Shottr
Shottr is a screenshot app for macOS with capture, editing, OCR, and sharing tools.
What Shottr is
Shottr is a screenshot app for macOS with capture, editing, OCR, and sharing tools. It supports scrolling captures, combining and resizing screenshots, and pinning images on screen. Editing options include text and freehand markup, highlights, spotlights, pixelation or removal of selected content, a screen ruler, magnification, and color picking. OCR and QR reading are included, and images can be exported as PNG or JPEG. Shottr runs on macOS Catalina 10.15 and later; its maker says Windows and Linux support is unlikely because the app relies on low-level macOS APIs and its codebase is not portable. Screenshots and OCR are processed locally, while screenshot data is sent out when Upload is used. Direct uploads to S3-compatible storage avoid Shottr's server; Shottr Cloud links are public to anyone who knows or guesses the URL, and image storage is not guaranteed. The Free plan is free, Basic Tier is $12 a month, and Friends Club is $30 a month.
Good
- Scrolling screenshots and capture combining
- OCR and QR reading
- Local screenshot and OCR processing
- Direct uploads to S3-compatible storage
- Exports PNG and JPEG
Watch out
- Available only for macOS
- Free plan requires a commercial-use license
- Shottr Cloud images may be removed without warning
- Cloud links are public to anyone with the URL
Who it suits
Shottr suits Mac users who need screenshot markup, scrolling capture, OCR, or image sharing. Its maker specifically describes it for designers, front-end engineers, mobile developers, and people attentive to pixels.
Verdict
Shottr combines capture, markup, OCR, and sharing in a macOS-only app. Review the commercial-use terms and upload privacy limits before choosing a plan or cloud option.
Plans and prices
From Shottr's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Most features available · Commercial use requires a license · Free; usable indefinitely. After 30 days, the app starts asking you to consider upgrading. |
| Basic Tier | $12, paid once | Full app features · License required for commercial use · One user and up to five computers · Single-time purchase, not a subscription. |
| Friends Club | $30, paid once | Experimental features · Better support · One user and up to five computers · Single-time purchase, not a subscription. |
The facts
Each one read from Shottr's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Capture and editing
- Features include scrolling captures, screenshot combining and resizing, floating pinned images, overlays, a screen ruler, magnification, and color picking.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- PNG, JPEGchecked 19 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Shottr URL schemes can be used by Raycast extensions and Alfred workflows and can integrate with the Shortcuts app.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes Shottr as a screenshot tool for designers, front-end engineers, mobile developers, and people who care about pixels.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Local processing
- The privacy policy says screenshots are stored and processed locally, and OCR runs locally; screenshot data is sent out when the user uses Upload.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Markup and OCR
- Shottr supports text and freehand markup, highlights, spotlights, pixelation or removal of selected content, OCR, and QR reading.checked 4 Oct 2026
- OCR text extraction
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Product
- Shottr is a small, fast Mac screenshot app with annotations, backgrounds, scrolling screenshots, and S3 upload.checked 4 Oct 2026
- S3 uploads
- Shottr can upload directly to S3-compatible storage and copy a shareable link; those images do not pass through Shottr's server.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Scrolling capture
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Shottr Cloud uploads
- Shottr Cloud uploads require an access token, and uploaded images are public to anyone who knows or guesses the URL.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support and experimental access
- Friends Club includes better support and access to experimental features.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Telemetry
- Diagnostic telemetry can be turned off in Preferences; the policy says telemetry may include performance, error, feature-use, device, and app information.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Upload availability
- The maker provides no guarantees for Shottr Cloud image storage and may remove an uploaded image without warning.checked 4 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform limitation
- The maker says Windows or Linux support is unlikely because Shottr relies on low-level macOS APIs and its codebase is not portable.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Supported macOS
- Shottr runs on macOS Catalina 10.15 and later, according to the product FAQ.checked 4 Oct 2026
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