PxlShot Free for Mac

Capture it.
Make it clear.

Take a screenshot. Add an arrow or a note. Record a quick walkthrough. Everything you need to show what you mean, right on your Mac.

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macOS 14+ · Screen recording on macOS 15+

  • No account
  • No uploads
  • No analytics
PxlShot's screenshot editor with an arrow and color-reference note on the public Apple iMac page. Quick Access keeps the captured image ready to copy, save, or edit.
Capture. Annotate. Share.
PxlShot annotates an iMac page as a color reference, with Quick Access alongside.

Built-in polish

Ready to share.

Add padding, a gradient, a solid color, your current Mac wallpaper, or any photo. No design app needed.

A MacBook page styled in PxlShot with a browser frame and violet gradient.
Custom address, light or dark, Mac or Windows.

What it does

From capture to share.

A free, privacy-first CleanShot X alternative for Mac.

01

Capture fast

Grab an area, window, or display from the menu bar or a shortcut.

02

Move right away

Drag a recent shot, open it to edit, or jump to history.

03

Mark it up

Add arrows, shapes, text, highlights, freehand notes, or numbered steps.

04

Finish the image

Crop it, use your wallpaper or any photo as the background, round the corners, or add a browser frame.

05

Hide private details

Blur, pixelate, or redact details permanently before sharing.

06

Find it later

Search captures by the text inside them. OCR stays on your Mac.

A closer look

Native Mac UI. No cloud.

PxlShot video editor with a public website walkthrough, timeline, and trimming controls.
Record a walkthrough, trim the clip, and save as MP4.
PxlShot highlights a CSS grid declaration and adds an arrow and suggested fix.
Give clearer feedback with arrows, notes, and shapes.
PxlShot permanently redacts fictional name, email, and reference fields on a sample invoice.
Redact before it leaves your Mac.
PxlShot Recent Captures with public website captures, a CSS review, and sample documents.
Recent captures stay searchable.
PxlShot recognizes text from a website checklist screenshot on the Mac.
Copy text without retyping. Recognition runs on your Mac.

Private by default

Screenshots stay on your Mac.

No account, server, analytics, telemetry, ads, or network access. Captures, OCR, and search stay local. Exports are re-encoded without GPS or EXIF metadata.

Read the PxlShot privacy policy

Quick answers

Is PxlShot really free?

Yes. No subscription or account.

What version of macOS does it need?

PxlShot requires macOS 14 or newer. Screen recording requires macOS 15 or newer.

Does OCR upload the screenshot?

No. Text recognition runs on the Mac for both editor extraction and recent-capture search. You can review extracted text before copying it.

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PxlShot for macOS

Free on the Mac App Store.

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