# QuickShot

> Fast screen capture, markup and recording for Macs with Apple silicon. Area and window capture, annotation, pins, text recognition, scrolling capture, screen recording and GIF, all in one app.

QuickShot is a screen capture, markup and recording tool, available now for Macs with Apple silicon (a Windows version is coming soon): area and window capture, an annotation editor, pins, text recognition, scrolling capture, screen recording and GIF.

## Key facts

- Website: https://quickshot.canonforge.top/en/
- Platforms: macOS
- System requirements: macOS 14 or later, on a Mac with Apple silicon; Windows version coming soon
- Status: available to download and try for free; purchasing opens soon
- Price from: $19.99 (Price per license, all features included)

## Main features

- **Start with one shortcut**: Area, window, full screen, previous area and timed capture. All-in-one capture (⇧⌘1, or Ctrl+Shift+1 on Windows) lets you press Tab to switch modes once you're in.
- **Frame it precisely**: A crosshair and pixel magnifier show coordinates and the color value, with window snapping, arrow-key nudging and Shift to lock the aspect ratio. You can also freeze the screen first and take your time.
- **Ready the moment you capture**: The floating thumbnail lets you copy, save, edit or pin, or drag the capture straight into another app. Several stack up and dismiss themselves after a while.
- **Annotation editor**: Crop, arrows, lines, rectangles, ellipses, text (with IME support), pencil, highlighter, counters, pixelate and blur, spotlight and a color picker, with undo and redo. Save as a .qshot project to edit again later.
- **Pins**: Pin a capture on top of everything else: zoom it, change its opacity, make it click-through, and even select the text on it. Pin several at once.
- **Text recognition**: Select an area and copy the recognized text right away; you can select text in the editor and in pins too. It uses the text recognition built into your system.
- **Scrolling capture**: Scroll automatically or by hand, with live stitching and detection of sticky headers and footers. Auto-scroll needs Accessibility permission.
- **Recording and GIF**: Record an area, a window or the full screen to MP4, with system audio and microphone, cursor, clicks and keystrokes shown, and a countdown. Trim the start and end afterwards, or export a GIF.
- **Local history**: Capture history is stored on your computer and kept for 30 days by default. Re-edit, copy or delete any capture.

## Advantages

- Once the Windows version ships, interaction, shortcuts and file formats will match the Mac version, so there's nothing to relearn when you switch computers.
- One license isn't tied to a platform and only counts computers; that will apply to the Windows version too once it ships.
- Capture, annotation, pins, text recognition, scrolling capture, screen recording and GIF export are all in one tool.
- Capture history is stored on your computer, and text recognition uses the feature built into your system.
- Annotations can be saved as a .qshot project file, so you can keep editing them later.

## Frequently asked questions

These questions come from the product home page. Where an answer mentions the plans "above", it means the plans listed in the pricing section of that page, each with its price and number of computers: https://quickshot.canonforge.top/en/#pricing

### Which systems are supported?

Available for Mac now; Windows is coming soon. The Mac version needs macOS 14 or later on a Mac with Apple silicon; Intel Macs are not supported.

### What are the default shortcuts?

All-in-one capture is ⇧⌘1 (Ctrl+Shift+1 on Windows) and area capture is ⇧⌘2 (Ctrl+Shift+2 on Windows). Everything else is unassigned by default and can be recorded under Settings › Shortcuts.

### Which permissions does it need on a Mac?

Capturing and recording need Screen & System Audio Recording. Accessibility, Input Monitoring and Microphone are requested only when you use auto-scroll in scrolling capture, show keystrokes in recordings, or record the microphone.

### What if a shortcut clashes with another capture tool?

When two apps use the same combination, both respond. Change it in QuickShot or in the other app.

### Can one license cover both Mac and Windows?

A license isn't tied to a platform; it only counts computers. Only the Mac version has been released so far, and the Windows version is not yet available. Once it ships, the 1-computer plan will activate on one Mac or one Windows PC, and the 2-computer plan can be one Mac plus one Windows PC, or two of the same.

## Links

- [Download](https://quickshot.canonforge.top/en/download): installers, system requirements and release history
- [Release notes](https://quickshot.canonforge.top/en/changelog): what changed in each version
- [Pricing](https://quickshot.canonforge.top/en/#pricing): plans, prices and the number of devices each covers
- [Licensing & payment](https://apps.canonforge.top/en/faq): how activation, moving to a new computer, payment methods, trials and refunds work
- [Manage devices](https://apps.canonforge.top/en/devices): see which computers a license is active on and release the ones no longer in use
- [Find your license](https://apps.canonforge.top/en/recover): find a lost license
- [Terms of Service](https://apps.canonforge.top/en/terms)
- [Privacy Policy](https://apps.canonforge.top/en/privacy)
- [Refund Policy](https://apps.canonforge.top/en/refund)
- [More apps from CanonForge Apps](https://apps.canonforge.top/en/llms.txt): Full description for AI

## Buying and licensing

- Purchasing: opening soon; you can download and start the free trial now
- The number of computers per license depends on the plan you choose; a license isn't tied to a platform, and that will apply to Windows once it ships
- When you switch computers, the new one takes over from the computer you've used least recently
- Works without an internet connection
- Activates automatically after payment — nothing to type in
- License model: one-time purchase, yours to keep, not a subscription
- Free trial length in days: 14 (fully featured, no sign-up, no payment details)
- Full-refund window in days from purchase: 14
- Account: none required; activation, device management and license recovery need only the license
- Internet: needed to activate, then only occasionally to refresh the license; a temporary loss of connection never locks the app
- Pay by credit card, Alipay and other methods — choose one at checkout.

## Other languages

- [简体中文](https://quickshot.canonforge.top/llms.txt)
- [日本語](https://quickshot.canonforge.top/ja/llms.txt)
- [Français](https://quickshot.canonforge.top/fr/llms.txt)
- [Русский](https://quickshot.canonforge.top/ru/llms.txt)
- [Español](https://quickshot.canonforge.top/es/llms.txt)

## About CanonForge Apps

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- Support email: support@canonforge.top