Snapdown - Turn anything on your Mac screen into clean Markdown

Snapdown turns any part of your Mac screen into structured Markdown, preserving headings, lists, tables, and text instead of flattening everything into plain OCR. Capture with one shortcut, paste anywhere, and keep every screenshot local on Apple silicon.

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Hey Product Hunt 👋 I’m Broden, and I built Snapdown because I kept needing to copy things that were visible on my screen but weren’t actually selectable, like tables, documentation, error messages, and slides. Most OCR tools recover the words but lose the structure. Headings become ordinary lines, lists turn into paragraphs, and tables become difficult to use. I wanted output I could paste directly into a note, document, issue, or LLM chat without rebuilding it first. That’s why Snapdown produces structured Markdown. Privacy was also a must for me. Everything runs locally on Apple silicon, so your screenshots stay on your Mac and Snapdown works offline. I spent a lot of time making the capture loop as fast as possible, while still producing accurate, useful results. The goal is to press a shortcut, select a region, and get your Markdown without interrupting your flow. Two tips that usually improve the output: • Instead of capturing a whole screen, split it into smaller, natural sections and combine them with Aggregate Mode. This reduces noise and improves accuracy. • Zoom in before capturing dense text, tables, or formulas. Clearer source pixels give Snapdown more detail to work with. I’d love to hear your feedback and feature requests. I’m looking forward to improving Snapdown based on how people actually use it. Thanks for checking it out!

 Hey Broden - good work! Tried it out and like it! Happily paid the license! Wishing you lots of success!!

 Thank you very much for the support! I’m happy to hear that you like it.