What it does
Shottr is a macOS screenshot application with annotations, scrolling capture and presentation backgrounds. Gradients, shadows and rounded corners help prepare captures for design reviews, release notes or visual explanations.
Take a Fullscreen Capture, select the area you want and press Enter to crop. Add arrows, text or a spotlight, then use Add Capture to place another screenshot on the same canvas. The backdrop tool supplies gradient backgrounds, shadows and rounded corners.
Choose File → Save Image As to set a filename and location, or use Command-Shift-S. Cropping, blurring and measuring initially apply to the original screenshot. Edit → Rasterize Image merges overlays and annotations when those operations need to affect the whole composition.
| Tier | Payment and use |
|---|---|
| Free | Ongoing personal use; purchase reminders begin after 30 days |
| Basic | One-time licence; required for commercial use |
| Friends Club | One-time licence with experimental features and additional support |
A licence covers one user on up to five Macs. Basic cannot be upgraded to Friends Club.
For link sharing, Shottr supports its own cloud or an S3-compatible storage account. Shottr Cloud needs a separate, email-linked upload token. Shottr says cloud uploads are public to anyone who has or guesses their URL, and storage availability is not guaranteed.
Strengths
- Text recognition can copy otherwise unselectable text and also read QR codes.
- The screen ruler measures pixel distances; the color picker copies the pixel under the pointer with Tab.
Watch out for
- Commercial work requires a purchased licence even though personal use can continue free.
- Automatic scrolling capture can be unreliable in Terminal, Visual Studio Code or Finder’s Columns view; a manual scrolling option is available.
Best for
- Mac users preparing annotated product screenshots
Sources
- Shottr: Screenshot Annotation App For Mac (Oct 27, 2026)
- Shottr Frequently Asked Questions (Oct 27, 2026)
- Purchase Shottr: Screenshot Annotation App For Mac (Oct 27, 2026)
- Shottr Terms of Service Agreement (Oct 27, 2026)
- Shottr image upload service (link sharing) (Oct 27, 2026)