How does CleanShot compare with other Screenshot Tool apps?
4 apps · 8 factors
Scored for the goal: Find a Mac screenshot and screen recording tool that annotates, captures scrolling pages and shares a link fast, without paying a subscription.
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 100%fit |  100%fit |  76%Misses Current price |  100%Scrolling capture unknown | |
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| Purchase | ||||
| Current priceNo subscription★ | $35 once +7 | Free | $60/yr +5 | $29.99 once +6 |
| Screenshot | ||||
| Scrolling captureYes★ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| Video / GIF recordingYes★ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| Cloud upload / share linksYes★ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ! |
| Annotation toolsHas Arrows, Text★ | ArrowTextRectangle+16 | SelectionArrowsText+12 | CropResizeDrawing+12 | ArrowsShapesRectangles+5 |
| Features | ||||
| Automatic link copyingYes★ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| Capture shortcutsYes | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| Product | ||||
| What it does | Best screenshot and screen… | Native macOS app | All-in-one and trustworthy app… | Xnapper takes beautiful screenshots… |
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Releases
Each dot is a release. The hatched bar runs from the last release to today; its color says whether that gap is normal for the app.
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AprMayJunJulAugSepToday
Awesome Screenshot & RecorderOnly one release found
203 days since last release
On pace
One releaseLast release → todayGreen / amber / red = gap within 2× / 2–5× / over 5× the usual interval
No changelog found for 3 apps · that does not mean they never update, only that there was no dated public record to check.