# CleanShot X

> Screenshot and screen recording toolkit with markup, scrolling capture, OCR and cloud sharing

Source: https://optioncmd.com/cleanshot-x
Website: https://cleanshot.com/?utm_source=optioncmd
Pricing: One-time purchase
Categories: [Screenshots & recording](https://optioncmd.com/categories/screenshots.md)
Listed: 2026-10-28
Updated: 2026-10-28

CleanShot X is a screenshot and screen recording app for Mac. It captures, annotates, and shares images and videos, and is built for people who send a lot of visual feedback, demos, and bug reports.

**Key features:**

- Annotate screenshots with markup, redaction, spotlight, numbered steps, and text highlighting.
- Capture full pages, long chats, and documents that extend beyond the screen with Scrolling Capture.
- Record your screen with a webcam bubble, click highlights, keystroke display, and voice and system audio.
- Edit recordings in Studio Mode with smooth zooms and trimming, then export as MP4 or GIF.
- Copy text from screenshots and images and read QR codes with on-device text recognition.
- Upload captures to CleanShot Cloud and share a link, with comments and automatic transcripts.
- Browse and restore earlier captures from Capture History, and pin screenshots above other windows.

Requires macOS 13 or later. CleanShot Basic is a $35 one-time purchase that includes one year of updates (optional $19/year renewal) and 1 GB of Cloud storage; CleanShot Pro is $10 per user per month billed annually and adds unlimited storage, custom branding, and team features such as SSO. There's no trial, but there is a 30-day money-back guarantee, and CleanShot is also available through Setapp.

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