CleanShot is an excellent screenshot and screen recording app designed exclusively for macOS. With its rich features and tools, CleanShot essentially integrates six apps into one. You can use it to quickly capture your Mac screen without desktop icon clutter, record and edit videos, add annotations, save screenshots to a dedicated cloud, and much more.

Simple Yet Powerful

CleanShot offers an easy-to-use experience while also providing a wealth of advanced features. You can capture a specific area, the entire screen, a single window, or even scrolling window content. If you need a few seconds to prepare the perfect screenshot, you can set a countdown timer. No matter the screenshot requirement, it handles it with ease.

Hide Desktop Icons

CleanShot can automatically hide desktop icons, allowing you to instantly get clean Mac desktop screenshots without manually organizing your desktop. When you need to take a quick screenshot, simply hide the icons and restore them when done. Additionally, you can set custom backgrounds for your screenshots, such as images or solid colors.

Screen Recording

With CleanShot, you can record a specific window, screen area, or the entire screen, and choose to output as video or GIF animation. Before starting recording, you can even customize the recording zoom ratio. The software also supports automatically blocking desktop notifications during recording to avoid interruptions.

Annotations, Markups & Blur

No screenshot is always perfect. With CleanShot’s built-in editor, you can highlight key content, hide sensitive information, and add annotations as needed. To quickly edit a screenshot, simply click the pencil icon in the quick-access floating window to enter editing mode immediately.

Adjust & Pin Screenshots

By default, CleanShot generates optimized high-quality screenshots, but you can adjust them as needed. With a single click, you can switch between Retina resolution and standard resolution. If you want the screenshot to always stay on top, you can pin it to the top of the screen, so it floats above other windows for easy reference and use. All of this is designed to make your workflow more efficient and smooth.