Changelog

3.9.1

14 September 2021

↩️ Added option to restart screen recording
🔊 Added volume control to Video Editor
💥 Added mechanism to restore screen recordings after a crash
Added preference to disable automatic update checks
Added 5 and 10 minutes intervals to Quick Access Overlay auto-close setting
Screenshot tool in Annotate is now behaving the same way as "Capture Area"
Improved Undo/Redo in Annotate
Added new API to capture a specific area with x, y, width, height parameters
Fixed bug when combined image was not saved in some cases
Fixed bug with Scrolling Capture and "Add 1px border" setting
Bug fixes and UX improvements

3.9Annotate Update

10 August 2021

✂️ Added option to combine multiple screenshots into one in Annotate
↔️ Added option to expand the canvas in Annotate
🖥 Annotate window can be resized now
🧲 Improved snapping in crop tool
Added preference to automatically expand the canvas
Improved crop tool UI
Minor bug fixes and UX improvements

3.8.1

15 July 2021

🧑‍💻 Introducing URL Scheme APIView documentation →
🎨 Added new rounded text style
🖨 Added option to print your screenshots - in Annotate (⌘P) and Quick Access Overlay (context menu)
😴 Prevent display from sleeping while recording a screen
New text recognition sound
Added Enterprise SSO login to CleanShot Cloud Pro
Fixed bug with saving last recording selection
Bug fixes and UX improvements

3.8Big Update

28 June 2021

✨ Introducing Text Recognition Tool (OCR) - extract non-selectable text from images, scanned documents, videos, etc.
⏸ Added option to pause recording - with a keyboard shortcut or the new controls menu
🎛 Added new recording controls menu
⚙️ New "Screenshots" tab in Preferences
🧲 Improved snapping to edges when selecting recording area
Added new After Capture settings when both Copy to clipboard and Upload actions are selected
Improved experience with resizing recording area
Added option to reset warning dialogs
Fixed crash when using Video Editor on macOS Catalina
Fixed some bugs with Quick Look on macOS Big Sur
Fixed bug with saving last recording selection on external monitor
Fixed bug when there was no audio after merging audio tracks in some cases
Fixed bug that caused stopping recording when pressing ESC
Fixed bug with cursor highlight color on light macOS theme
Minor bug fixes and improvements

3.7.1

27 May 2021

🎞 Changed position of trimming controls to not cover the video
🕒 Added preference to use UTC timezone in file names
You can now set 0 as a starting number in the Counter tool
Improved drawing of the text tool in some cases
Added preference to remove border from pinned screenshots
Added a notification when trying to record the built-in microphone with the Macbook lid closed
Minor UI improvements

3.7Big News

18 May 2021

🥳 It's been one year since we released CleanShot X!Watch the video →
🚀 Introducing Cloud Pro accounts:
- Unlimited storage
- Connect your own domain
- Custom branding
- Self destruct control
- Automatically copy direct download link
- Upload screenshots in full quality
- Team management
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

🔈 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

📐 Select an aspect ratio when cropping a screenshot
✍️ 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

⚙️ Introducing new Video Editor - easily optimize videos for web use.
- Trim the video
- Change quality
- Change resolution
- Convert stereo audio to mono
- Mute audio
🎞 You can now open any video file with CleanShot (It will load in the Quick Access Overlay)
🔄 Added option to rotate image from Quick Access Overlay context menu
💾 Added option to remember recording area
🤫 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

📹 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

⚙️ Added system Share Menu extensions - Easily open Annotate tool or Pin images to the screen from other aplications
📨 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 ⏎
Minor bug fixes and improvements

3.5Big Update

8 February 2021

🎨 New Text styles in Annotate - You can now choose from 6 beautifully designed styles and fonts
☁️ Added GIF uploading to CleanShot Cloud
✏️ Added option to lock canvas for easier drawing
⚡️ Improved upload speed and the overall app performance
🔒 Added randomization to Pixelate tool to prevent depixelization
⚙️ 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

✏️ Improved quality of annotated screenshots
💾 Added Save as... button to Annotate
👁 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

🤫 Added silent update notifications in the menu bar
🎥 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

⚡️ CleanShot X is now compatible with Apple Silicon devices
🔈 Added a preference to change the shutter sound
🎨 Added opacity slider to the color picker
UI improvements

3.4.3

12 November 2020

⛰ Improved compatibility with macOS Big Sur
✨ 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

✨ 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

🎥 Show your webcam in screen recordings
👀 Temporarily hide Quick Access Overlay by sliding it down ↓
🕯 New Highlight Tool with rounded corners and ellipse shape
🔢 Change Counter style and starting number
❄️ Freeze the screen while taking a screenshot
🔍 Magnifying Glass in crosshair mode
Added option to duplicate objects in Annotate by dragging with ⌥ (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

🌈 Choose custom colors in Annotate
⚡️ Faster screenshot processing
📝 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

😎 Emoji support in Annotate
📸 Capture previous area
Added Share button in Annotate
Disabled dimming second screen while recording
Bug fixes

3.3Video Update

7 July 2020

☁️ Upload screen recordings to CleanShot Cloud
🎙 Record computer audio
🎛 New recording UI
🎞 Added GIF trimming
✨ Highlight mouse clicks & keystrokes on recordings
🔇 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

⚡️ Faster Annotate open time
⚙️ 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

🕒 You can add AM/PM to the file name
⌨️ 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

🌗 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

💖 Added pink color in Annotate
🖼 Add preference to disable shadow when capturing a window
⏰ New Auto-close timer preference in Quick Access Overlay
⌨️ 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

🎥 Added preferences to change resolution and fps of GIFs
⏳ 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

⌨️ 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
⌘+S - Save annotations
⌘+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

🔥 Added PixelSnap 2 integration
📐 Create perfect shapes in Annotate by pressing Shift
🖼 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

💾 Set multiple default actions after capture
🔇 Mute screenshot sounds
☝️ 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

💡 New Quick Access overlay design
⚙️ 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

📐 Added Crosshair Mode - Hold Command ⌘ 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

📝 Added a text tool to Annotate
💡 Now you can use ⌘+Z / ⌘+Shift+Z to Undo / Redo in Annotate
Minor bug fixes and UX improvements

2.0

15 October 2018

Introducing Annotate
🖍 Quickly highlight important parts of your screenshot or blur any sensitive content
🌚 Fully compatible with macOS Mojave
Fixed a bug with microphone access
Other bug fixes and performance improvements

1.3

27 August 2018

🎞 Added GIF recording
🖥 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

🔈 Added audio recording

1.1

13 August 2018

Introducing Quick Access Overlay 2.0 ⚡️
👀 Quick Look - easily preview your screenshots by pressing space on the overlay
📏 Customizable size and on-screen position
⏰ Adjust the autosave time
🖥 Show on active display - access your screenshot from currently used display
🎥 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