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Requesting Screenshot App for Mac - FOSS preferrred

u/spacenglishJune 15, 2026RedditEnglish
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Looking for a screenshot app on Mac - I am aware of Cmd Shift 5, but it is too much finger gymnastics since I take screenshots often. - I prefer to annotate (line, arrow, box, rectangle, add text, blur) and to repeat same area capture again. - I used to use Shottr which was great but it is not Open source, and it has nag/reminder screens which appear more than once lifetime. I prefer to avoid this, if there is a good alternative. - I have used Flameshot on Windows, and I tried it on Mac, but it did not feel reliable, nor did it feel native. Link to Flameshot. Any recommendations for a good one on Mac? Free and popular open source preferred.

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u/spacenglishOPReply

Thanks for the recommendation, I assume this is the one: https://macshot.io ? Looks really neat!

u/sw33tlieReply

Appreciate all the love for macshot here! Will keep improving it guys 🙏

u/wanderlotusReply

how does macshot compare to shottr? currently use the latter and i love it. have used it for years and it‘s so fast and nimble. beautiful ui. genius , simple ux. but i wish i could control file name savings and had capture history.

u/Ok-Rest-5321Reply

macshot has nearly or more features as shottr and can record videos as well and is very customizable

u/spacenglishOPReply

Thank you. Do you know how this compares to better shot and macshot, which others have recommended here?

u/Visible-Big-7410Reply

Ha! It’s not much but it’s honest work… Didn’t think this was award worthy - so thank you!

u/Additional_Nebula_80

I have been using https://shottr.cc/, and really like it

u/spacenglishOPReply

I love shottr although it is not open source. I just wish the free version did not nag this much.

u/vegaglitchReply

I have been using this for all my projects and it has worked well.

u/reckless_boiii

you can download cleanshotx for a third party website and use it

u/chrislauinger

Its not free. But droppy has screenshot integration which is good enough for me. It has a lot more. Check it out

u/eternalstorms

If I may add my own app to the mix: ScreenFloat ( https://eternalstorms.at/ScreenFloat ) not open source, but one-time-lifetime payment, and gets regular updates. Full guide here: https://eternalstorms.at/short/gtksf/ Enjoy : )

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