8 alternativesCleanShot X: $35 once
The best CleanShot X alternatives
For most people the best alternative to CleanShot X is Shottr, and the best free one is Cap.
ShottrPick it if you take screenshots all day for docs or bug reports and want text grabbing and a pixel ruler built in.Free to startCompare at a glance
CleanShot X is highlighted, so you can see what you give up and what you gain.
| App | Price | How you pay | Mac | iPhone | iPad | App Store | Developer | Setapp | Rating |
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 CleanShot X | $35 once | Pay once | Too few ratings | ||||||
| Shottr | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | Too few ratings | ||||||
 Screen Studio | From $9 | Subscription | Too few ratings | ||||||
 Cap | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | Too few ratings | ||||||
 Presentify | $14.99 once | Pay once | Too few ratings | ||||||
 Audio Hijack | $69 once | Pay once | Too few ratings | ||||||
 Loom | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | 4.8 | ||||||
 Smooth Recorder | $69 once | Pay once | Too few ratings | ||||||
 Gifox | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | Too few ratings |
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The alternatives, in order
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Pick it if you take screenshots all day for docs or bug reports and want text grabbing and a pixel ruler built in.
A tiny, free screenshot editor that grabs text, measures pixels and captures whole scrolling pages.
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Pick this if you publish product demos or course videos and want them zoomed and smoothed without a video editor.
Screen recordings that come out zoomed, smoothed and framed like an edited demo, with no timeline editing needed.
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Pick it if you want Loom-style share links for free and like that the code is open source.
An open source Loom alternative that copies a share link the second you stop recording, free for personal use.
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Pick it if you share your screen on calls or record how-to videos and want people to see exactly where to look.
Draw over anything on your Mac screen and spotlight your cursor during calls, classes and recordings.
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Pick it if you record podcasts, calls or app audio on your Mac and want one tool that captures all of it.
Record any app or mic on your Mac, $69 once.
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Pick it if your team already shares Loom videos, or you need to record from an iPhone or iPad too.
Record your screen and face, then paste a link instead of writing a long email or booking a meeting.
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Pick it if you record product demos or tutorials and want them to look edited without opening an editor.
Auto-zoom, a smooth cursor and on-device captions for screen recordings, sold once instead of by the month.
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Pick this if your recordings last a few seconds and need to play as GIFs inside Slack or email.
Record a window or part of your screen as a small, tidy GIF, with a frame editor and a $14.99 one-time upgrade.
CleanShot X head to head
- CleanShot X vs Screen StudioPick this if you publish product demos or course videos and want them zoomed and smoothed without a video editor.
- CleanShot X vs CapPick it if you want Loom-style share links for free and like that the code is open source.
- CleanShot X vs LoomPick it if your team already shares Loom videos, or you need to record from an iPhone or iPad too.
When CleanShot X is still the right pick
You send screenshots or how-to clips for work and want them clean without opening an editor.
CleanShot X prices and verdict$35 once