# EasyShoot: full documentation > The EasyShoot user guide for Mac: capture, Quick Access, markup, blur, text, backgrounds, presets, export, shortcuts, settings and privacy. The short summary is at https://easyshoot.app/llms.txt. Last updated 2026-11-11. # User guide ## Getting started https://easyshoot.app/docs/getting-started/ EasyShoot works on any Mac with macOS 14 Sonoma or later, on Apple silicon or Intel. ### Set up in a minute - Get EasyShoot from the Mac App Store. - Open it. The Welcome window takes three steps: allow Screen Recording, which every screenshot needs (click Allow…, turn on EasyShoot in the list, then press Restart), choose where screenshots are saved, and you're ready. - EasyShoot lives in the menu bar. Click its icon and choose Capture Area…, or press ⌥⇧⌘4. Capture works over apps in full screen, too. ### Can't see the icon? If the notch hides the menu bar icon, use the shortcuts. To see the Welcome window again, open EasyShoot from the Applications folder. ## Capture https://easyshoot.app/docs/capture/ Each kind of capture has its own shortcut. The defaults use Option-Shift-Command so they never clash with the Mac's own. Capture | Shortcut Area: drag over what you want | ⌥⇧⌘4 Window: click a window | ⌥⇧⌘5 Fullscreen | ⌥⇧⌘3 Annotate Clipboard Image | ⌥⇧⌘7 Open Image…: edit a file | ⌘O ### Window shadow To leave the window's shadow out of window captures, turn off Include window shadow in Settings › General. ## Quick Access https://easyshoot.app/docs/quick-access/ After every capture, Quick Access shows a thumbnail in the corner of the screen. Copy it, save it, open it in the editor or drag it straight into another app. ### Choose what happens Settings › General › After capture decides what happens on its own: - Show Quick Access overlay - Open editor after capture - Copy to clipboard - Save to file When Open editor after capture is on, the editor opens instead of the thumbnail. Close Quick Access overlay after sets how long the thumbnail stays: never, 5, 10 or 30 seconds. The capture sound has its own switch on the same tab: Play capture sound, under Capture. ## Mark up https://easyshoot.app/docs/mark-up/ Every tool is one key away, so you can point and explain without reaching for the toolbar. - Arrow · ADrag to draw; drag the middle handle to bend it. - Line · LA straight line between two points. - Rectangle · RBox the part that matters. - Diamond · DA shape that stands out from boxes. - Ellipse · OCircle a number or a button. - Numbered step · NClick in order: 1, 2, 3 count themselves. - Text · TA short note right where it's needed. - Pen · PDraw by hand. ### Change a mark Press V to select. Drag a mark to move it, drag one of its four corners to resize it, and press Delete to remove it. A new mark lets go once it's drawn. With a drawing tool in hand, press on a mark to select it, or hold Option to draw over it. Copy, cut, paste and duplicate marks with ⌘C, ⌘X, ⌘V and ⌘D. Every mark stays editable until you export. ## Styles https://easyshoot.app/docs/styles/ The Style tab in the inspector follows the tool in your hand or the mark you selected, and shows only what that mark uses. - BackgroundA fill for rectangles, diamonds, ellipses and numbered steps, in a light tint of the stroke colour or any colour. - Stroke and widthApple's six colours, or any colour in the picker. Once a shape has a fill, its outline can go. Thin, medium or bold, or any width from 1 to 30. - Stroke styleSolid, dashed or dotted lines and shapes. - Rounded corners and angleA slider from sharp to round. Type an angle or turn the handle; Shift snaps to 15°. - Arrow headStandard or swept. - Shadow and opacityA shadow as soft or strong as you like, and an opacity for any mark. ### Several marks at once Press ⌘A, Shift-click, or drag a box over empty canvas to select several marks. Move, restyle or delete them together; a change applies only the setting you touched. ## Hide private details https://easyshoot.app/docs/hide-details/ Hide what isn't yours to share before the image leaves your Mac. - Press B or pick Pixelate. - Drag over the email, card number or face. - In the Style tab choose Pixels or Blur and set the Strength. The exported image keeps only the hidden version, not the original detail. ## Text https://easyshoot.app/docs/text/ Press T, click where the note goes and type. - FontAny font on your Mac, or a Google font downloaded the moment you pick it. - SizeUse the slider, or drag the text's corner. - LookPlain, Background, Soft, Framed, Outline, Dark or Custom, with rounded corners for the looks that have a box. - DirectionAuto writes Arabic and Hebrew right to left with letters joined correctly; LTR or RTL forces a line. ## Background and crop https://easyshoot.app/docs/background-and-crop/ The Background tab makes a capture ready to post. Turn on Show background, then pick a Wallpaper (your Mac's own, or EasyShoot's Waves and Gradients), a Gradient or a Color. Set the background blur for a wallpaper, then padding, rounded corners, shadow, shadow opacity and alignment. Reset puts a slider back. The aspect ratio sits in the tool bar, beside Crop. ### Crop, resize and zoom - Crop · CFree, or fixed at 1:1, 4:3 or 16:9. - ResizeBy percent, or to an exact width. - ZoomThe − and + buttons in the corner of the canvas, or ⌘+ and ⌘−; ⌘0 shows actual size and ⌘9 fits the window. ## Presets https://easyshoot.app/docs/presets/ A preset keeps a background, a mark style and export settings together. Your list starts empty, with 12 starter looks ready to add. - To start from a ready look, open Settings › Presets and click Add under one of the 12 starter looks. - To save your own, open Presets in the editor's toolbar and choose Save Current Style as Preset…. - To use one, pick it from the same menu. Manage Presets… opens Settings. - In Settings › Presets, choose Make Default so every new screenshot starts with it. With no default, each screenshot starts with the settings you used last. ## Export and share https://easyshoot.app/docs/export/ Copy, save or drag the image straight into Messages, Slack or Mail. Action | Shortcut Copy the image | ⇧⌘C Save | ⌘S ### Format, quality and size The Export tab sets the Format (PNG, JPEG, HEIC or TIFF), the quality and the size. Choose the Save location in Settings › General, and turn on Close editor after copying to finish in one step. ## Keyboard shortcuts https://easyshoot.app/docs/shortcuts/ Change the capture shortcuts in Settings › Shortcuts. The editor keys work whenever you're not typing text. ### Capture Capture | Shortcut Capture Area | ⌥⇧⌘4 Capture Window | ⌥⇧⌘5 Capture Fullscreen | ⌥⇧⌘3 Annotate Clipboard Image | ⌥⇧⌘7 ### Editor tools Tool | Key Select & Move | V Crop | C Arrow | A Line | L Rectangle | R Diamond | D Ellipse | O Text | T Numbered step | N Pen | P Pixelate | B ### Editor commands Command | Shortcut Copy the image | ⇧⌘C Save | ⌘S Undo | ⌘Z Redo | ⇧⌘Z Copy, cut or paste a mark | ⌘C / ⌘X / ⌘V Duplicate a mark | ⌘D Select all marks | ⌘A Zoom in / out | ⌘+ / ⌘− Actual size / zoom to fit | ⌘0 / ⌘9 Show or hide the inspector | ⌥⌘I ## Settings https://easyshoot.app/docs/settings/ Open Settings… from the menu bar icon, or press ⌘, while EasyShoot is in front. - GeneralWhat happens after capture, the save location, window shadow, editor options and update notices. - ShortcutsRecord your own capture shortcuts. - PresetsYour presets, the default, and 12 starter looks to add. - PermissionsCheck Screen Recording, which every screenshot needs. - AboutVersion, website, support, and Rate EasyShoot. ## Privacy https://easyshoot.app/docs/privacy/ No account, no cloud and no tracking. Your screenshots stay on your Mac and go only where you copy, save or drag them. ### When EasyShoot goes online - To download a Google font you pick for text. - To check the App Store for a newer version. Turn this off with Tell me when an update is available in Settings › General. Read the full privacy policy. # Guides ## How to take a screenshot on a Mac https://easyshoot.app/guides/take-screenshot-mac/ Every Mac has screenshot shortcuts built in: Shift-Command-3, 4 and 5. Here is what each one does, how to copy a screenshot instead of saving it, and where the files go. If you want to mark up what you capture, EasyShoot adds its own shortcuts beside them. 1. Capture the whole screen: Press Shift-Command-3. 2. Capture part of the screen: Press Shift-Command-4 and drag over the area. Hold Space while you drag to move it, or press Esc to cancel. 3. Capture a window: Press Shift-Command-4, then Space. The pointer turns into a camera; click the window. 4. Find or copy it: The screenshot is saved to your desktop as a PNG file. To copy it instead, add Control, for example Control-Shift-Command-4. 5. Mark it up, if you need to: With EasyShoot, press Option-Shift-Command-4 instead, then click the thumbnail to add boxes, numbered steps, arrows or blur. ### Every Mac screenshot shortcut What you capture | Shortcut The whole screen | Shift-Command-3 Part of the screen | Shift-Command-4, then drag A window or a menu | Shift-Command-4, then Space The Screenshot app, with a timer and options | Shift-Command-5 Copy instead of save | Add Control to any of these To leave a window's shadow out, hold Option while you click the window. ### Change where screenshots are saved Press Shift-Command-5, click Options and pick a folder under Save to. The same menu sets a timer, shows the mouse pointer and turns the floating thumbnail on or off. To change the shortcuts themselves, open System Settings › Keyboard › Keyboard Shortcuts › Screenshots. ### Capture and mark up with EasyShoot EasyShoot's shortcuts add Option to the Mac's own, so both sets keep working: What you capture | Shortcut Part of the screen | Option-Shift-Command-4 A window | Option-Shift-Command-5 The whole screen | Option-Shift-Command-3 An image you copied | Option-Shift-Command-7 By default, each capture is copied to the clipboard and shown as a thumbnail in the corner of the screen. Drag it into another app, save it, or click it to open the editor. Settings › General › After capture decides what happens on its own. ### Which one to use For a quick capture you keep or send as it is, the Mac's shortcuts are enough. EasyShoot helps when the screenshot has to explain or hide something: see how to add arrows and numbered steps, blur private details or crop a screenshot. Q: Where do screenshots go on a Mac? A: To the desktop by default, as PNG files whose names start with Screenshot and include the date and time. Choose another folder in Shift-Command-5 › Options › Save to. Q: How do I copy a screenshot to the clipboard on a Mac? A: Hold Control as well, for example Control-Shift-Command-4, then paste it anywhere. EasyShoot copies every capture to the clipboard by default; change that in its Settings › General. Q: Can I change the screenshot shortcuts? A: Yes. The Mac's are in System Settings › Keyboard › Keyboard Shortcuts › Screenshots, and EasyShoot's are in its Settings › Shortcuts. Q: Why can't I capture some windows? A: Some apps, such as the Apple TV app, don't allow screenshots of their windows. ## How to blur part of a screenshot on a Mac https://easyshoot.app/guides/blur-screenshot-mac/ Before you share a screenshot, hide what isn't yours to share: an email address, a card number, a name or a face. EasyShoot pixelates or blurs any area you drag over, and nothing leaves your Mac while you do it. 1. Capture or open the image: Take a screenshot with EasyShoot, or copy an image and choose Annotate Clipboard Image. 2. Choose Pixelate: Press B, or click the Pixelate tool. In the Style tab, pick Pixels or Blur and set the Strength. 3. Drag over the private part: Drag a box over the text or face. Draw more boxes for other details. 4. Copy or save: Press Shift-Command-C to copy, or Command-S to save. The pixelated area is part of the exported image. ### Pixelate small, not everything Cover just the detail that is private. A screenshot with one small hidden area still explains itself; one that is half blurred doesn't. ### Private by design EasyShoot has no account and no cloud. Your screenshot stays on your Mac while you edit it, and only goes where you copy or save it. Q: Can macOS blur part of a screenshot on its own? A: Apple's Markup guide lists shapes, text, highlight, sketch, loupe and crop, but not a blur or pixelate tool, so people usually use an app for this. Q: Is pixelation or blur reversible? A: The exported image only contains the pixelated or blurred area, not the original detail. Q: Can I pixelate after adding arrows and steps? A: Yes. Every mark stays editable until you export, in any order. ## How to add arrows and numbered steps to a screenshot on a Mac https://easyshoot.app/guides/annotate-screenshot-mac/ A good screenshot points at one thing and says what to do. EasyShoot gives every markup tool a single key, so you can box, number and point without reaching for the mouse. 1. Capture the screen: Press Option-Shift-Command-4 and drag over an area. A thumbnail appears in the corner of the screen: double-click it to open the capture in the editor. To open the editor right away without the thumbnail, turn on Open editor after capture in Settings › General. 2. Box the important part: Press R and drag a rectangle around it, leaving a little space so the line doesn't cross text. 3. Number the steps: Press N and click beside each thing in order. The numbers count themselves: 1, 2, 3. 4. Point and explain: Press A to draw an arrow, or T to add a short note. 5. Share: Press Shift-Command-C to copy and paste it straight into Messages, Slack or Mail. ### Every tool, one key Tool | Key Arrow | A Line | L Rectangle | R Diamond | D Ellipse | O Text | T Numbered step | N Pen | P Pixelate | B Crop | C ### Style every mark - Lines and shapes: solid, dashed or dotted strokes, from thin to bold. - Rectangle, Diamond and Ellipse: a fill and an outline you can hide, rounded corners from sharp to round, a shadow and any angle. - Arrows: a standard or swept head; drag the middle handle to bend one. - Numbered steps: no background, their own colour or a light fill. - Several at once: Command-A, Shift-click or drag a box over empty canvas, then move, restyle or delete them together. ### Keep it readable - Use three or four marks at most: one box, a couple of numbers, one arrow. - Put numbers beside what they mark, not on top of text. - Change colour, stroke width and opacity for any mark in the Style tab. Q: Can I edit a mark after drawing it? A: Yes. Every mark stays editable until you export the image. Q: Can I use my own font for text? A: Yes. Text can use any font installed on your Mac. Q: Can I save my favourite style? A: Yes. Save a background, mark style and export format as a preset, and make it the default. ## How to crop a screenshot on a Mac https://easyshoot.app/guides/crop-screenshot-mac/ The neatest crop is the one you never need: capture just the part you want. When you already have a screenshot, crop it in the Mac's Markup or Preview, or in EasyShoot with fixed ratios and an exact size. 1. Open the screenshot: Capture with Option-Shift-Command-4 and click the thumbnail, or open one you already have with Open Image… in the EasyShoot menu. 2. Press C: A frame appears around the picture, and the crop bar appears under the toolbar. 3. Drag the frame: Drag its edges or corners in to the part you want to keep. For a fixed shape, pick 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:10, 16:9 or 9:16 in the crop bar. 4. Apply: Press Return or click Apply. You can press C again later to change it. 5. Set the size and share: In the Export tab, resize by percent or to an exact width. Then press Shift-Command-C to copy or Command-S to save. ### Crop with the Mac's own tools - Right after a screenshot: click the thumbnail in the corner of the screen, click the Crop button in Markup and drag the corners. - In Preview: open the image, show the Markup toolbar, select the part to keep and click Crop. Both are fine for a quick trim. ### Crop before you capture Option-Shift-Command-4 captures only the area you drag over, and Option-Shift-Command-5 captures one window without the rest of the screen. Either one often saves you the crop. ### Crop, resize or both Crop decides which part of the picture you keep. Resize, in the Export tab, decides how many pixels the exported image has. With a background on, the aspect ratio in the toolbar sets the shape of the whole image; see how to add a background to a screenshot. Q: How do I crop a screenshot to a square? A: Press C, choose 1:1 in the crop bar, move the frame where you want it and press Return. Q: Can I undo a crop? A: Yes. Press Command-Z, or press C again and click Reset to bring back the whole picture. Q: Does cropping lower the quality? A: No. The part you keep stays at full resolution. Only Resize in the Export tab changes the pixel size. ## How to add a background to a screenshot on a Mac https://easyshoot.app/guides/screenshot-background-mac/ A screenshot with some space around it, rounded corners and a soft shadow looks ready for a post, a slide or a README. EasyShoot does this in its Background tab, and can keep the look for every screenshot after. 1. Capture a window or an area: Press Option-Shift-Command-5 and click a window, or Option-Shift-Command-4 and drag. Click the thumbnail to open the editor. 2. Turn on the background: In the Background tab, turn on Show background. 3. Choose what goes behind: Pick a wallpaper (your Mac's own, or EasyShoot's Waves and Gradients), a gradient or a single colour. Blur a wallpaper so the screenshot stays in front. 4. Set padding, corners and shadow: Move the Padding, Rounded corners and Shadow sliders until it looks right. Reset puts a slider back. 5. Choose a shape: Pick an aspect ratio in the toolbar, such as 1:1 for a square post or 16:9 for a slide. 6. Copy or save: Press Shift-Command-C to copy, or Command-S to save. ### Aspect ratios for where you post The aspect ratio menu sits in the toolbar beside Crop, and works while the background is on. - Auto: the padding wraps evenly around the screenshot. - 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:10, 16:9 and 9:16: the background grows so the whole image has that shape, and Alignment decides where the screenshot sits in it. ### The same look every time Open Presets in the editor's toolbar and choose Save Current Style as Preset…. In Settings › Presets, Make Default starts every new screenshot with it. You'll also find 12 starter looks there to add. ### Window captures and shadows A window capture brings the window's own shadow. To use only the background's shadow, turn off Include window shadow in Settings › General; see how to screenshot a window without the shadow. Q: Is there a free screenshot beautifier for Mac? A: EasyShoot is free. Its Background tab puts a screenshot on a wallpaper, a gradient or a colour, with padding, rounded corners and a shadow, and nothing is uploaded. Q: Can I use my own picture as the background? A: No. You can pick one of your Mac's wallpapers, EasyShoot's Waves and Gradients, a gradient or a single colour. Q: Does the background make the image bigger? A: Yes. Padding and the aspect ratio add space around the screenshot. To post at an exact size, set the width in the Export tab. ## How to add text to a picture on a Mac https://easyshoot.app/guides/add-text-to-image-mac/ EasyShoot isn't only for screenshots. Open any picture on your Mac, or one you've copied, and add a caption, a label or a note in any font. The file you opened stays as it was. 1. Open the picture: Click the EasyShoot icon in the menu bar, choose Open Image… and pick a photo or any other image. For a picture you've copied, press Option-Shift-Command-7. 2. Choose Text: Press T, click where the text should go and type. 3. Pick a font and size: In the Style tab, choose any font on your Mac or a Google font, and set the Size. You can also drag the text's corner. 4. Make it stand out: On a busy photo, set Look to Filled, Soft or Dark to put the text on a box, or Outlined to draw an outline around the letters. 5. Save or copy: Press Command-S to save a new file, or Shift-Command-C to copy it. Pick PNG, JPEG, HEIC or TIFF in the Export tab. ### Seven looks for text - Text: just the letters, in the colour you pick. - Filled, Soft and Dark: the text sits on a box, with corners from sharp to round. - Framed: a frame around the text, with no fill. - Outlined: an outline around the letters. - Custom: your own colours for the box. ### Any font, including Google Fonts Text can use any font installed on your Mac. Pick a Google font and EasyShoot downloads it the moment you choose it; that download and the check for updates are the only times the app goes online. ### Arabic and Hebrew With Direction set to Auto, Arabic and Hebrew are written right to left, with the letters joined correctly. More in how to write Arabic on a screenshot. ### More than text The same editor adds arrows, boxes and numbered steps, hides faces or names with Pixelate (B) and crops the picture (C). Q: Does this change my original photo? A: No. Command-S saves a new file in your save folder, and Save As… lets you choose a name and a place. The picture you opened isn't changed. Q: Can I open iPhone photos? A: Yes. EasyShoot opens the image files your Mac can read, including HEIC photos from an iPhone. Q: Can I change the text after adding it? A: Yes. Text and every other mark stay editable until you export the image. Q: Is it free? A: Yes. EasyShoot is free and needs no account. ## How to screenshot a window without the shadow on a Mac https://easyshoot.app/guides/screenshot-without-shadow-mac/ When you capture a window on a Mac, the picture includes the window's shadow, which adds wide transparent edges around it. You can leave the shadow out each time with one key, or turn it off for good in EasyShoot. 1. Start a window capture: Press Shift-Command-4, then Space. The pointer turns into a camera. 2. Hold Option and click: Hold Option while you click the window. The screenshot ends at the window's edge. 3. Or turn it off in EasyShoot: Open EasyShoot's Settings › General and turn off Include window shadow. 4. Capture the window: Press Option-Shift-Command-5 and click the window. Every window capture now comes without the shadow. ### Why leave the shadow out The shadow is drawn on transparent pixels around the window. Pasted into a document, a chat or a slide, it can look like an uneven margin, and it makes the image larger than the window itself. ### A shadow you choose instead Turn the window shadow off, then use the Background tab to add padding, a background and a shadow as soft or strong as you like. See how to add a background to a screenshot. Q: Why do my window screenshots have a shadow? A: macOS includes the window's shadow in window captures, on a transparent background, unless you hold Option while you click. Q: Does the EasyShoot setting change the Mac's own shortcuts? A: No. It only changes window captures you take with EasyShoot. For Shift-Command-4 and Space, hold Option. Q: Does it change area and full-screen captures? A: No. Those capture the screen as it looks; the setting only applies when you capture a window. ## How to screenshot a PDF page and mark it up on a Mac https://easyshoot.app/guides/screenshot-pdf-page-mac/ Sometimes you don't want to send the whole PDF, just one table or paragraph with an arrow pointing at it. Capture that part as an image, mark it up and paste it where people will see it. To edit the PDF itself, Preview is the better tool. 1. Open the PDF and zoom in: Open it in Preview or your browser and zoom in until the text is sharp. The capture is as sharp as what's on screen. 2. Capture the part you need: Press Option-Shift-Command-4 and drag over the page, the table or the paragraph. Click the thumbnail to open the editor. 3. Mark it up: Press R to box a line, N to number the steps, A for an arrow, or B to blur a name, an address or a signature. 4. Share the image: Press Shift-Command-C and paste it into a chat, an email or a document, or press Command-S to save it. ### When Preview is the better tool EasyShoot opens images, not PDF files, and what it exports is a picture. To add notes, highlights or a signature to the PDF itself, or to redact text and keep a PDF, use the Markup toolbar in Preview. ### Hide private details first Invoices, contracts and statements carry names, addresses and account numbers. Press B and drag over them before you share; the exported image keeps only the hidden version. More in how to blur part of a screenshot. ### Point at one thing A PDF page holds a lot. Box the line that matters, number the fields to fill in, and crop the rest away with C so people see only what you mean. Q: Can EasyShoot open a PDF file? A: No. It opens image files and images you've copied. Capture the PDF from the screen instead. Q: How do I keep the text sharp? A: Zoom in on the PDF before you capture it. A screenshot keeps what's on your screen, so larger text on screen means sharper text in the image. Q: Can I blur part of a PDF? A: On a capture, yes: press B and drag over it. To remove text from the PDF file itself, use the redaction tool in Preview. ## How to write Arabic on a screenshot on a Mac https://easyshoot.app/guides/arabic-text-screenshot-mac/ Many image tools write Arabic left to right or break the letters apart. EasyShoot detects Arabic and Hebrew as you type and writes them right to left with correct letter shaping, in any font on your Mac. 1. Capture or open the image: Take a screenshot, or copy an image and choose Annotate Clipboard Image. 2. Choose Text: Press T and click where the text should go. 3. Type in Arabic: Type normally. With Direction set to Auto, EasyShoot switches to right to left by itself. 4. Pick a font and size: In the Style tab, choose any font on your Mac and set the Size. For a label that stands out, set Look to Background, Framed or Dark. ### Direction: Auto, LTR or RTL Auto detects Arabic and Hebrew and writes right to left. Choose LTR or RTL to force a direction, for example for a line that mixes Arabic with English product names. ### The whole app in Arabic EasyShoot itself is available in Arabic, English, French, Spanish and German, and its windows follow the language's direction. Q: Why do Arabic letters look separated in some apps? A: Arabic letters change shape depending on their neighbours. Apps that don't shape text draw each letter on its own; EasyShoot shapes text correctly. Q: Can I mix Arabic and English in one note? A: Yes. Set the direction for the line, and numbers and Latin words stay in the right order. Q: Does it support Hebrew? A: Yes. Auto direction detects Hebrew as well as Arabic. # Comparisons ## EasyShoot as a CleanShot X alternative https://easyshoot.app/compare/cleanshot-x-alternative/ CleanShot X is a popular, full-featured Mac capture app with screen recording and a cloud service. EasyShoot is a focused, free screenshot app that keeps everything on your Mac. Here is how they compare. ### Choose EasyShoot if - You want screenshots only, with fast markup on single keys. - Nothing should leave your Mac: no account and no cloud. - You write Arabic or Hebrew on screenshots, or want the app in Arabic. - You'd rather not pay for a screenshot tool. ### Choose CleanShot X if - You also record your screen or make GIFs. - You need text recognition (OCR). - Your team shares captures by link through a cloud service. Q: Is EasyShoot a free alternative to CleanShot X? A: EasyShoot is free and covers capture, markup with shapes, arrows, text and numbered steps, pixelation, blur and backgrounds. It doesn't record video, capture scrolling pages or recognise text. Q: Can I use both? A: Yes. Each app lets you set its own shortcuts, so you can give them different keys. Q: Does EasyShoot upload screenshots? A: No. It has no account and no cloud; screenshots stay on your Mac. ## EasyShoot as a Shottr alternative https://easyshoot.app/compare/shottr-alternative/ Shottr is a small, fast Mac screenshot tool with OCR and many markup options. EasyShoot is a free, native app with no account, no uploads and full Arabic support. Here is how they compare. ### Choose EasyShoot if - You use the Mac in Arabic, French, Spanish or German, or write right to left on screenshots. - You want it free for work too, with nothing to license. - You prefer an app that never goes online with your screenshots. ### Choose Shottr if - You need OCR or QR code reading. - You're on a Mac older than macOS 14. - You upload captures to your own S3 storage. Q: Is EasyShoot free for commercial use? A: Yes. EasyShoot is free, with no licence to buy for work. Q: Do both apps have scrolling capture? A: No. Shottr can capture long pages and chats as one image; EasyShoot captures an area, a window or the full screen. Q: Which one supports Arabic? A: EasyShoot writes Arabic and Hebrew right to left with correct shaping and is available in Arabic. Shottr's pages don't mention Arabic. ## EasyShoot as a Snagit alternative on Mac https://easyshoot.app/compare/snagit-alternative/ Snagit by TechSmith is a long-running capture tool for Mac and Windows, sold as a yearly subscription with screen recording and sharing. EasyShoot is a free, Mac-only screenshot app with no account. Here is how they compare. ### Choose EasyShoot if - You only need screenshots on a Mac and don't want a subscription. - You don't want to sign in to use a screenshot tool. - You want a background tool to make screenshots ready to post. ### Choose Snagit if - You also work on Windows. - You record your screen with your voice and webcam. - Your team shares through TechSmith Screencast. Q: Is there a free Snagit alternative for Mac? A: EasyShoot is free on Mac and covers capture, markup with shapes, arrows, text and numbered steps, pixelation, blur and backgrounds. It doesn't record video or capture scrolling pages. Q: Does EasyShoot need an account? A: No. Open it and start; nothing to sign in to. Q: Does EasyShoot run on Windows? A: No, EasyShoot is made for macOS only. ## EasyShoot as a Lightshot alternative on Mac https://easyshoot.app/compare/lightshot-alternative/ Lightshot is a free, quick screenshot tool for Windows and Mac that can upload a capture to prnt.sc and give you a short link. EasyShoot is a free Mac app that keeps every screenshot on your Mac. Here is how they compare. ### Choose EasyShoot if - Your screenshots show private things and shouldn't be on a public server. - You want numbered steps, pixelation and a background tool. - You need window or fullscreen capture on a Mac. ### Choose Lightshot if - You work on Windows, or want a browser extension. - You want a public short link to paste anywhere, and the image isn't private. - You use its search for similar images. ### A note on uploads Lightshot's privacy policy says every uploaded image is public and has its own URL. Uploading is optional: if you only save or copy, nothing is uploaded. EasyShoot has no upload at all. Q: Is there a private alternative to Lightshot on Mac? A: EasyShoot keeps screenshots on your Mac: no account, no cloud and no upload. You share by copying, saving or dragging. Q: Are Lightshot uploads public? A: Lightshot's privacy policy says uploaded images are public and reachable by their URL. Saving or copying without uploading keeps them local. Q: Can I keep Lightshot's shortcut? A: Lightshot's Mac download page lists Shift-Command-9. EasyShoot uses Option-Shift-Command shortcuts by default, and you can change them. ## EasyShoot vs the Mac's built-in Screenshot tool https://easyshoot.app/compare/macos-screenshot-alternative/ macOS includes a solid Screenshot tool (Shift-Command-5) with screen recording and Markup. EasyShoot builds on the same idea for screenshots you want to explain and share. ### When the built-in tool is enough For a quick capture, or a screen recording, Shift-Command-3, -4 and -5 do the job and are already on your Mac. ### When EasyShoot helps - Explaining something with numbered steps and arrows. - Hiding private details before you share. - Making screenshots ready to post with a background. - Giving a series of screenshots the same look with a saved preset. Q: Can I keep using Shift-Command-4? A: Yes. EasyShoot uses Option-Shift-Command shortcuts by default, so the built-in ones keep working. You can change either set. Q: Does EasyShoot replace Markup? A: For screenshots, yes: it adds numbered steps, pixelation and backgrounds on top of arrows, shapes and text. Q: Is EasyShoot free? A: Yes.