Shotomatic captures, schedules and scripts screenshots on Mac so you can archive your favorite content, create timelapses, record bug reports and tutorials without lifting a finger.
I often wanted to save or process long eBooks or articles — either to archive them or feed them into AI tools like ChatGPT. Doing it manually was slow and annoying, so I built a macOS app to automate the whole process.
Here’s what it can do: – Capture screenshots at a custom interval (ex. every 500ms) – Simulate key presses between shots (like arrow keys or page down) – Capture entire screen, specific window, or custom area
I mainly use it to archive stuff or feed into ChatGPT/Claude. Thought it might be useful for others doing something similar!
@wooing0306 This is awesome — love how you turned a common hassle into a smooth automated workflow! Saving and processing long reads with ease is a game-changer, especially for AI tools. Thanks for sharing Shotomatic, can already see a lot of uses for this!
@wooing0306 this looks super clean! been looking for something like this for ages
honestly feels like a much smarter version of canva's video tools - way more focused on what actually matters for product demos. the ai suggestions are pretty solid too, saves me from overthinking every single cut.
we've been struggling to repurpose our long-form demo videos for different platforms and this might be exactly what we needed. instagram stories, tiktok, linkedin posts - all have different aspect ratios and it's been such a pain manually editing everything.
excited to test this with our upcoming feature launch videos! the batch processing looks like it'll save us hours.
congrats on the launch team, this is gonna help so many product folks like us
Does Shotomatic support OCR (optical character recognition) or offer any built-in features to convert the captured screenshots into editable text for easier input into AI tools?
@pritraveler Thank you! That’s exactly one of the use cases I had in mind — grabbing slides from viewer-only decks or tools that don’t allow downloads.
Really glad you found it useful 🙌
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Interesting. However, I am thinking about who needs to take hundreds of screenshots? I am sure there is a market but just curious. I do take screen shots but with meeting recordings it has significantly decreased.
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Nevermind. I read some comments below and makes total sense. Good to know. Will keep this tool in mind.
@gurungtashi Thanks for the thoughtful comment, Tashi! Yeah, it’s definitely a niche use case, and I think I should work more on delivering the value in a clearer way to avoid confusion 😄
Appreciate you taking the time to read through the thread and keeping Shotomatic in mind! Let me know if you start to use it and have any feedback.
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Shotomatic – Automate endless screenshots in seconds
Hey Product Hunt!
Ever needed to archive a long article, ebook, or chat thread — but dreaded the 100+ manual screenshots? I did too. So I built Shotomatic, a lightning-fast macOS tool to automate the entire process.
What it does:
Set your own screenshot interval (e.g. every 500ms)
Simulate keystrokes between shots (arrow keys, page down, etc.)
Choose capture mode: entire screen, app window, or custom area
Use cases:
Save long articles/ebooks for offline reading
Feed full documents into ChatGPT or Claude
Capture scroll-heavy UIs for UI/UX reviews
Archive ephemeral content like live chats or dashboards
If you’re tired of “scroll → screenshot → repeat,” Shotomatic will save your sanity (and your wrist 😅).
@viktor_belenyesi Thanks so much, Viktor! That really means a lot. I built Shotomatic to solve my own headache first — glad to hear it’s making things smoother for others too.
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I often wanted to save or process long eBooks or articles — either to archive them or feed them into AI tools like ChatGPT. Doing it manually was slow and annoying, so I built a macOS app to automate the whole process.
Here’s what it can do:
– Capture screenshots at a custom interval (ex. every 500ms)
– Simulate key presses between shots (like arrow keys or page down)
– Capture entire screen, specific window, or custom area
I mainly use it to archive stuff or feed into ChatGPT/Claude. Thought it might be useful for others doing something similar!
Free to try → https://shotomatic.com
Kalyxa
@wooing0306 This is awesome — love how you turned a common hassle into a smooth automated workflow! Saving and processing long reads with ease is a game-changer, especially for AI tools. Thanks for sharing Shotomatic, can already see a lot of uses for this!
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Grimo
@wooing0306 this looks super clean! been looking for something like this for ages
honestly feels like a much smarter version of canva's video tools - way more focused on what actually matters for product demos. the ai suggestions are pretty solid too, saves me from overthinking every single cut.
we've been struggling to repurpose our long-form demo videos for different platforms and this might be exactly what we needed. instagram stories, tiktok, linkedin posts - all have different aspect ratios and it's been such a pain manually editing everything.
excited to test this with our upcoming feature launch videos! the batch processing looks like it'll save us hours.
congrats on the launch team, this is gonna help so many product folks like us
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Prit
This must be also really useful when someone need to save the slides(IR deck, Service Introduction) , but can't download.
Awesome product @wooing0306!
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@pritraveler Thank you! That’s exactly one of the use cases I had in mind — grabbing slides from viewer-only decks or tools that don’t allow downloads.
Really glad you found it useful 🙌
Interesting. However, I am thinking about who needs to take hundreds of screenshots? I am sure there is a market but just curious. I do take screen shots but with meeting recordings it has significantly decreased.
Nevermind. I read some comments below and makes total sense. Good to know. Will keep this tool in mind.
Shotomatic
@gurungtashi Thanks for the thoughtful comment, Tashi! Yeah, it’s definitely a niche use case, and I think I should work more on delivering the value in a clearer way to avoid confusion 😄
Appreciate you taking the time to read through the thread and keeping Shotomatic in mind! Let me know if you start to use it and have any feedback.
Shotomatic – Automate endless screenshots in seconds
Hey Product Hunt!
Ever needed to archive a long article, ebook, or chat thread — but dreaded the 100+ manual screenshots? I did too. So I built Shotomatic, a lightning-fast macOS tool to automate the entire process.
What it does:
Set your own screenshot interval (e.g. every 500ms)
Simulate keystrokes between shots (arrow keys, page down, etc.)
Choose capture mode: entire screen, app window, or custom area
Use cases:
Save long articles/ebooks for offline reading
Feed full documents into ChatGPT or Claude
Capture scroll-heavy UIs for UI/UX reviews
Archive ephemeral content like live chats or dashboards
If you’re tired of “scroll → screenshot → repeat,” Shotomatic will save your sanity (and your wrist 😅).
macOS only (for now)
Free to try → shotomatic.com
Would love to hear how you'd use it or what features you'd want next!
Wow!
Dude, this is a really, really good idea :D
Took me a minute to understand just from the video (at first I thought you were switching pages that fast lol) but then I read the full description
Congrats on the launch!
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@nerf_caffeine Haha thanks so much! Yeah, I realized after posting that the video might make it look like I have superhuman reflexes 😅
Really appreciate you taking the time to check it out. It means a lot!
Turning a chore into a streamlined experience is no small feat — and you’ve nailed it. Really appreciate you introducing Shotomatic!
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