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Shottr

Screenshots for developers

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Shottr is a screenshot tool made by a developer for developers: pixel distance measurement, scrolling capture, text OCR, screenshot pinning over windows, and blurring of private data. It can even un-screenshot back into a live window. Completely free.

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// Install

Your Mac
Homebrew in /opt/homebrew
brew install --cask shottr

// What it is for

  • Scrolling capture: a long page comes out as one image instead of screen-by-screen
  • Text recognition on the shot itself — copy text straight out of a picture
  • A ruler and colour picker for measuring spacing and colours in designs
  • Tiny, fast, and free for personal use

// Common questions

Shottr or CleanShot X?

Shottr is free and strong at measuring, OCR, and scrolling captures. CleanShot X is paid and adds screen recording, cloud storage, and richer annotation. For inspecting layouts, Shottr is enough.

Does it replace the system ⌘⇧5?

Entirely: its own hotkeys, its own editor over the capture, its own saving rules. The system panel keeps working if you still want it.

// Alternatives

// New Mac setup step

Everyday appsFive programs that feel like missing parts of the OS: a launcher that replaces Spotlight, keyboard window management, clipboard history, a real window switcher, and fast annotated screenshots.
// CONNECT

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