Free for macOS 14 and later
Markshot for Mac
Capture any part of the screen, mark it up, and send it on, all from the menu bar. Markshot works entirely on your Mac, with no account, no tracking and nothing uploaded.
What it does
The screenshot tool the Mac was missing.
Capture anything
A window, a region you drag out, the full screen, or the same region as last time. The screen freezes while you select, so menus and hover states stay put.
Adjust before you commit
Every capture lands in an adjustable selection first. Drag the handles to fine-tune the crop, then press Return.
Mark it up
Arrows, lines, rectangles, ellipses and triangles (filled or outlined), text, speech bubbles, numbered steps, a highlighter, and crop.
Hide what's private
Pixelate or blur names, emails and keys. The saved image is flattened, so the original pixels underneath are gone.
Copy the text
Pull the text out of any capture with on-device text recognition, fix any mistakes, and copy it.
Pin it to the screen
Float a capture above every window for reference while you work. Drag it anywhere, resize it, or fade it back.
Support
Help with Markshot.
Questions, problems or ideas go straight to the person who built it. Write to doug@inverumgroup.com and include your macOS version and what you were doing when it happened.
Default shortcuts
| Capture a window | ⇧⌘1 |
|---|---|
| Capture a region | ⇧⌘2 |
| Capture the full screen | ⇧⌘9 |
| Capture the last region again | ⇧⌘0 |
| Copy text from a region | Set it in Settings |
Change any shortcut in Markshot › Settings › Shortcuts.
Markshot can't capture the screen
macOS asks for permission before any app can capture the screen. Open System Settings › Privacy & Security › Screen & System Audio Recording, turn on Markshot, then quit and reopen it.
A shortcut doesn't do anything
Another app may already use that key combination. Open Markshot › Settings › Shortcuts: a warning icon marks any shortcut that couldn't be registered. Click it and press a different combination.
Where are my screenshots saved?
By default in Pictures › Markshot. Choose a different folder, file format and file name pattern in Markshot › Settings › Output.
Where is Markshot after I open it?
Markshot lives in the menu bar (look for the viewfinder icon) rather than the Dock. Click it for every capture command and for Settings.
Privacy policy
Markshot collects nothing.
Effective October 22, 2026. This policy covers the Markshot app for macOS, made by InVerum Group and published on the Mac App Store by Inverum LLC ("InVerum").
What Markshot collects
Nothing. Markshot does not collect, store, transmit or share any personal information or usage data. It has no account, no analytics, no advertising and no tracking, and it makes no network connections.
Your screenshots
Captures stay on your Mac. Markshot only captures the screen when you use a shortcut or a capture command, and it only puts images where you send them: the clipboard, a folder you choose, or another app you drag them into.
Text recognition
Copy Text uses Apple's on-device text recognition. The image and the recognized text never leave your Mac.
Permissions
Markshot asks for Screen Recording permission because macOS requires it before any app can capture the screen. It reads files only when you open them, and it writes only to the save folder you choose (Pictures › Markshot by default) or to a location you pick in a Save dialog.
Settings
Your preferences, such as shortcuts, the save folder and tool colors, are stored on your Mac in the app's own settings and are never sent anywhere.
Children
Markshot collects no information from anyone, including children.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.
Contact
Questions about this policy: doug@inverumgroup.com.