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Best Mac apps to take & annotate screenshots

Capture, annotate and beautify screenshots.

  1. 1. CleanShot X Take better screenshots and GIFs Take & annotate screenshots Setapp 99% · 14,421 ratings
  2. 2. Xnapper Create shareable screenshots Take & annotate screenshots Setapp 96% · 865 ratings
  3. 3. ScreenFloat Power up your screenshots Take & annotate screenshots Setapp 94% · 88 ratings
  4. 4. AldooSnap Capture, annotate, share fast Take & annotate screenshots Sold separately
  5. 5. DeskMop A pristine desktop, on demand Take & annotate screenshots Sold separately
  6. 6. Tidyshot Tidy up your screenshots Take & annotate screenshots Sold separately
  7. 7. FireShot Web Page Screenshots Take & annotate screenshots Mac App Store
  8. 8. Monosnap screenshot editor Take & annotate screenshots Mac App Store
  9. 9. Snip My Screenshot tool Take & annotate screenshots Mac App Store
  10. 10. Snipit Snipping Tool Take & annotate screenshots Mac App Store
  11. 11. PixelSnap Measure anything on the screen Measure & align UI on screen Setapp 99% · 1,501 ratings
  12. 12. Dropshare The most flexible file sharing tool you'll ever use Share files with links Setapp 93% · 424 ratings
  13. 13. BeautyShot Promo screenshots, made easy Create mockups & store screenshots Sold separately
  14. 14. InSpec The inspector that remembers Build & debug websites Sold separately
  15. 15. Screenshot Blur Blur screenshots on Mac Hide private info before sharing Sold separately
  16. 16. Paint raster Draw & paint illustrations Mac App Store
  17. 17. SaneClip Private clipboard history Keep clipboard history Sold separately
  18. 18. Capto Create screen recordings Record your screen Setapp 86% · 1,047 ratings
  19. 19. Device Demo Record iPhone & iPad on Mac Record your screen Sold separately
  20. 20. ReDeck Pro X Dashboard Browse & manage social networks Mac App Store
  21. 21. BetterTouchTool Save time with custom actions Automate with shortcuts & gestures Setapp 98% · 3,322 ratings
  22. 22. Isle AI usage limits, music and a Mac that stays awake with the lid closed Use the MacBook notch Sold separately
  23. 23. Mirror My Phone Mirror your phone to Mac Mac App Store

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Record your screen 26 Create tutorials & product demos 35 Hide private info before sharing 18 Copy text from images 30 Share files with links 14 Mirror your phone to Mac 7

Questions

What is the best Mac app to take & annotate screenshots?
CleanShot X is the top pick here: Take better screenshots and GIFs. Also worth a look: Xnapper, ScreenFloat.
Are these apps part of a Setapp membership?
7 of 23 apps are included in a Setapp membership; the rest are sold separately.
Do they run natively on Apple Silicon?
16 of 23 apps run natively on M-series Macs.