# sw33tLie/macshot

Feature-packed native macOS screenshot & recording tool: annotate, auto-redact PII, record GIFs, OCR + translate, scroll capture, beautify, and more. No Electron, no subscription.

Repository: https://github.com/sw33tLie/macshot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/macshot
Homepage: https://macshot.io
Language: Swift
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-12T15:32:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 80, longevity 12
- inputs: {"age_days": 175, "days_push": 21, "days_rel": 54, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 89}
- flags: young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3123, forks 186 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:44.194917+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, ocr, video-processing, gui, privacy
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools, image-processing, privacy
- platform: -
- tags: screenshot-tool, screen-recording, annotation, scroll-capture, screen-capture, native-app, menu-bar-app, gif-recording, pii-redaction, beautify, macos

## Member repositories
- sw33tLie/macshot (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:44.194917+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:26:33.159091+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sw33tLie/macshot (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:44.194917+00:00, sha 8da50a0fb703)
  - homepage: https://macshot.io (fetched 2026-08-29T09:41:24.988756+00:00, sha 5e7702033279)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.