Name: Essential Tool
Item: CleanShot X
Rating: 5
Author: justtech

Group

Software

Operations

Sub category

Productivity

Product tag

Business productivity

Best for

Customer support

Educators

Remote teams

Alternative to

Camtasia

Loom

Screencastify

Integrations

PixelSnap 2

Operating system

macOS

Features

GDPR-compliant

Allows Existing Accounts

If Plan name changes, deal will be mapped to the new Plan name with all accompanying updates

You must redeem your code(s) within 60 days of purchase

Purchasers of this CleanShot X deal will receive lifetime access to the tool + 1 full year of updates

Optional add-on: Get another year of app updates for $19/year or continue using the app without renewing

CleanShot X requires the use of macOS

Changelog

FAQ page

CleanShot X Product Hunt

First post from the founder!

CleanShot X is a Mac app that helps you capture, edit, and annotate stunning screenshots and screen recordings effortlessly.




CleanShot X lets you&nbsp;annotate your screenshots in seconds with a dozen easy-to-use editing tools.

You can highlight, underline, circle, and create arrows to draw attention to specific areas of your screenshot.

Once you’ve got your viewer looking at the right places, you can block out, pixel blur, and crop to remove any distracting or private information.

You'll even be able to&nbsp;take a scrolling capture of any app,&nbsp;so you don’t have to worry about stitching together multiple screenshots. 


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<h5 class="" style="text-align: center; ">Edit and annotate any screenshot with quick access to a suite of markup tools.</h5>After taking a screenshot, your image will hover on a corner of your screen for easy access to edit and send when you’re ready.

You can drag your screenshot into any application—such as Slack, your email, or your browser—to instantly share it.

Don’t want screenshots cluttering your Pictures folder? Upload your screenshots to the cloud with a single click to get a link you can paste and share immediately.


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 class="story-img-container open-carousel-modal-on-click"
 data-story-image-id="cleanshot-2"
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<h5 class="" style="text-align: center; ">Access recent screenshots in the corner of your screen and drag them into any application.</h5>CleanShot X makes screen recording a cinch. Record any portion of your screen, adjust your inputs, and trim your video without having to fire up an additional program.

You’ll be able to show your webcam in recordings, plus capture microphone and macOS audio.

The app automatically silences notifications when recording, so you don’t have to worry about a random Slack notification disrupting your flow.

And when you’re done, you can save your recording as a video or GIF file for stress-free sharing.


 <div
 class="story-img-container open-carousel-modal-on-click"
 data-story-image-id="cleanshot-3"
 >
 
 <img
 class="story-inline-image z-depth-2"
 src="https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-3.png?optimizer=gif"
 alt="Screen recording"
 srcset="https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-3.png?width=495&optimizer=gif 450w, https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-3.png?width=654&optimizer=gif 595w, https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-3.png?width=935&optimizer=gif 850w"
 sizes="(min-width: 950px) 1045px, 100vw"
 width="850" height="500"
 loading="lazy"
 />
 
 <svg
 aria-hidden="true"
 focusable="false"
 data-prefix="fas"
 data-icon="search-plus"
 role="img"
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 />
 </svg>
 </div>
 

<h5 class="" style="text-align: center; ">Record your screen with your choice of audio inputs and visual indicators.</h5>Add a custom background to any screenshot, so you can make screen captures that look great for a larger audience.

You can also use your desktop wallpaper and set the app to automatically hide all icons for cleaner screenshots.

This is perfect for creating content to share on social media or showing off your app’s user interface on your website.


 <div
 class="story-img-container open-carousel-modal-on-click"
 data-story-image-id="cleanshot-4"
 >
 
 <img
 class="story-inline-image z-depth-2"
 src="https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-4.png?optimizer=gif"
 alt="Custom backgrounds"
 srcset="https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-4.png?width=495&optimizer=gif 450w, https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-4.png?width=654&optimizer=gif 595w, https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-4.png?width=935&optimizer=gif 850w"
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 data-prefix="fas"
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 class="hover-mag-glass svg-inline--fa fa-search-plus fa-w-16"
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 </div>
 

<h5 class="" style="text-align: center; ">Add a clean custom background to your screenshots to share online.</h5>With the right tools, it's super simple to be an effective communicator. (“This meeting could have been a screenshot.”)

CleanShot X makes it easy to capture, annotate, edit, and share anything on your screen as a screenshot, video recording, GIF, and more.

Take better screenshots.

Get lifetime access to CleanShot X today!

Take beautiful screenshots and screen recordings with this native Mac app

CleanShot X is a Mac app that helps you capture, edit, and annotate stunning screenshots and screen recordings effortlessly.




CleanShot X lets you&nbsp;annotate your screenshots in seconds with a dozen easy-to-use editing tools.

You can highlight, underline, circle, and create arrows to draw attention to specific areas of your screenshot.

Once you’ve got your viewer looking at the right places, you can block out, pixel blur, and crop to remove any distracting or private information.

You'll even be able to&nbsp;take a scrolling capture of any app,&nbsp;so you don’t have to worry about stitching together multiple screenshots. 


 <img
 class="story-inline-image z-depth-2"
 src="https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-1.png?optimizer=gif"
 alt="Screenshot annotation"
 srcset="https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-1.png?width=495&optimizer=gif 450w, https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-1.png?width=654&optimizer=gif 595w, https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-1.png?width=935&optimizer=gif 850w"
 sizes="(min-width: 950px) 1045px, 100vw"
 width="850" height="500"
 loading="lazy"
 />
 

<h5 class="" style="text-align: center; ">Edit and annotate any screenshot with quick access to a suite of markup tools.</h5>After taking a screenshot, your image will hover on a corner of your screen for easy access to edit and send when you’re ready.

You can drag your screenshot into any application—such as Slack, your email, or your browser—to instantly share it.

Don’t want screenshots cluttering your Pictures folder? Upload your screenshots to the cloud with a single click to get a link you can paste and share immediately.


 <img
 class="story-inline-image z-depth-2"
 src="https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-2.png?optimizer=gif"
 alt="Screenshot sharing"
 srcset="https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-2.png?width=495&optimizer=gif 450w, https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-2.png?width=654&optimizer=gif 595w, https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-2.png?width=935&optimizer=gif 850w"
 sizes="(min-width: 950px) 1045px, 100vw"
 width="850" height="500"
 loading="lazy"
 />
 

<h5 class="" style="text-align: center; ">Access recent screenshots in the corner of your screen and drag them into any application.</h5>CleanShot X makes screen recording a cinch. Record any portion of your screen, adjust your inputs, and trim your video without having to fire up an additional program.

You’ll be able to show your webcam in recordings, plus capture microphone and macOS audio.

The app automatically silences notifications when recording, so you don’t have to worry about a random Slack notification disrupting your flow.

And when you’re done, you can save your recording as a video or GIF file for stress-free sharing.


 <img
 class="story-inline-image z-depth-2"
 src="https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-3.png?optimizer=gif"
 alt="Screen recording"
 srcset="https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-3.png?width=495&optimizer=gif 450w, https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-3.png?width=654&optimizer=gif 595w, https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-3.png?width=935&optimizer=gif 850w"
 sizes="(min-width: 950px) 1045px, 100vw"
 width="850" height="500"
 loading="lazy"
 />
 

<h5 class="" style="text-align: center; ">Record your screen with your choice of audio inputs and visual indicators.</h5>Add a custom background to any screenshot, so you can make screen captures that look great for a larger audience.

You can also use your desktop wallpaper and set the app to automatically hide all icons for cleaner screenshots.

This is perfect for creating content to share on social media or showing off your app’s user interface on your website.


 <img
 class="story-inline-image z-depth-2"
 src="https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-4.png?optimizer=gif"
 alt="Custom backgrounds"
 srcset="https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-4.png?width=495&optimizer=gif 450w, https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-4.png?width=654&optimizer=gif 595w, https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/cleanshot-4.png?width=935&optimizer=gif 850w"
 sizes="(min-width: 950px) 1045px, 100vw"
 width="850" height="500"
 loading="lazy"
 />
 

<h5 class="" style="text-align: center; ">Add a clean custom background to your screenshots to share online.</h5>With the right tools, it's super simple to be an effective communicator. (“This meeting could have been a screenshot.”)

CleanShot X makes it easy to capture, annotate, edit, and share anything on your screen as a screenshot, video recording, GIF, and more.

Take better screenshots.

Get lifetime access to CleanShot X today!

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