WinkShot

Place

#56 of 76

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Score

6.3

The facts below are what the maker publishes about WinkShot, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.

Plans and prices

From WinkShot's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.

Plan	Price	What it gives you
Free	Free	Free during early release period · no account · no subscription

Each one read from WinkShot's own pages, with the date it was checked.

Account and subscription: The site says WinkShot costs $0 and requires no account or subscription.checked 11 Oct 2026
Annotations: The editor supports arrows, shapes, text, blur, and undo.checked 11 Oct 2026
Backgrounds: Captures can be styled with padding, gradients, or a user's wallpaper.checked 11 Oct 2026
Capture: It supports region, window, full-screen, scrolling, text, and color captures.checked 11 Oct 2026
Export: Captures can be copied to the clipboard or saved as PNG in a chosen folder.checked 11 Oct 2026
Measurement tools: Nochecked 24 Sep 2026
OCR: Text recognition copies selected on-screen text to the clipboard.checked 11 Oct 2026
Pinned captures: Captures can float above other windows for quick reference.checked 11 Oct 2026
Purpose: WinkShot is a native Mac app for capturing, annotating, and sharing screenshots.checked 11 Oct 2026
Redaction tools: Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
Requirements: WinkShot requires macOS 13 Ventura or later and the site describes it as Apple silicon compatible.checked 11 Oct 2026
Sharing: Users can upload a capture to create a short-lived share link or drag it into Slack, Mail, or Figma.checked 11 Oct 2026
Shortcuts: WinkShot lives in the menu bar, supports keyboard shortcuts, and lets users set their own in Preferences.checked 11 Oct 2026
Time zones: WinkShot can identify a time in a screenshot and show it in the user's time zone.checked 11 Oct 2026

Free period: The FAQ says WinkShot is free to download and use during its early release period.checked 11 Oct 2026
Free plan: Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026

Maker: The site credits Edwin Encomienda as the maker; his site describes him as an engineer from the Philippines.checked 11 Oct 2026
Team collaboration: Nochecked 24 Sep 2026