Free & Open Source

Annotate.
Polish.
Ship.

SimplShot is the macOS screenshot editor for designers and creators who care about the details — powerful annotation, reusable templates, custom backgrounds, and pixel-perfect batch capture.

Free forever · macOS 14+ · No account needed

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Free forever Open source macOS native No tracking No account

Every tool you need.
Nothing you don't.

SimplShot packs a full annotation toolkit into a clean, distraction-free interface — built around the tools you actually reach for, every single day.

Free Draw

Sketch freehand on your screenshot with smooth, natural strokes.

Shapes

Circles, rectangles, and more — quickly draw attention to exactly what matters.

Arrows & Lines

Multiple arrow styles and line types to point, connect, and guide.

Pixelation

Blur or pixelate sensitive content — emails, passwords, private data.

Highlight & Dim

Focus attention with highlights or push background content into shadow.

Measurements

Show exact pixel distances and dimensions right on the image.

Numbering

Add numbered callouts to walk viewers through steps in sequence.

Custom Backgrounds

Beautiful gradients and solid fills to make your screenshots pop.

Crop

Trim and frame your captures perfectly before you export.

Batch capture.
Every size at once.

Define a set of custom window sizes, then capture any app window in all of them in a single click. No more resizing, recapturing, and re-exporting one by one.

  • Perfect for app store screenshots in multiple device sizes
  • Generate all social media formats simultaneously
  • Set your own custom size presets — reuse them anytime
  • Saves hours of repetitive work on every release
Unique to SimplShot

Save a look.
Reuse it instantly.

Create a template once with your preferred background color or image, padding, shadow, corner radius, and more. Then apply that same setup to future screenshots in a click so every export stays fast, polished, and consistent.

  • Save the styling choices you keep dialing in over and over
  • Reuse branded backgrounds, spacing, shadows, and rounded corners instantly
  • Keep release notes, social posts, and docs screenshots visually consistent
  • Turn repetitive polish work into a one-click starting point
Built for repeatable polish

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SimplShot is free and open source.

No subscriptions. No accounts. No surprises. Just a tool that works.

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