CleanShot X
Screen capture tool for macOS with annotation and instant cloud sharing
- Vendor
- MTW
- Also known as
- cleanshot-x
Available worldwide
What is CleanShot X?
A macOS application for capturing full screenshots and scrolling content, with built-in annotation tools, OCR text extraction, and instant cloud link generation for sharing captures.
CleanShot X pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
From $35 one-time (Basic) or $10/user/month billed annually (Pro)
CleanShot Basic
- storage
- 1 GB
- updates
- 1 year
- Mac app
- One year of updates
- Cloud storage (1 GB)
- Screenshot and recording capture
- Annotation tools
- Video editor with smart zooms
CleanShot Pro
- storage
- Unlimited
- Always up to date
- Unlimited cloud storage
- Custom domain and branding
- Advanced sharing and security
- Team management
- Centralized access management
- SSO
- SCIM
What CleanShot X does
The capabilities that matter for screenshot tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Deployment model
- Cloud saas hybrid
- Scrolling full page web capture
- ✓
- OCR text extraction from image
- ✓
- Automated pii blur and redaction
- -
- Instant cloud link generation hosting
- ✓
- Magnifying glass and spotlight highlights
- ✓
- Step by step numbered annotation stamps
- -
- Delay timer dropdown menu capture
- ✓
- Slack ms teams direct upload
- -
- Jira confluence engineering upload
- -
- SOC2 type ii
- -
- ISO 27001
- ✓
- Pricing model
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- macOS
- Cloud / SaaS
- Hybrid
Integrations (3)
Independently observed- Mail→•
- Raycast
- Setapp
Security & compliance
Independently observed- ISO 27001active
CleanShot X FAQ
Common questions about CleanShot X, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is CleanShot X?
CleanShot X is a macOS screen capture and video recording application that lets you take screenshots, record screen video, annotate captures with built-in tools, and instantly share them via cloud-hosted links. It includes features like full-page scrolling capture, on-device OCR text extraction, video editing with animated zooms, and team collaboration capabilities with SSO and SCIM support. It is indexed under Screenshot Tools.
Source: https://cleanshot.com/pricing
How much does CleanShot X cost?
CleanShot X is a paid product; published pricing starts at $10 per user per month. It is sold across 2 plans (CleanShot Basic and CleanShot Pro). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://cleanshot.com/pricing
What platforms does CleanShot X support?
CleanShot X supports macOS. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://cleanshot.com/pricing
Can CleanShot X be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for CleanShot X, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
Source: https://cleanshot.com/pricing
What security certifications does CleanShot X have?
We have independently confirmed ISO 27001 and GDPR for CleanShot X. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as CleanShot X not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://cleanshot.com/pricing
CleanShot X alternatives
Other screenshot tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- ShareXA free, open-source screenshot and screen recording utility for Windowslow · 32%
- GyazoInstantly capture and share screenshots and videos from your screenlow · 38%
- Greenshotlow · 29%
- PicPickA comprehensive screen capture and editing toolkit designed for everyday worklow · 8%
- ZightReplace lengthy explanations with screen recordings and instant shareable linkslow · 20%
- FlameshotA cross-platform screenshot capture applicationlow · 28%
Compare CleanShot X
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Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for CleanShot X, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 75 | 0.08 | 6.3 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.05 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 81 | 0.04 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 35 | 0.06 | 2.2 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 14 | 0.05 | 0.7 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
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Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 5 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Iso 27001: Yes · Deployment model: cloud_saas_hybrid · Ocr text extraction from image: Yes · Scrolling full page web capture: Yes · Delay timer dropdown menu capture: Yes · Instant cloud link generation hosting: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-29 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 2 | mediumsource · 2026-09-29 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-09-06 · 50% |
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