Reviewers mostly see CleanShot as a fast, polished Mac screenshot and recording tool that saves time in daily work. They repeatedly praise annotation, pinning, OCR, scrolling capture, GIF export, quick sharing, and the clean interface, with several saying it replaces Apple’s built-in tools or even Loom. Design-minded users especially like how it makes screenshots presentation-ready with padding, shadows, rounded corners, and hidden desktop clutter. The main criticism is workflow rigidity around its cloud and a few interface annoyances, especially when revisiting older images.

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Pros

built-in annotation (13)

easy to use (13)

video recording (9)

screenshot editing (8)

fast performance (7)

one-time purchase (4)

scrolling capture (4)

cloud upload (3)

GIF export (3)

custom domain feature (2)

Cons

forced cloud usage (2)

inflexible workflow (2)

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•11 reviews

What's great

easy to use (13)fast performance (7)video recording (9)one-time purchase (4)scrolling capture (4)built-in annotation (13)GIF export (3)screenshot editing (8)custom domain feature (2)

This app is worth every penny just for how much time it saves on styling. It’s important to me that screenshots look polished: CleanShot automatically adds a nice background (padding) and shadow, hides desktop icons, and standardizes the window size. What I used to do manually in Figma now happens automatically. The result is ready to be sent to Slack or pasted into a presentation immediately - it always looks professional.

What needs improvement

forced cloud usage (2)

vs Alternatives

Because of the attention to detail and aesthetics. It’s the only app that understands that a screenshot is a form of visual communication. The ability to automatically round corners, add padding, and drop shadows saves me hours of work in Figma. Plus, it works incredibly fast and feels like a native part of macOS, not third-party software.

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86 views9mo ago

•4 reviews

I love cleanshot. As a customer facing, product person I can snap a shot, mark it up and send it where I need it. Also the the video cepturing is great. You feel how well thought through the flows and product as such is. Only thing that I would like to see is easier access to images I have already used once. Its no biggie, but it takes a few steps to restore an images that has been used before. Money well spend. Warm recommendation.

What's great

video recording (9)built-in annotation (13)

What needs improvement

inflexible workflow (2)

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47 views1yr ago

•2 reviews

It took me a long time to decide to pay for something that is already "free" on my computer, but now that I've been using Cleanshot for weeks I don't have an ounce of regret. The thing I love the most : great annotations tool, floating thumb that don't disappear automatically, and the capture OCR. If you routinely capture around 5 screenshot per day you should try it.

What's great

built-in annotation (13)OCR (2)floating thumbnail (1)

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15 views4yr ago

•5 reviews

I use CleanShot all day every day it replaces and augments Apple's built-in screenshot tools, with an easier more straight forward user experience. The pinning and annotating tools make it a must-have. Like TextSniper I install this immediately on every new Mac.

What's great

easy to use (13)built-in annotation (13)

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12 views3yr ago

•7 reviews

Speeds up my design workflows considerably. Especially grabbing screenshots and annotating them for Slack. Also handy for record videos for async updates and making presentations pretty.

What's great

video recording (9)built-in annotation (13)

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9 views1yr ago

•25 reviews

This is my best app in 2022. The new features are great and keep up with the trends. I wish Cleanshot X will be more useful and capable in 2023. First I bought basic license for 2 devices, but I always use it for work and home, I did upgrade to PRO. PRO have unlimited cloud storage for share and access from Windows device, so really convenience for multi device user.

What's great

cloud upload (3)

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10 views4yr ago

•3 reviews

1. Forcing your own cloud should be illegal in this day and age. And for something the cost of clean shot x? There is no way to hide it in the interface. This is primary driver for 1 star. 2. No option to auto-dismiss a screenshot have copy text. This and their cloud are examples of how inflexible the workflow is. For the price I feel this I unacceptable.

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inflexible workflow (2)forced cloud usage (2)

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12 views2yr ago

•1 review

As a product designer, taking screenshots of various things is just part of our day-to-day. While other products also do that, CleanShot helps me organize all of it, go through history, and centralize not only the screenshots but also quick videos that I record during the product development cycle. Keep up the excellent work!

What's great

video recording (9)

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10 views3yr ago

•1 review

This app has truly elevated my screen capture game. With its built-in annotation features and Quick Access Overlay, capturing and editing screenshots on my Mac has become a breeze. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a superior screen capture experience

What's great

built-in annotation (13)quick access overlay (1)screenshot editing (8)

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7 views2yr ago

•2 reviews

Absolutely incredible and 100% worth the small one-time payment. I use CleanShot both for work (the scrolling capture feature has made my life 10000% times easier!!) and outside of work. Never thought a screenshot tool could be this awesome! 🤩

What's great

one-time purchase (4)scrolling capture (4)

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5 views3yr ago