Free for macOS 14+ · No account

Screenshots and screen recordings, done in a keystroke.

ENShot lives in your menu bar. Press ⌥Z, drag, mark it up and drop it where it needs to go — or record the screen as MP4 or GIF. Everything stays on your Mac.

macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple silicon & Intel

  • 10 annotation tools
  • Scrolling capture up to 60,000 px
  • MP4 · GIF · HEVC
  • On-device OCR
  • 4 app languages
ENShot capture overlay with the annotation toolbar, a highlight, a numbered step and an arrow
What it does

One menu-bar app for every capture

From a quick crop to a narrated walkthrough, ENShot covers the whole job without switching apps.

Capture to delivery

Capture, annotate, deliver

Capture

Area, window (with its rounded corners and shadow), full screen, scrolling, text or color. Hover to snap to windows; arrow keys nudge pixel by pixel.

Annotate

Rectangle, ellipse, arrow, pen, highlighter, mosaic, blur, text, step numbers and spotlight — right on the selection, with undo and redo.

Deliver

Copy, save, pin, or drag the card from the quick overlay straight into Finder, a chat or a document.

ENShot editor with the Beautify panel open
Screen recording

Record the screen as MP4 or GIF

Pick an area, a window or the whole display, then press ⌃⌥M. Microphone and system audio go on separate tracks, and clicks, keystrokes and your camera can appear in the video.

  • H.264 or HEVC at 30 or 60 fps, three quality levels
  • GIF recordings up to 30 seconds
  • Countdown, pause, restart and discard from the control pill
  • Trim, mute tracks and export from the video editor
  • Unfinished recordings are recovered after a crash

Learn more →

ENShot video editor with a timeline, trim handles, audio waveforms and export settings
ENShot recording setup bar: format, frame rate, microphone, sound, camera, clicks, keys and countdown
Local-first

Your screen never leaves your Mac

ENShot has no account, no cloud and no analytics. Captures, recordings, guides and recognized text are stored in your Library folder. The only network requests ENShot makes are for updates, and you control those in Settings.

No account

Download, open and capture. Nothing to sign up for.

No telemetry

No analytics, crash reporting or usage tracking SDKs.

On-device OCR

Text and QR codes are recognized with Apple's Vision framework, on your Mac.

Your files

Everything lives in ~/Library/Application Support/ENShot. Delete it any time.

Read the privacy policy →

Keyboard first

Global shortcuts

Every shortcut can be re-recorded in Settings › Capture & Shortcuts. ENShot tells you when another app already uses one.

The app speaks English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Japanese.

Frequently asked questions

Is ENShot really free?

Yes. ENShot is free to download and use, with no trial period, no subscription, no watermark and no account.

Which Macs does ENShot run on?

Any Mac with macOS 14 Sonoma or later. The app is a Universal binary that runs natively on Apple silicon and Intel Macs.

Does ENShot upload my screenshots?

No. Captures, recordings and recognized text stay on your Mac. ENShot has no cloud service; it only connects to the internet to check for and download updates.

Can ENShot record the screen with sound?

Yes. ENShot records MP4 video (H.264 or HEVC) with microphone and system audio on separate tracks, or GIF clips up to 30 seconds.

Can it take scrolling screenshots?

Yes. Select the scrolling area and ENShot stitches frames as you scroll — or scrolls for you — up to 60,000 px tall, keeping fixed headers and footers once.

Does ENShot recognize text in images?

Yes. Text and QR codes are recognized on-device with Apple's Vision framework. Click a text block to copy it, and search your history by the text inside screenshots.

What permissions does ENShot need?

Screen Recording to capture the screen. Optional: Accessibility for automatic scrolling and step names, Microphone and Camera for recordings, and Input Monitoring to show keystrokes. The first-run guide explains each one.

Which languages does the app support?

English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Japanese. It follows your system language, and you can switch in Settings › General.

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