# A Monosnap alternative for Mac with no cloud and no account Screen2Shot is a Monosnap alternative that keeps everything on your Mac: screenshots with markup and screen recording, with no account or cloud. Monosnap is free for non-commercial use only; commercial use costs 14.49 USD a month or 85.99 USD a year. Screen2Shot PRO Lifetime is 79.99 USD once from the website, for work and home. Monosnap still wins on cloud links and GIFs. URL: https://screen2shot.com/alternatives/monosnap/ Updated: 2026-10-06 · facts checked on 2026-09-30 ## Why people look for a Monosnap alternative Monosnap mixes three things: a capture tool, an editor and a cloud with short links. People leave it when they want only the first two, when they use it at work and do not want to pay for a commercial plan, or when the Mac app no longer keeps up with macOS. Its Mac App Store listing was last updated on 2025-01-26 and asks for macOS 15.3.1 or later. ## Monosnap vs Screen2Shot | Feature | Monosnap (Mac) | Screen2Shot | |---|---|---| | Price | Free for non-commercial use; Non-commercial 4.49 USD a month, 44.99 USD a year or 99.99 USD lifetime; Commercial 14.49 USD a month or 85.99 USD a year | Free, with a thin Screen2Shot strip at the bottom of free exports; PRO 5.99 USD a month or 79.99 USD once from the website | | Commercial use | Commercial plan | Included in free and PRO | | Area and full-screen screenshots | ✅ | ✅ ⇧⌘9, on any display | | Arrows, text, shapes, highlight | ✅ | ✅ pen, marker, arrow in four styles, rectangle, text; thickness and colour remembered | | Blur or pixelate | ✅ blur | ✅ PRO pixelate | | Copy text and QR codes | not listed on the App Store page | ✅ PRO, ⇧⌘C | | Screen recording | ✅ video and GIF | ✅ MP4 free up to 1080p, up to 4K with PRO; no GIF | | Auto zoom and cursor effects | not listed on the App Store page | ✅ PRO Studio | | Cloud and short links | ✅ its own cloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, OneDrive, Evernote | ❌ nothing is uploaded | | Account | for the cloud | none | | Last Mac update | 2025-01-26 (version 7.0) | version 1.1 (2026) | | macOS | 15.3.1 or later | macOS 14 Sonoma for screenshots, macOS 15 Sequoia for recording; Apple silicon only | Checked on 2026-09-30. Sources below. ## What it costs over one and three years For personal use both start free. The difference is work use and time: - **Monosnap Commercial:** 85.99 USD a year, so 257.97 USD over three years; or 14.49 USD a month. - **Monosnap Non-commercial Lifetime:** 99.99 USD once, for personal use only. - **Screen2Shot PRO Lifetime:** 79.99 USD once from the website, for work and home, with no renewal. It is active on 1 Mac at a time and can be moved any time, with a 30-day refund. Website purchases have no Family Sharing. ## Who should pick which - **Keep Monosnap** if you share through its cloud links every day, need GIFs, or connect it to Dropbox or Google Drive. - **Pick Screen2Shot** if you want capture and markup that stay on your Mac, use it at work without a commercial plan, or want recording with auto zoom in the same app. - **Pick something else** if your Mac has an Intel chip or runs macOS older than 14: Screen2Shot needs Apple silicon and macOS 14. ## How to switch 1. Quit Monosnap or free its shortcut in its preferences. 2. Open Screen2Shot and grant Screen Recording permission when macOS asks. 3. Press ⇧⌘9, or pick another preset under **Shortcut ▸** in the menu: ⌃⇧9, ⌃⇧S or ⇧⌘2. 4. Drag an area, mark it up, then press ⌘C to copy or ⌘S to save a PNG. Links you shared through Monosnap's cloud stay there until you delete them in Monosnap. Prices are on the [pricing page](/pricing/). ## Other Monosnap alternatives for Mac - **[CleanShot X](/alternatives/cleanshot-x/)**: capture, recording and its own cloud; Basic is 35 USD once with a year of updates, Pro 120 USD a year. - **[Shottr](/alternatives/shottr/)**: free for most features, scrolling capture and text recognition; Basic is 12 USD once. - **[Lightshot](/alternatives/lightshot/)**: free with public short links; the Mac app was last updated in 2019. ## FAQ ### Is Monosnap free on Mac? For non-commercial use. On the Mac App Store Monosnap is free with in-app purchases: Non-commercial 4.49 USD a month, 44.99 USD a year or 99.99 USD lifetime; Commercial 14.49 USD a month or 85.99 USD a year. Checked on 2026-09-30. ### Can I use Screen2Shot at work? Yes. The free app and PRO have one licence for private and commercial work. PRO Lifetime is 79.99 USD once from the website (1 Mac at a time, 30-day refund). ### Does Screen2Shot upload screenshots like Monosnap? No. There is no account and no server: ⌘C puts the picture on the clipboard and ⌘S saves a PNG. Paste it into the chat or ticket yourself. ### When was Monosnap for Mac last updated? Its Mac App Store listing shows version 7.0 from 2025-01-26 and macOS 15.3.1 or later. Checked on 2026-09-30. ### Does Screen2Shot record GIFs? No. It records MP4: free up to 1080p with no time limit and a thin Screen2Shot strip at the bottom, and up to 4K with PRO, which removes the strip and adds auto zoom and cursor effects. ## Sources - [Monosnap on the Mac App Store: free, in-app purchases, version 7.0 (2025-01-26), macOS 15.3.1 or later (checked 2026-09-30)](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/monosnap-screenshot-editor/id540348655) - [Monosnap home: screenshots, recording, cloud (checked 2026-09-30)](https://monosnap.ai/) - [Shottr home and purchase page (checked 2026-09-30)](https://shottr.cc/purchase.html) - [CleanShot X pricing (checked 2026-09-30)](https://cleanshot.com/pricing)