How Snapok compares to other Mac screenshot apps.
Snapok is free and open source. Here is where it leads, and where a paid app may still be the better fit.
Download for MacFree · Open source · macOS 14+
Feature comparison
| Feature | Snapok | CleanShot X | Snagit | Shottr | Xnapper | macOS Screenshot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $35 + $19/yr updates | $39/yr subscription | Free, nags to buy | Watermark until $29.99 | Free, built in |
| Open source | AGPL-3.0 | No | No | No | No | No |
| Snaps to buttons, panels & menu bar items | Yes | Windows only | Windows & regions | Windows only | Windows only | Windows only |
| Scrolling capture | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Annotation (arrows, text, blur) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Markup, after capture |
| Backgrounds, padding, shadow | Yes | Yes | Borders & effects | Yes | Auto-balance | No |
| Text recognition (OCR) | On-device | Yes | Grab Text | Yes | Yes | Live Text in Preview |
| Library searchable by text in images | Yes | Capture history | Library, by metadata | Auto-save folder | History | No |
| Automatic sensitive-info masking | On-device | Manual blur | Manual blur | Manual pixelate | Yes | No |
| Translate screenshot, keep layout | Yes | No | No | No | No | Live Text, text only |
| Ask AI about a screenshot (your key) | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Screen recording | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ⌘⇧5 |
| Cloud upload & share links | Local only | Yes | Yes | S3 upload | No | No |
Head-to-head comparisons
Snapok vs CleanShot XThe polished paid all-rounder, with recording and cloud.Snapok vs SnagitThe cross-platform documentation suite, now subscription-only.Snapok vs ShottrTiny, fast, and loved by designers and front-end devs.Snapok vs XnapperBeautiful auto-framed screenshots for social posts.Snapok vs macOS ScreenshotBuilt into every Mac: ⌘⇧3, ⌘⇧4, ⌘⇧5.
Looking for an alternative?
CleanShot X alternativeThe polished paid all-rounder, with recording and cloud.Snagit alternativeThe cross-platform documentation suite, now subscription-only.Shottr alternativeTiny, fast, and loved by designers and front-end devs.Xnapper alternativeBeautiful auto-framed screenshots for social posts.macOS Screenshot alternativeBuilt into every Mac: ⌘⇧3, ⌘⇧4, ⌘⇧5.
Try Snapok free on your Mac.
Free and open source. macOS 14 or later, Apple Silicon and Intel.