Screen Capture & Recording for macOS

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Professional Screen Capture
for macOS

Capture screenshots and record your screen with audio. Annotate, beautify, and share with a powerful built-in editor. Everything you need in one app.

7 days free · No credit card required · macOS 15+

Screenshot

Capture anything on your screen

Multiple capture modes for every situation. Capture areas, windows, or your entire screen with a single shortcut.

Area Capture

Select any rectangular region of the screen

Window Capture

Capture a specific application window

Full Screen

Capture the entire screen in one click

Scroll Capture

Capture long scrollable content automatically

Editor

Powerful annotation tools

Everything you need to create professional, annotated screenshots without leaving the app.

Annotation Tools

Special Features

  • Multiple arrow styles including curved and double-headed
  • Sequential numbering with numeric, alphabetic, or Roman numerals
  • Redact with pixelate, blur, or blackout effects
  • Pin screenshots as floating windows for reference

Wallpaper

Beautiful backgrounds

Make your screenshots stand out with stunning wallpapers, shadows, and frames.

Wallpaper Studio

Make your screenshots stand out

  • Gradient backgrounds with custom colors
  • Import custom images as backgrounds
  • Use your macOS desktop wallpaper
  • Adjustable padding, corners, and shadows
  • macOS-style window frames with traffic lights
  • Save and reuse wallpaper presets

Recording

Record your screen with audio

Capture tutorials, demos, and presentations with system audio, microphone, and camera overlay support.

Area Recording

Record a selected region with visual boundary

Full Screen

Record the entire screen seamlessly

Audio Capture

System audio and microphone recording

Camera Overlay

Add your camera with flexible placement and styling

Keyboard Tracking

Show key presses with macOS modifier symbols

Pause & Resume

Full control over your recording session

Video Editor

Built-in video editing

Edit your recordings with powerful tools for cursor effects, zoom, wallpapers, and export options.

Cursor Overlays

Replace your cursor with stylish overlays, highlight clicks, and add visual effects

Zoom Effects

Add dynamic zoom animations to focus attention on specific areas

Wallpaper Backgrounds

Apply beautiful backgrounds with gradients, shadows, and rounded corners

Timeline Editing

Cut, trim, and adjust playback speed (0.5x-4x) with visual timeline

Export Presets

Social media optimized exports, resolutions up to 4K, frame rates up to 60 FPS

Export

Export your way

Multiple formats and quality options for every use case.

MP4

H.264 video with compression presets

Choose from multiple export presets: compression, resolution (Original, 4K, 1080p, 720p, 480p) · Frame rates from 10 to 60 FPS

Utilities

More than just capture

Powerful utilities to boost your productivity.

OCR Text Capture

Extract text from any area of your screen using macOS Vision framework. Instantly copied to clipboard.

QR Code Scanner

Scan and decode QR codes from your screen. Content is automatically copied to clipboard.

Capture History

Access all your screenshots and recordings with thumbnails. Keyboard navigation with Vim keys support.

Cloud Storage

Upload to S3-compatible storage (AWS, Cloudflare R2, DigitalOcean Spaces) with shareable links.

Keyboard-first workflow

Customizable global shortcuts for all capture modes. Single-key shortcuts in the editor for lightning-fast annotation.

P Pen tool

T Text

A Arrow

R Rectangle

X Redact

W Wallpaper

Native macOS experience

Built specifically for macOS with native Swift binaries for optimal performance.

System tray with quick access menu

Universal Binary (Intel & Apple Silicon)

Automatic updates with release notes

Pricing

Simple, one-time licenses

Start with a 7-day free trial. No credit card required.

Standard License

One-time purchase with one year of updates.

  • 7-day free trial included
  • 1 year of updates included
  • Optional renewal for €14 per year
  • All capture and editor features

Lifetime Updates

One-time purchase with forever free updates.

  • 7-day free trial included
  • Forever free updates
  • No renewals ever required
  • Best value for long-term users

VAT might apply during checkout.

7 Days Free

Ready to capture?

Try Capty free for 7 days. No credit card required. Start creating beautiful screenshots and recordings today.

macOS 15 (Sequoia) or later

Frequently Asked Questions

Capty is a professional screen capture and recording tool designed specifically for macOS. It combines powerful screenshot and screen recording capabilities with a beautiful built-in editor, perfect for creating tutorials, demos, bug reports, and presentations.

Capty offers a 7-day free trial with all features fully unlocked. No credit card required. Simply download the app and start capturing. After the trial, you can purchase a license to continue using Capty.

Capture screenshots (area, window, or full screen) and record your screen with audio. Edit with annotations, shapes, arrows, text, blur/redact sensitive areas, apply beautiful backgrounds with shadows and frames, extract text via OCR, scan QR codes, and export in multiple formats including PNG, JPEG, MP4, and GIF.

Capty requires macOS 15 (Sequoia) or later and runs natively on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs as a Universal Binary.

Yes! Capty works fully offline. License activation is cached for offline use, and all capture, editing, and export features work without an internet connection. Cloud upload is optional.

Yes, Capty supports customizable global shortcuts for all capture modes (screenshot, recording, OCR, QR scan, history) and single-key shortcuts in the editor for quick tool switching.