Capture, annotate, redact, record, inspect, automate, and share screenshots without sending your work to a cloud service. SnipSnipSnip is fully open source, local-first, and free on the Mac App Store. The free GitHub Pro build adds advanced capture tools that are not available in the App Store edition.
Both editions are free. Get SnipSnipSnip from the App Store, or download SnipSnipSnip Pro directly from GitHub for scrolling capture, connected iPhone/iPad capture, and UI Map structured screenshots.
The free App Store build is a complete screenshot and recording app: region, window, frontmost-window, fullscreen, repeat, and timer capture; the non-destructive editor; archive and recovery; Clipboard History; Screen Inspector; floating references; presentation styling; local export and sharing; automation; and screen recording.
The free Pro build includes everything in SnipSnipSnip, then adds the advanced capture features that are not available in the App Store edition: Accessibility-driven scrolling capture, connected iPhone/iPad capture from trusted USB devices, and UI Map structured Window capture.
Grab regions, windows, the frontmost window, fullscreen desktops, repeat captures, and timer shots. Window picking includes live thumbnails and on-screen targeting.
Annotate with rectangles, ellipses, lines, arrows, freehand drawing, highlights, text, callouts, ruler measurements, spotlight dimming, image overlays, crop, rotation, alignment, snapping, grouping, and layer ordering.
Blur, pixelate, or solid-redact sensitive areas while keeping the original screenshot separate from annotation state until you copy, share, or export a flattened result.
Save editable .sss packages with base image, preview, session state, undo/redo history, search metadata, and overlay assets. Recent snips, recovery, archive limits, and recycle bin support are built in.
Record regions, windows, or fullscreen captures with cursor, click, system audio, and microphone options. Trim, set poster frames, preview timeline thumbnails, and export MP4, GIF, or APNG.
Use the Screen Inspector magnifier, OCR-backed Copy Text, Clipboard History, drag-out sharing, and always-on-top floating reference screenshots.
Apply presentation styles and scenes to polished exports, save capture presets, and trigger capture and export workflows with App Shortcuts, AppleScript, URL routes, or the included command-line helper.
SnipSnipSnip Pro can drive a selected scroll target, collect a long capture, stitch the result, keep partial results when needed, and repeat a scrolling capture when the target can still be resolved.
SnipSnipSnip Pro can list trusted USB iPhone and iPad sources, open a live preview, capture the current frame into the normal screenshot editor, and use the same copy, save, history, archive, and Private Capture behavior.
SnipSnipSnip Pro can capture a selected window as both an image and a local structured map of the visible interface. UI Map records available element names, labels, roles, identifiers, hierarchy, coordinates, and dimensions, then lets you search the captured UI, inspect controls, export JSON, pin interface elements, and render pinned overlays when copying, sharing, or exporting.
| Feature | SnipSnipSnip | SnipSnipSnip Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Region, window, frontmost-window, fullscreen, repeat, and timer screenshot capture | Included | Included |
| Non-destructive screenshot editor, annotations, redaction, grouping, alignment, snapping, crop, and layer ordering | Included | Included |
| Editable .sss documents, archive/history/recovery, recycle bin, private capture, and local OCR search | Included | Included |
| Screen Inspector, Clipboard History, floating references, drag-out sharing, and metadata-stripped exports | Included | Included |
| Region, window, and fullscreen screen recording with trim and MP4/GIF/APNG export | Included | Included |
| Scrolling capture with Accessibility-driven scrolling and image stitching | Not included | Included |
| Connected iPhone/iPad screenshot capture from trusted USB devices | Not included | Included |
| UI Map structured Window capture, searchable interface metadata, JSON export, and pinned UI overlays | Not included | Included |
| Distribution | Free on the Mac App Store | Free GitHub releases |
| Source code | Fully open source on GitHub | |
Capture a precise interface, explain it with layered annotations, redact sensitive details, and send a clean export. Pro UI Map preserves available interface structure alongside pixels for inspection, JSON export, and more useful bug reports.
Use callouts, measurement tools, highlights, presentation styles, OCR-backed Copy Text, and screen recordings with trimming to turn a capture into a clear explanation.
Keep captures and processing on your Mac. Use Private Capture to avoid archive and background indexing, then export flattened, metadata-stripped files when you are ready to share.
Use presets, customizable global capture shortcuts, Clipboard History, floating references, App Shortcuts, AppleScript, URL routes, or the command-line helper to keep recurring work moving.
Captures, OCR, SnipSnipSnip Pro UI Map metadata, annotations, recording packages, archive search, Clipboard History, rendering, and exports happen locally on your Mac. SnipSnipSnip has no account system, analytics pipeline, remote logging, ad SDK, or cloud upload service.
The full source is public at mc-hamster/SnipSnipSnip. You can inspect how the app stores editable packages, strips export metadata, handles Private Capture, and gates Pro-only workflows.