Screenshots and screen recordings that look finished

Press ⇧⌘9 to screenshot any area and mark it up. Press ⌥⇧⌘9 to record the screen: Studio zooms in where you click and smooths the cursor, so the video looks edited without editing. Free to start, and nothing leaves your Mac.

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Free, with a thin Screen2Shot strip · PRO 5.99 USD a month or 79.99 USD once · macOS 14+ · 46 languages

A frame of a Screen2Shot recording (a revenue dashboard zoomed in, with a large cursor on a teal-to-blue background) and, over it, a screenshot of the same dashboard marked up with a red rectangle, a numbered step, an arrow and the note “Best month”

See it on a real Mac

Six screens from the app as it ships today: capture, mark up, copy, record and keep it private.

Rendered by Screen2Shot Studio: two clicks, auto zoom on, no manual editing.

Recordings that look edited, without editing

Press ⌥⇧⌘9 and talk. When you stop, the recording opens in Studio, where the preview is exactly what you save.

Record a whole display or an area you drag, with system audio and your microphone.
Free: MP4 up to 1080p, no time limit, a thin Screen2Shot strip at the bottom.
PRO: auto zoom where you click, a smooth cursor, backgrounds, export up to 4K.

Recording needs macOS 15 Sequoia or later.

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A screenshot in three moves

No window to open, nothing to set up. The app lives in the menu bar and waits for your shortcut.

Press ⇧⌘9 in any app. Every display freezes under a soft mask.
Drag over what you want to show. The size in pixels follows the pointer.
Mark it up and press ⌘C. Paste it into Slack, Mail, Notion or an issue.

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The Screen2Shot overlay: a live selection over a dashboard with its size in pixels

Free covers the everyday job

Capture, mark up, copy and record stay free for good. PRO adds the tools for redacting, explaining and polishing.

Feature	Plan
Area screenshot Press ⇧⌘9 in any app, drag over any display. The size in pixels shows as you drag.	Free
Whole-display screenshot Press F while selecting to take the whole display.	Free
Pen, marker, arrow, rectangle, text Five colours, undo and redo, drawing stays inside the selection.	Free
Copy or save as PNG ⌘C or Return copies; ⌘S saves and remembers the folder. Free screenshots get a thin Screen2Shot strip under the picture; PRO removes it.	Free
Resize the selection Eight handles on the frame; your drawings stay where they are.	Free
Your own shortcut Presets ⇧⌘9, ⌃⇧9, ⌃⇧S, ⇧⌘2, or any combination with ⌘, ⌃ or ⌥. Works in every keyboard layout.	Free
Pixelate Hide passwords, emails and faces before you share.	PRO
Numbered steps Click to drop 1, 2, 3 on instructions and bug reports.	PRO
Copy Text and QR codes ⇧⌘C reads the text and QR codes in the selection, on your Mac.	PRO
Pin to Screen Keep a screenshot above every window while you work.	PRO
Recent Screenshots The last 10 screenshots, one click away in the menu bar.	PRO
Record the screen or an area ⌥⇧⌘9 records the display under the pointer; Record Area records a rectangle you drag.	Free
System audio and microphone Two switches in the Recording menu. macOS 15 or later.	Free
MP4 up to 1080p No time limit; a thin Screen2Shot strip at the bottom that PRO removes.	Free
Recent Recordings The last 5 recordings stay on your Mac, ready to reopen in Studio.	Free
Auto zoom on clicks Studio zooms in where you clicked and follows the pointer.	PRO
Smooth cursor and click effects Smooth movement, click bounce, tilt and size.	PRO
Backgrounds, padding, corners, shadow Solid colours or gradients around your recording.	PRO
Original quality up to 4K Export at the resolution you recorded.	PRO

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Screen2Shot and the built-in macOS tools

macOS already takes screenshots and records the screen. This is where Screen2Shot differs.

	macOS Screenshot app	Screen2Shot Free	Screen2Shot PRO
Area, window and whole-screen capture	✅ ⇧⌘3, ⇧⌘4, ⇧⌘5	✅ ⇧⌘9	✅
Mark up before sharing	Click the thumbnail to edit	✅ Toolbar under the selection	✅
Copy to the clipboard	Add Control to the shortcut	✅ ⌘C or Return after markup	✅
Pixelate, numbered steps	✗	✗	✅
Copy text and QR codes from the selection	✗	✗	✅ ⇧⌘C
Pin a screenshot above other windows	✗	✗	✅
Screen recording	✅ MOV	✅ MP4 up to 1080p, macOS 15+	✅ Up to 4K
System audio in recordings	macOS 27 or later	✅ macOS 15 or later	✅
Click highlight	Black circle around the pointer	✗	✅ Smooth cursor, click bounce
Auto zoom where you click, backgrounds	✗	✗	✅ In Studio

macOS column from Apple's support pages, checked on 2026-09-29: Take a screenshot on Mac, How to record the screen on Mac.

How it compares

Screen Studio alternative

Recording with auto zoom, plus screenshots, with a one-time PRO option.

CleanShot X alternative

A free core with a thin Screen2Shot strip; PRO for redaction, OCR, pin and Studio.

Snipping Tool for Mac

The Windows habit on a Mac: ⌃⇧S, select, mark up, copy.

Built to stay out of your way

Nothing leaves your Mac

No account and no upload. Screenshots stay on your clipboard or where you save them; recordings stay in the app's folder on your Mac.

An honest free app

Free tools are not a trial. The PRO screen opens by itself after your third screenshot, then at most once every 7 days, and never while you capture or record.

Native on current macOS

Built with Apple's ScreenCaptureKit and Vision for Apple silicon, for macOS 14 Sonoma and later.

Questions

Is Screen2Shot free?

Yes. Area screenshots, the pen, marker, arrow, rectangle and text tools, copying, saving and screen recording up to 1080p are free with no time limit. Free screenshots and videos carry a thin Screen2Shot strip at the bottom; PRO removes it. PRO is optional.

What does PRO cost?

PRO Monthly is 5.99 USD a month and PRO Lifetime is 79.99 USD once, bought on this website for one Mac at a time. The Mac App Store version is not out yet. See Pricing.

Which Macs does it run on?

Macs with Apple silicon on macOS 14 Sonoma or later. Screen recording needs macOS 15 Sequoia or later.

Can it record system audio?

Yes, on macOS 15 or later. Turn on System Audio in the Recording menu; Microphone is a separate switch.

Does it upload my screenshots?

No. Screenshots and recordings never leave your Mac. Usage data and crash reports are off until you turn on Share usage data in the menu or in Settings; usage events then carry a random analytics ID linked with purchases. You can turn it off again any time.

How is it different from ⇧⌘4?

The macOS tool captures and opens edits from a thumbnail. Screen2Shot marks up in place, copies with one key, and PRO adds pixelate, Copy Text, pinning and Studio effects for recordings.

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Download for Mac

Free · macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon