ShotsGlow - CleanShot for Windows. Pay $9 once, no subscription.
by•
Windows never got a CleanShot X, so I built one. ShotsGlow captures any region, drops it on a designed backdrop with shadow and rounded corners, annotates, blurs secrets (the blur survives a crop), and removes backgrounds with on-device AI that runs entirely on your machine: nothing uploaded, works offline. Then it exports to 30 social and App Store sizes. $9 once, lifetime, no subscription, 30-day money-back. Built in public by a solo Windows dev.
Replies
Darauf habe ich lange gewartet 🤯
@elomatic Danke dir! 😄 The wait is officially over.
The background removal runs fully offline which is a nice touch, and the blur that actually survives a crop is the kind of detail I wish more screenshot tools bothered with. Nine dollars once is fair too.
@kamileuoa Thanks Kamil! Those two are actually connected: because everything runs on your machine, there's no server bill on my side, and with no server bill there's nothing a subscription would need to cover. That's the whole reason $9 once works. Curious what you're using for screenshots today, ShareX? Snipping Tool?
A small idea: add a hotkey to instantly capture the last selected region again, so when I'm doing repeated tutorials or bug reports I don't have to drag the rectangle every time. Would save a ton of clicks during longer sessions.
@mete1776580 Thank you, that's a good idea. Not in there yet, right now you drag the region every time. I've put it on my list. This is exactly the kind of feedback I was hoping for today.
The blur-survives-crop thing is genuinely clever, didn't know that was even possible on Windows. One thing I'd love: a quick keyboard shortcut to grab the last N screenshots and stitch them into a vertical strip, since I post tutorials and that step is always the most annoying part of my workflow.
@zafer173643 Thanks Zafar! Honest answer: stitching isn't in the app yet. Added it to my list. How many screenshots would you typically stitch together?
finally a clean screenshot tool that doesn't feel like a mac port that forgot to compile. the on-device background remover running offline is genuinely useful, and the blur surviving a crop is a nice touch i didn't know i needed.
@yaseminoayu Haha, thank you. Making it feel properly native on Windows was the part I spent the most time on, so this is really nice to read.
the blur surviving a crop is honestly such a thoughtful touch, so many screenshot tools get that wrong. give it a shot if you're on windows.
@selim321016 Thank you Selim! 🙏
finally a clean screenshot tool that actually respects windows users. the on-device background removal is shockingly fast and the shadow backdrops make even my messy mockups look presentable.
@altmelis74860 Thank you Melis, the backdrops are my favorite part too. Appreciate it!
That blur-survives-a-crop detail is genuinely clever, solves a real annoyance I hit constantly. Respect for building this for Windows when the easy move would be a macOS clone.
@ayhannatekgp Thanks Ayhan, appreciate that. Mac already has great tools, Windows didn't. That's really the whole reason I built it.
Finally a real screenshot tool for Windows. Loved how the blur stays intact after cropping, that one detail alone beats everything else I've tried.
@rdvantunzwcz1 Thanks Rıdvan! Funny how the blur detail is stealing the show today, I honestly thought the cutout would be the star.