Screenshot & Markup · macOS
In developmentShotcake
Screenshots, piece of cake.
Shotcake is a fast, native screenshot tool for macOS. Capture anything on screen, mark it up, and share it — without breaking your flow.
Capture
- Area, window, full screen, all displays, or any freeform shape
- Fixed-size capture when you need repeatable screenshots
- Repeat your last area with a single shortcut
- Timed capture for menus and hover states
- Pixel magnifier and window highlighting while you select
Annotate
- Arrows, lines, rectangles, ellipses, freehand pen and highlighter
- Text labels and numbered step counters
- Blur, pixelate and solid redaction to hide private data
- Spotlight to draw attention to a single detail
- Crop, rotate and flip — non-destructive and fully undoable
Make it look good
- Gradient and solid backgrounds with adjustable padding
- Rounded corners and drop shadows
- Watermarks with position, size and opacity control
Work fast
- Global shortcuts for every capture mode, all rebindable
- Floating preview: drag the shot straight into any app
- Pin a screenshot on top of everything as a reference
- Built-in color picker and on-screen ruler
- Text recognition copies text straight out of an image
- Capture library keeps your history, with annotations still editable
Export
- PNG, JPEG, HEIC, TIFF and PDF at 0.5×, 1× or 2×
- Custom filename templates
- Copy to the clipboard automatically
Shotcake is a one-time purchase. No subscription, no account, no ads. Requires macOS 14 or later and Screen Recording permission.
Highlights
Capture anything
Area, window, full screen, all displays or any freeform shape. Fixed-size and timed capture for repeatable shots, menus and hover states, with a pixel magnifier and window highlighting while you select.
Annotate in seconds
Arrows, lines, rectangles, ellipses, freehand pen and highlighter, plus text labels and numbered step counters. Crop, rotate and flip stay non-destructive and fully undoable.
Hide what should not ship
Blur, pixelate and solid redaction take private data out of a screenshot before it leaves your machine. Spotlight pushes attention onto the one detail that matters.
A canvas, not just a crop
Gradient or solid backgrounds with adjustable padding, rounded corners, drop shadows, and a watermark you can position, size and fade.
Tools that stay out of the way
Rebindable global shortcuts for every mode, a floating preview you drag straight into another app, pin-on-top reference shots, a color picker, an on-screen ruler and text recognition.
Export on your terms
PNG, JPEG, HEIC, TIFF and PDF at 0.5×, 1× or 2×, with custom filename templates and automatic clipboard copy. A searchable library keeps every capture, annotations still editable.
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