SimplShot

SimplShot is a macOS screenshot app focused on fast captures, clean editing, and repeatable output sizes.

Live site: www.simplshot.com

Features

• Capture individual windows, batch multiple windows, or select a free area
• Annotations: arrows, shapes, lines, free draw, text, numbered steps, and measurements
• Blur/pixelate and spotlight tools for redacting or highlighting regions
• Crop and padding controls
• Templates with gradient backgrounds, drop shadows, rounded corners, and positioning
• Watermark support with configurable placement
• Screen color picker (eyedropper)
• PDF support with multi-page thumbnails, page reordering, and PDF export
• Drag and drop files onto the status bar icon to open
• Print support
• Snap-to-center guides, axis-lock dragging, Option+drag to duplicate, and arrow key nudging for annotations
• Global keyboard shortcuts
• Sparkle auto-updates for direct distribution builds

Project Structure

• SimplShot/ app source code
• SimplShot.xcodeproj/ Xcode project
• ARCHITECTURE.md architecture notes

Install with Homebrew

brew tap atlemo/simplshot
brew install --cask simplshot

Requirements

• macOS 14.0 or later
• Xcode 15+

Build

1. Open SimplShot.xcodeproj in Xcode.
2. Make sure you're building on macOS 26.0 or later.
3. Choose scheme:
   • SimplShot for direct distribution (Sparkle-enabled)
   • SimplShot-AppStore for App Store builds
4. Build and run.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See: MIT License