# Minshot

A native Mac capture app that combines screenshots, short screen recordings, and image compression.

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Website: https://minshot.fehey.com

- Category: [Screenshots & recording](https://softbests.com/category/capture)
- Pricing: Freemium
- Platforms: macOS
- Underrated

## Best for

Mac users who share UI details daily and want capture, annotation, and export in one small app.

## Why it deserves attention

Minshot covers the whole sharing loop: capture an area, window, element, or scrolling page; annotate with arrows, numbered steps, and blur; add a background or iPhone frame; then compress to WebP, JPEG, or PNG. Short recordings get trimming, zooms, on-device captions, and GIF export. It is native, menu-bar fast, and local by default. The free tier allows five screenshots per day, and a one-time Pro license removes that limit; it is macOS 14+ only and less established than CleanShot X.

## Can replace

- macOS Screenshot toolbar

## Related and alternatives

- [CleanShot X](https://softbests.com/software/cleanshot-x)
- [QuickShot](https://softbests.com/software/quickshot)