sw33tLie/macshot
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Feature-packed native macOS screenshot & recording tool: annotate, auto-redact PII, record GIFs, OCR + translate, scroll capture, beautify, and more. No Electron, no subscription. observed · 2026-10-05
Health v2 · maintenance only
76/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 84
- Longevity 15
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0
- age_days: 223
- days_rel: 27
- days_push: 16
- n_releases_24m: 90
Adoption not part of the score
3669 stars · 220 forks observed · 2026-10-05
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Macshot is a free, open-source, native macOS screenshot and screen recording tool built with Swift and AppKit. It offers region/window capture, 19+ annotation tools, scroll capture stitching, MP4/GIF recording with a built-in editor, OCR with translation, automatic PII redaction, image beautification, and one-click uploads to cloud storage.
Use cases
- take annotated screenshots on mac with one hotkey
- record my screen as a gif or mp4 on macos
- capture a full scrolling page as one tall image
- blur or redact emails and api keys in screenshots automatically
- extract text from a screenshot with ocr and translate it
- beautify a screenshot with a window frame and gradient background
- upload screenshots to s3 or google drive and copy the link
- lightweight native screenshot tool without electron or subscription
When to choose
- you're on macOS 12.3+ and want a free, native alternative to Snagit/CleanShot without subscriptions
- you need annotation, recording, OCR, and upload in a single menu bar app
- you want automatic PII redaction or face detection before sharing screenshots
- you need scroll capture stitching or GIF export
When to avoid
- you need screenshots or recording on Windows or Linux
- you require cross-platform automation or a CLI/scripting API
- you need advanced video editing beyond trimming and basic effects
- you want a web-based or Electron tool you can customize in JavaScript
Facets
application · maturity active
image-processing ocr video-processing gui privacy operating-systems developer-tools image-processing privacy screenshot-tool screen-recording annotation scroll-capture screen-capture native-app menu-bar-app gif-recording pii-redaction beautify macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/sw33tLie/macshot · fetched 2026-10-05 · 8da50a0fb703
- homepage: https://macshot.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5e7702033279
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| sw33tLie/macshot | main | 76 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="sw33tLie/macshot")
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