The screenshot tool
your Mac deserves.

Capture, annotate, redact, and read text from your screen — fast, native, and out of your way.

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3-day full-feature trial · macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Universal (Apple Silicon & Intel)

100% on-device · No account · Notarized by Apple · Self-updating

Capture

Every kind of capture

One shortcut for each. All of them land in the same editor.

Plumshot's capture overlay selecting a region of its Settings window on a macOS desktop

  • Full screen

    The whole display — or every display — in one keystroke.

  • Window

    Pick a window and Plumshot grabs it cleanly, with its shadow and nothing else.

  • Region

    A pixel-precise rectangle with a live size readout while you drag.

  • Scrolling capture

    Scrolls the page for you and stitches it into one tall image.

  • Self-timer

    A countdown before the shot, for menus, tooltips, and hover states.

  • Repeat region

    Recapture the last region exactly — perfect for before-and-after shots.

  • Screen recording

    Record the screen or a region, with optional mic audio. Trim and export built in.

  • Text capture

    Select any text on screen and OCR copies it as text, not pixels.

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For AI agents

Give your coding agent eyes on macOS.

A CLI, a stdio MCP server, and a Claude Code plugin let agents capture and annotate native windows that browser tools can't see. Local-only, no account. Read the agent guide →

$ plumshot capture-window --app Safari
{ "path": "~/Desktop/Safari.png", "width": 1728, "height": 1117 }

$ plumshot annotate Safari.png --shapes -
[{ "type": "arrow", "from": [420,80], "to": [610,260] },
 { "type": "number", "at": [640,280], "value": 1 }]
✓ annotated → Safari-annotated.png

  • Headless CLI

    Every capture prints JSON with the path, size, and bounds.

  • stdio MCP server

    Zero dependencies. Small images come back inline as PNG.

  • Claude Code plugin

    One command installs the server and the skill together.

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Every feature. One fair price.

Try everything for 3 days, then unlock Plumshot on one Mac for $9.90. No subscription and no account.

PlumshotOne-time license
$9.90USD · one time

One Mac. Every feature. Yours forever.

  • Full, window, region & scrolling capture
  • Screen recording, trimming & export
  • Annotation, numbered steps & redaction
  • On-device OCR text extraction
  • Capture history, Quick Access & global shortcuts
  • CLI and scriptable URL-scheme API
Buy Plumshot — $9.90Try free for 3 days

One license activates one Mac at a time. Deactivate it before moving to another Mac.

Questions, answered

Is this a subscription?

No. It's a one-time $9.90 license for one Mac. No account and no recurring charge.

What happens after the 3-day trial?

The trial unlocks every feature for 3 days so you can judge it on real work. When it ends, activate a license to keep capturing.

Does anything leave my Mac?

No. Capture, annotation, and OCR all run on-device. There is no account and nothing is uploaded.

Which Macs are supported?

macOS 14 Sonoma or later, on Apple Silicon and Intel. The app is notarized by Apple.

Can I move the license to a new Mac?

Yes. Deactivate it under Settings → License on the old Mac, then activate on the new one.

How is this different from the built-in screenshot tool?

macOS captures. Plumshot also annotates, redacts, stitches scrolling pages, reads text with OCR, records video, and keeps a history — all behind global shortcuts.

Can scripts or AI agents drive it?

Yes. There's a CLI, a URL-scheme API, and an MCP server. See the agent guide for setup.

How do updates work?

Plumshot checks for updates itself and installs them in place. Release notes for every version are on the changelog page.

Anything else? Write to support and a human replies. support@plumshot.app