Mac Screenshot Utilities
Here are the unique features that keep me using multiple apps for my screenshots.
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Most of the time, I dismiss floating shot windows immediately, but they can be useful for referring to a screenshot—such as the contents of a menu that I can’t keep open—while writing. Floating shots are also handy for making simple edits and annotations without opening the file in Preview. The feature I value most, though, is one that ScreenFloat developer Matthias Gansrigler added last year—the option to export an image with an added border.
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CleanShot X is a thoroughly capable screenshot utility with editing and annotation features, but it also offers a feature I haven’t seen elsewhere: the ability to combine screenshots.
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I still occasionally press Command-Shift-5 and use the built-in macOS screenshot utility to create a screenshot of a window with an open menu. In these screenshots, I don’t want shadows around the window, but I do want them around the menu, which otherwise looks weird. This requires a multi-step process that involves capturing two separate screenshots and compositing them in Preview[…]
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Update (2026-01-13): Jack Brewster:
Shout out for Shottr, which I switched to from CleanShotX a few years ago.
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I must say that CleanShot X is one of the best Mac utilities I've used, and a favorite for a long time, it is just such a great app and they keep adding useful improvements. Wouldn't wanna use a Mac without it.
