Alternatives to Xnapper
A macOS screenshot app that frames captures with backgrounds and hides sensitive information automatically. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Xnapper
A macOS screenshot app that frames captures with backgrounds and hides sensitive information automatically.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Xnapper.
CleanShot X
Premium Mac screenshot and screen recording app with built-in annotation.
CleanShot X is a paid Mac app that adds screen recording and scrolling capture with built-in annotation, rather than focusing on backgrounds and automatic redaction.
Shottr
Fast Mac screenshot tool with scrolling capture, OCR, and annotation.
Shottr is a freemium Mac screenshot tool with scrolling capture, OCR and annotation, but without Xnapper's automatic backgrounds and one-click redaction.
Gradia
A GNOME app for annotating screenshots and adding backgrounds so they look good when shared.
Gradia is a free open-source GNOME app that adds backgrounds and annotations to screenshots, moving the workflow from macOS to Linux.
Snagit
Commercial screen capture suite with scrolling capture and batch tools.
Snagit is a paid Windows and macOS capture suite with scrolling capture and batch processing, aimed at documentation rather than presentable social screenshots.
WinSnap
A Windows screenshot tool that captures windows and adds shadows, annotations and other effects.
WinSnap is a paid Windows tool that adds shadows, watermarks and annotations to window captures, moving from macOS to Windows with a one-time purchase.
Snipaste
Screenshot tool that pins snips as floating windows on the desktop.
Snipaste runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and centres on pinning snips as floating windows, with advanced features in a paid version.
Flameshot
A cross-platform screenshot tool that drops annotation controls right on top of the selection.
Flameshot is free and open source on Windows, macOS and Linux, with in-place annotation and blur, but no automatic backgrounds or redaction.
Lightshot
A lightweight screenshot tool for Windows and Mac that captures a region and shares it by link.
Lightshot is a free Windows, Mac and browser tool for quick region captures shared by link, storing uploads on the developer's server with basic editing.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
TextSniper
A macOS OCR utility that extracts text from any selected area of the screen.
Satty
Annotate screenshots in a focused Linux application.
swappy
A Wayland native screenshot editing tool for annotating captures, inspired by Snappy on macOS.
Markup Hero
A screenshot and annotation tool for images, PDFs and websites, with shareable links.
Dropshare
A Mac and iOS app that uploads files and screenshots to your own storage and shares a link.
Screen Studio
A macOS screen recorder that adds automatic zooms and smoothed cursor movement to recordings.
