What screenshot features does Shottr offer on Mac?

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Shottr is a native macOS screenshot app (v1.9.3, 2.4 MB) built for Apple Silicon. It covers the full path from capture to annotation to export: scrolling screenshots, OCR and QR reading, pixelation, markup, measurement, and S3 upload. It suits designers, front-end engineers, and mobile developers who care about pixel-level detail — and anyone who needs to capture something longer than one screen.

Capture: fast, scrolling, and multi-shot

Shottr takes a screenshot in about 17 ms and shows it to you in roughly 165 ms. Beyond the standard area grab, two capture modes stand out:

  • Scrolling screenshots — capture a long web page or a full chat conversation in any app or window, not just a browser.
  • Combine screenshots — use the Add Capture button on the toolbar to place multiple captures on the same canvas, useful for assembling a multi-step flow into one image.

Extract text and data without retyping

  • OCR — when you hit text that won't select, press the hotkey and drag over the area. Shottr parses the text and copies it to the clipboard.
  • QR codes — the same OCR pass also reads QR codes.
  • Color picker — take a screenshot, zoom in, hover over a pixel, and press TAB to copy the color under the cursor.
  • Screen ruler — press ↑ or ↓ and move the mouse to measure vertical size, or ← / → for horizontal size. Click to imprint the measurement onto the screenshot.

Annotate, hide, and compose

  • Markup — add text, freehand drawings, highlights, spotlights, and other visual effects.
  • Pixelate or remove objects — hide parts of the screen behind a pixelated curtain, or remove sensitive information entirely. Text mode hides text without corrupting anything else around it.
  • Overlay images — paste images on top of a screenshot, make overlays semi-transparent to highlight differences, or generate two-frame before/after animations.
  • Resize — make a screenshot bigger or smaller in-app by clicking the image size in the upper-right corner.
  • Beautiful backgrounds — gradients, shadows, and rounded corners to make screenshots presentation-ready.

Organize and reuse

  • Pin screenshots — keep images as floating, always-on-top, borderless windows for references or temporary storage.
  • Dedicated save folder — select a folder to save screenshots into with ⌘S, handy for receipts, reminders, and archives.
  • Zoom — treat Shottr as a digital magnifying glass: capture, then zoom in to inspect pixels closely.
  • S3 upload — send screenshots to S3 directly from the app.

What to check before you commit

Shottr's site lists a Check prices link and a Buy Shottr entry, so the app has a paid tier alongside the free download — confirm current pricing and which features sit behind it before relying on it for a workflow. The download is listed as v1.9.3, 2.4 MB, optimized for Apple Silicon, so older Intel Macs are worth verifying separately. If your main need is long-page capture plus OCR, the feature set above covers both without extra tools.