Capture. Annotate.
Share in one snip.

A fast, native macOS menu-bar app for screenshots, screen & GIF recording, OCR/QR, and a full annotation editor — with instant shareable links.

macOS 15+ · Apple Silicon & Intel · Free
⌘⇧2 Capture area ⌘⇧3 Full screen ⌥⌘R Record ⌥⌘G GIF ⌘⇧O OCR / QR
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Precise capture

Area, window, or full screen with a live crosshair and pixel dimensions. Multi-monitor aware.

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Screen recording

Record any display to MP4 with system audio, powered by ScreenCaptureKit.

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GIF recording

Grab a quick loop and export an optimized animated GIF in a click.

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Full annotation editor

Arrows, shapes, pen, highlighter, text, numbered steps, blur/pixelate, crop — with undo/redo.

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OCR & QR

Pull text out of any capture (English & Spanish) or read QR codes straight to the clipboard.

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Pin to desktop

Float a capture on top of everything, drag it around, and scroll to resize.

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Upload & share

One click uploads your shot and copies a clean 1snip.us link to your clipboard.

Native & fast

A tiny menu-bar app in pure Swift — real global hotkeys, no Electron, no bloat.

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Yours

Captures save locally to ~/Pictures/1Snip. Sharing is opt-in, per shot.

Ready in one download.

Open the app, grant Screen Recording once, and snip away.

⬇︎ Download 1Snip