Lenscap
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Lenscap, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Lenscap's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Lenscap | Free | Open-source macOS app · personal cloud requires your own Neon project |
The facts
Each one read from Lenscap's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Capture
- It supports area, window, fullscreen, timed, and experimental scrolling screenshots.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Cloud access
- The personal cloud stores captures in a private Neon bucket, and the device token is kept in the macOS login Keychain.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Cloud limitations
- Cloud uploads do not backfill existing history, and the documentation says cloud storage is in beta and recommends keeping local originals.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Cloud sharing
- Copy Share Link creates a seven-day read URL, and anyone holding the URL can access that capture while it remains valid.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The project provides a downloadable DMG and instructions to build the native app from source.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Editing
- The annotation editor includes drawing and text tools, blur or pixelate, crop, background styling, undo and redo, and copy or save actions.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Optional cloud uploads use a Neon project that the user deploys and connects; Lenscap does not provide a hosted backend.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Local history
- The history browser indexes the last 300 captures, and the default save folder is ~/Pictures/Lenscap.checked 9 Oct 2026
- OCR
- Capture Text uses Apple’s Vision framework to recognize text from a selected area and copy it to the clipboard.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Permissions
- Screen Recording permission is required for captures; Accessibility permission is optional for scrolling capture.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Without a connected personal cloud, capture data stays local; the project says it has no analytics or telemetry.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Lenscap is an open-source macOS screenshot and screen-recording app that saves captures locally and offers an optional personal cloud library.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Recording
- Screen recordings can be saved as H.264 MP4 with optional system audio, while GIF recordings have a 30-second cap and a 960-pixel maximum long side.checked 9 Oct 2026
- System requirements
- Lenscap requires macOS 14.0 or later, and its prebuilt DMG is for Apple Silicon Macs.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The repository identifies Rut Mehta as the copyright holder of the project’s MIT-licensed code.checked 9 Oct 2026
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