CleanShot X is a Mac screenshot and screen recording app with annotation, scrolling capture, GIF recording, and optional cloud sharing tools.
CleanShot X is a macOS-only screenshot and screen-recording app created by developer Luke Oslizlo and a small team based in Poland. It's designed as a more capable replacement for macOS's built-in capture tools, adding annotation, scrolling capture, OCR, and screen recording in a single app.
The app has built a strong following among Mac users through word of mouth, reviews, and its presence in the Setapp app bundle, despite the company not publishing formal corporate history or funding details.
Core capture features include a floating quick-access overlay after each screenshot, extensive annotation tools, automatic scrolling capture for full pages or long documents, and built-in OCR to extract text from an image.
Screen recording can be saved as a video file or an optimized GIF, and the app can automatically hide desktop icons and clutter so captures look clean without manual setup.
AI-assisted features include a smart blur tool that automatically detects and redacts sensitive data like emails, credit card numbers, and tokens, AI-generated alt text for accessibility, and a 'clean up' tool for removing background clutter from a screenshot.
The core CleanShot X app is sold as a one-time $29 lifetime license per Mac, including one year of free updates, with an optional $19/year renewal to keep receiving updates after that.
CleanShot Cloud, the optional sharing and hosting service, includes a Basic tier (1GB storage) bundled with the app purchase and a Pro tier at $8/month billed annually ($10/month billed monthly) adding unlimited storage, custom domain branding, password-protected links, and team features. CleanShot X is also available through the Setapp app bundle.
The core Mac app is a one-time $29 lifetime license per Mac, including one year of free updates, with an optional $19/year renewal for continued updates.
No, CleanShot X is built exclusively for macOS and requires macOS 10.15 or newer.
CleanShot Cloud is an optional hosting and sharing service for screenshots, GIFs, and videos, with a Basic tier bundled into the app purchase and a paid Pro tier for unlimited storage and team features.
There is no dedicated standalone free trial, but purchases are covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee, and the app can also be tried through a Setapp subscription trial.
CleanShot X is developed by Luke Oslizlo and a small team based in Poland; the company does not publish detailed corporate background information.