Fixed bug with Quick Access Overlay appearing off-screen on macOS Sequoia
Fixed bug with text object size when zooming in Annotate
Fixed bug with shadow on pinned screenshots after unhiding
Minor bug fixes and improvements
4.7.3
2 July, 2024
Fixed bug causing the screen to freeze when a screen capture alert appears on macOS Sequoia beta
Disabled Highlighter Tool snapping when holding the CMD key
Fixed high memory usage when opening an image file with CleanShot
Fixed bug with the OCR Tool that was incorrectly returning Cyrillic characters on Latin text
Added CMD+R shortcut to Annotate for the Raycast intergation
Minor bug fixes and improvements
4.7.2
19 June, 2024
β¨ Added Raycast AI Chat integration - Easily send screenshots to AI Chat from Annotate, Quick Access Overlay menu or via a dedicated keyboard shortcut!
Fixed crash when opening the Annotate tool
Fixed bug causing the CleanShot interface to appear on screenshots
4.7.1
25 May, 2024
Fixed bug with camera and keystrokes not visible on recording
Added auto-upload for screen recordings (in After Capture settings)
Improved keystroke visualization
Fixed bug with editing grayscale images
Fixed bug when screen didn't respond to clicks while using Self-Timer
Fixed bug with disabling Do Not Disturb after recording on macOS Big Sur
3.6.2
20 April, 2021
π Fixed bug when recorded computer audio was distorted on macOS Big Sur
Fixed bug with Quick Access Overlay swipe actions and disabled 'Natural scrolling' setting
Fixed bug causing the output device to change after recording a screen and using AirPods
Fixed bug with crop area lag when moving
3.6.1
7 April, 2021
π Select an aspect ratio when cropping a screenshot
βοΈ Added option to ask for name and tags before every upload
Added system share menu to Quick Access Overlay
CleanShot will now remember last saved location when using "Save as" in Annotate
Fixed bug when magnifier was always enabled in crosshair mode
Minor bug fixes and improvements
3.6Big Update
24 March, 2021
βοΈ Introducing new Video Editor - easily optimize videos for web use.
Trim the video
Change quality
Change resolution
Convert stereo audio to mono
Mute audio
π You can now open any video file with CleanShot (It will load in the Quick Access Overlay)
π Added option to rotate image from Quick Access Overlay context menu
πΎ Added option to remember recording area
π€« Fixed bug with using "Do Not Disturb while recording" option on macOS Big Sur
Added option to disable shadow in Annotate objects
Fixed bug with annotating rotated image
Fixed crash when changing tool in Annotate on older macOS versions
Fixed bug with changing wallpaper color while using Annotate
Minor bug fixes and improvements
3.5.2
9 March, 2021
πΉ Added support for virtual cameras (e.g. Snap Camera, Sony Imaging Edge, Logi Capture)
Added option to adjust copy to clipboard behavior
Added larger font sizes
UI improvements
Fixed critical bug with recording Logitech camera via Logi Capture driver
Fixed bug with cursor appearing on Scrolling Capture screenshots
3.5.1
27 February, 2021
βοΈ Added system Share Menu extensions - Easily open Annotate tool or Pin images to the screen from other aplications
π¨ You can now open screenshots in your Mail client from Quick Access Overlay context menu
Added "Open Image in Annotate" shortcut
Added "Hide/Show Overlays" shortcut
Added "Pin to the Screen" shortcut
Added "Restore Recently Closed File" shortcut
Improved shortcuts preferences design
Fixed bug when sharing window in Annotate was not visible in some cases
Fixed bug with recording area after pressing Enter β
Minor bug fixes and improvements
3.5Big Update
8 February, 2021
π¨ New Text styles in Annotate - You can now choose from 6 beautifully designed styles and fonts
βοΈ Added GIF uploading to CleanShot Cloud
βοΈ Added option to lock canvas for easier drawing
β‘οΈ Improved upload speed and the overall app performance
π Added randomization to Pixelate tool to prevent depixelization
βοΈ Added preference to disable GIF optimization
Increased upload file size limit
You can now drag&drop a screenshot while uploading
Many UI and UX improvements
Fixed bug when keyboard shortcuts were not working in save window
Fixed bug with GIF recording on Macs with M1 chip
Fixed bug with losing focus when typing in recording area size
Fixed some memory leaks
Fixed text rendering In Hebrew
Minor bug fixes
3.4.6
13 January, 2021
βοΈ Improved quality of annotated screenshots
πΎ Added Save as... button to Annotate
π Added preference to disable "@2x" file name suffix
Fixed bug with capturing cursor in Self-Timer
Fixed bug with wrong image scale in Mail.app after adding annotations
Small bug fixes and UI improvements
3.4.5
11 December, 2020
π€« Added silent update notifications in the menu bar
π₯ Added lower FPS settings
Fixed bug blocking the screen recording from being stopped
Fixed bug with using both screen freezing and self-timer
Minor bug fixes
3.4.4
19 November, 2020
β‘οΈ CleanShot X is now compatible with Apple Silicon devices
π Added a preference to change the shutter sound
π¨ Added opacity slider to the color picker
UI improvements
3.4.3
12 November, 2020
β° Improved compatibility with macOS Big Sur
β¨ New app icon
Fixed bug causing the whole screen to highlight when switching to the window screenshot mode
Fixed crash when using Scrolling Capture on macOS Big Sur
Minor bug fixes and UI improvements
3.4.2
27 October, 2020
Fixed bug with video trimming tool on macOS Big Sur
Fixed bug with displaying keystrokes on macOS Big Sur
Minor bug fixes and improvements
3.4.1
15 October, 2020
β¨ Restore recently closed file - If you accidentally close Quick Access Overlay, you can bring it back by selecting "Restore Recently Closed File" from CleanShot menu.
Minor Text tool improvements
Fixed bug with Highlight tool rendering
Fixed bug that caused screenshots to change size
Fixed bug with using both "Freeze screen" and "Hide desktop icons while capturing" options
UI improvements
3.4Big Update
7 October, 2020
π₯ Show your webcam in screen recordings
π Temporarily hide Quick Access Overlay by sliding it down β
π― New Highlight Tool with rounded corners and ellipse shape
π’ Change Counter style and starting number
βοΈ Freeze the screen while taking a screenshot
π Magnifying Glass in crosshair mode
Added option to duplicate objects in Annotate by dragging with β₯ (Alt/Option)
Added preference to hide uploaded media in the menu bar
Improved the rendering of highlighter tool mask on screenshots with transparency
Bug fixes and UI improvements
3.3.8
7 October, 2020
Small bug fixes and improvements
3.3.7
12 September, 2020
Improved app performance
Fixed bug with capturing previous area
Other minor fixes and improvements
3.3.6
2 September, 2020
Added option to open Annotate from pinned screenshot (right-click menu)
Fixed video uploading on macOS Big Sur
Bug fixes and improvements
3.3.5
26 August, 2020
Improved recording UI
Fixed crash when file name was too short
Fixed bug with capturing previous area
Other minor fixes
3.3.4
15 August, 2020
π Choose custom colors in Annotate
β‘οΈ Faster screenshot processing
π You can now add App Name or Window Title to custom file name
Added preference to disable shadow and corner radius of Pinned screenshots
Added larger Quick Access Overlay size
Fixed bug with auto-close and Quick Look
Fixed bug when using Capture Previous Area with hidden desktop icons
Other minor fixes and improvements
3.3.3
10 August, 2020
Fixed bug with inaccessible preferences on macOS Big Sur
3.3.2
22 July, 2020
Improved Quick Access Overlay drag & drop when using multiple displays
Fixed GIF trimming on macOS Sierra
Bug fixes on macOS Big Sur
Minor bug fixes and UI improvements
3.3.1
20 July, 2020
π Emoji support in Annotate
πΈ Capture previous area
Added Share button in Annotate
Disabled dimming second screen while recording
Bug fixes
3.3Video Update
7 July, 2020
βοΈ Upload screen recordings to CleanShot Cloud
π Record computer audio
π New recording UI
π Added GIF trimming
β¨ Highlight mouse clicks & keystrokes on recordings
π Remove audio after recording a video
Automatically restoring files after crash
Hiding mouse cursor when recording
Fixed bug with saving file in Annotate
Other minor fixes and improvements
3.2.1
19 June, 2020
Fixed bug with disappearing video area overlay
Fixed crash when Mac was put to sleep while recordings
3.2
20 May, 2020
β‘οΈ Faster Annotate open time
βοΈ Set separate After Capture actions for screenshots and video
Added "Open video trimming tool" as an After Capture action
Added "Open from clipboard" shortcut
Automatically delete temporary files to save disk space
Improved custom file name setting
Fixed bug with "AM/PM" and 12h clock
Fixed crash when opening images with P3 color profile
Minor bug fixes and UI improvements
16 May, 2020
3.1.2
π You can add AM/PM to the file name
β¨οΈ Move and resize recording area using arrow keys and Cmd/Shift modifiers
Fixed crashing when using crop tool
Fixed rendering of the "Drag me" button
Fixed 403 error when uploading to the Cloud in certain scenarios
3.1.1
12 May, 2020
π Added opacity slider to the Highlight tool
Added shorter auto-close intervals
Adjustable Pixelate/Highlight intensity using keyboard shortcuts
Using CleanShot file name setting when capturing a screenshot with PixelSnap
Minor bug fixes and UI improvements
3.1
5 May, 2020
π Added pink color in Annotate
πΌ Add preference to disable shadow when capturing a window
β° New Auto-close timer preference in Quick Access Overlay
β¨οΈ New keyboard shortcuts:
Capture Area & Copy to clipboard
Capture Area & Annotate
Capture Area & Pin to the screen
Support for F1, F2, ... keyboard shortcuts
Added "Close All..." action to right click overlay menu
Added preference to show crosshair with Command key
Support for Command+Tab in Annotate
Moved pixelate intensity slider to the Annotate window
Added transparent checkerboard background in Annotate
Enhanced snapping in Crop tool
Other minor fixes and improvements
3.0Major Release
27 April, 2020
CleanShot has been rebuilt from the ground up to provide an even better experience! The new version features over 50 changes:
What's new?
2.7.4
3 March, 2020
Minor bug fixes
2.7.3
19 January, 2020
Fixed critical bug with opening Annotate tool
2.7.2
13 January, 2020
Fixed bug with not being able to stop the GIF recording
Fixed bug changing Desktop wallpaper when using Text Tool in Annotate
Minor bug fixes
2.7.1
20 November, 2019
Fixed bug with not being able to stop the recording
Fixed bug when opening Retina screen in Annotate
Fixed bug with flashing screen when hiding the icons
Minor improvements
2.7
19 November, 2019
π₯ Added preferences to change resolution and fps of GIFs
β³ Added progress indicator when creating GIFs
Improved welcome screen instructions
Fixed bug with Screen Recording permission alert
Fixed crash in certain scenarios
2.6.1
2 September, 2019
Added checks for new macOS Screen Recording permissions
Fixed bug that caused the desktop icons to hide
2.6
1 August, 2019
β¨οΈ Speed up your workflow with keyboard shortcuts in Annotate.
R for Rectangle, A for Arrow etc. (Hold the cursor on a tool to check the shortcut)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 keys - Change object size
β+S - Save annotations
β+W - Cancel editing
Fixed bug when Screen Recording was not saved in some cases
Fixed bug with deleting text objects in Annotate
2.5.4
15 July, 2019
Fixed Screen Recording on macOS Catalina
Fixed bug with hiding desktop icons on macOS Catalina
Fixed bug with opening files through CleanShot
Minor bug fixes
2.5.3
16 June, 2019
Fixed crashing on macOS Catalina
Fixed bug occurring when using a Wacom device
Minor improvements
Catalina users: Screen recording is still broken. We're aware of it and working to deliver a fix as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience.
2.5.2
7 June, 2019
Fixed critical bug with exporting screenshots
Fixed bug with capturing transparent windows
2.5.1
5 June, 2019
Fixed bugs with saving annotated screenshots
2.5
19 May, 2019
π₯ Added PixelSnap 2 integration
π Create perfect shapes in Annotate by pressing Shift
πΌ You can now drag screenshots directly from Annotate
Fixed bug with pasting screenshots from the clipboard
Fixed bug with Text tool
2.4.2
15 April, 2019
Fixed undo/redo shortcuts in Annotate tool on other keyboard layouts
Fixed a bug which caused opening Annotate tool after saving/copying screenshots
Minor bug fixes and UX improvements
2.4.1
24 February, 2019
Minor bug fixes
2.4
29 January, 2019
πΎ Set multiple default actions after capture
π Mute screenshot sounds
βοΈ Delete screenshot from Quick Access Overlay with two fingers swipe gesture
UX improvements
2.3.1
21 January, 2019
Fixed an important performance issue
2.3
17 January, 2019
π‘ New Quick Access overlay design
βοΈ Added preference to scale Retina screenshot to 1x
Minor bug fixes and UX improvements
2.2.1
15 December, 2018
Fixed a bug with screenshots permanently staying on the screen.
Fixed Crosshair mode bug.
Other bug fixes.
2.2
5 December, 2018
π Added Crosshair Mode - Hold Command β while taking a screenshot to enable.
Fixed launching app at login.
Fixed the Accessibility dialog.
Fixed Activation dialog appearance on Mojave.
Other bug fixes and performance improvements.
2.1.1
13 November, 2018
Fixed a bug with editing text in Annotate.
2.1
12 November, 2018
π Added a text tool to Annotate
π‘ Now you can use β+Z / β+Shift+Z to Undo / Redo in Annotate
Minor bug fixes and UX improvements
2.0
15 October, 2018
Introducing Annotate
π Quickly highlight important parts of your screenshot or blur any sensitive content
π Fully compatible with macOS Mojave
Fixed a bug with microphone access
Other bug fixes and performance improvements
1.3
27 August, 2018
π Added GIF recording
π₯ You can now drop files on Desktop when the icons are hidden
Fixed a bug with screenshots saving
1.2.1
23 August, 2018
Fixed a bug with crashing QuickLook
1.2
20 August, 2018
π Added audio recording
1.1
13 August, 2018
Β Introducing Quick Access Overlay 2.0 β‘οΈΒ
π Quick Look - easily preview your screenshots by pressing space on the overlay
π Customizable size and on-screen position
β° Adjust the autosave time
π₯ Show on active display - access your screenshot from currently used display
π₯ Video recording support
Retina screenshots are now displayed in a correct resolution
Bug fixes and performance improvements
1.0.2
27 July, 2018
Fixed a bug with not hiding Desktop icons for some users
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New Features
CleanShot Cloud - capture your screen and instantly get a sharable link
Pin screenshots - keep your screenshot above all windows
Scrolling Capture - capture scrollable content
Crop tool
Drawing tool
Highlighter tool
Filled rectangle tool
Counter tool
Show keystrokes on recordings
File size info on video overlay
Sound info on the overlay
Context menu on the overlay
Self-Timer
Record macOS audio
Renaming screenshots
Renaming file after capture
Capture mouse cursor on screenshots
Open screenshots from clipboard in Annotate
Add border to screenshots
New recording UI
Single window recording
Display recording time in the menu bar
Built-in video trimming tool
Highlight mouse clicks in a video
Hide system notifications while recording a video
Enhancements
UI & UX improvements
Improved Undo/Redo in Annotate
Faster Annotate open time
Arrow direction preference
Better handling of long screenshots in Annotate
Pixelate tool intensity preference
Copy image directly from Annotate
Improved text rendering in Annotate
Improved saving edited files
More keyboard shortcuts
Better Quick Look behavior
Bigger Quick Access Overlay size
Hide CleanShot icon from the menu bar
Direct shortcut to window screenshot
Option to have Annotate window always on top
Improved dragging from QAO
Window screenshot padding adjustment
Snappable resize controls when recording a video
Recording videos smaller than 300x200 px
Downscaling retina videos preference
Adjust video FPS
Improved GIF compression, files are ~2x smaller
Added GIF quality slider
Improved GIF processing UI
Improved Desktop icon hiding when capturing
Double click on Desktop to show icons
Improved crosshair mode
Faster rendering of window background
Bug fixes
Fixed bug with 'Drag Me' in Annotate
Fixed bug when recording a video/GIF shorter than 1s
Fixed bug that caused continuous CPU usage after app launch