Xnip

Xnip: Free Screenshot Tool

A free and open source screenshot tool for MacOS, allowing customizable screenshots of specific areas, windows or the entire screen with annotation and basic image editing options.

What is Xnip?

Xnip is a lightweight, free, and open source screenshot utility for MacOS. It provides an easy way to capture screenshots and edit them with basic annotations or image editing options before saving.

With Xnip, users can take fullscreen screenshots, capture specific windows or menu areas, select custom regions to screenshot, and pin screenshots to stay on top for quick access. It has customizable keyboard shortcuts for taking screenshots quickly.

After taking a screenshot, Xnip opens an editor with basic markup tools to add shapes, text, arrows, highlights, or blur sensitive information. Users can crop, rotate, or make basic adjustments to brightness and contrast before exporting the screenshot.

Screenshots can be saved locally, copied to the clipboard automatically, printed, emailed, uploaded to external destinations like Imgur, or opened in another program for further editing. Xnip also catalogs all screenshots taken for easy access and search.

As an open source program, Xnip is available for free without ads or data collection. It is actively developed on GitHub and allows user customization of many options and keyboard controls. For those seeking a simple yet functional screenshot tool for Mac, Xnip is an excellent choice.

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