Image and video

Shotomatic 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/macshot2,841GPL-3.0Native macOS screenshot and recording app with annotation, OCR, GIFs, scroll capture, and auto-redaction features.Open on GitHub ksnip/ksnip3,287GPL-3.0Cross-platform screenshot and annotation tool for capturing and marking up images.Open on GitHub

What you give up either way

Built-in license-key activation and billing via Lemon Squeezy
Updates distribution managed while subscribed
Polished native macOS UI and cross-device activation for up to 3 Macs
Integrated docs/FAQ/changelog and support channels

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