many annotation features and file export options.Open on GitHub

What you give up either way

Polish and deep native macOS UX refinements present in the commercial app
Built-in team management, SSO and advanced Cloud features (custom domain, unlimited storage)
Integrated, maintained macOS-specific edge cases and long-term compatibility updates
Existing user trust, reviews and marketing reach

An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches CleanShot X, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.