Animated screenshots
Animated stickers now upload as looping GIFs and export automatically.
Feature tour
One fast extension replaces 4–5 separate tools: capture any web page, mark it up with pro annotation tools, wrap it in a beautiful frame, and share it instantly — all without leaving your browser and without uploading a thing.
Latest release
The newest version makes screenshots more animated, sharper and easier to edit.
Animated stickers now upload as looping GIFs and export automatically.
A new colour engine eliminates banding for clean, crisp GIFs.
Sticker rotation plus Shift-resize keeps everything perfectly in scale.
New Cursors and Shapes tabs in the sticker library.
Captions now come in plain, background-pill or outlined styles.
Change any text annotation later with right-click → Edit text.
Press ? anywhere to open the built-in guide.
Grab exactly what you need, however the page is built — from a single button to an entire scrolling article.
Capture what's on screen and drag to crop to any region.
Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + SHover any element — a card, button, table or chart — and click to grab just that, pixel-perfect.
Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + ERight-click → Capture full page. SwiftShot auto-scrolls and stitches the whole page into one seamless tall image.
Set a timer to capture hover states, dropdowns and menus that would otherwise disappear on click.
A full annotation studio opens the instant you capture — and every element stays editable.
Freehand drawing with adjustable brush size for quick marks and emphasis.
Multiple fonts, sizes and colours — plain, background pill, or outlined. Right-click → Edit text to change it anytime.
Arrow, Line, Rectangle and Circle for sharp callouts in any colour.
Auto-incrementing step badges — perfect for tutorials and step-by-step guides.
Mask emails, names and sensitive content with adjustable intensity before you share.
Select to move, drag the corners to resize, grab the handle to rotate, reorder layers, and undo/redo without limits.
Add personality and emphasis from a built-in library — organised into Library, Emoji, Upload, Recent and Saved tabs.
Cute characters, arrows and callouts that bring motion to any shot.
Drop in a pointer for clean "click here" demos and walkthroughs.
Stars, hearts, lightning, speech bubbles and check / X / question / exclamation badges.
Search the complete Unicode emoji set for quick reactions and labels.
Add PNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP or SVG (max 2 MB), or paste an image URL from Tenor, LottieFiles or IconScout.
Your most-used stickers stay one click away in the Recent and Saved favourites tabs.
Turn a plain screenshot into a polished, social-ready asset. Five tabs — Background, Frame, Mockup, Caption and Stickers — give you full control.
Gradient, solid, pattern, custom image or transparent — with 24 gradient presets, an adjustable angle and a subtle noise overlay.
Aspect-ratio presets (Free, 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:5, 3:2, 4:3), padding presets from S to XL or Auto, plus corner-radius and shadow controls.
Wrap shots in a macOS window (light or dark) or browser chrome (light or dark), complete with an editable address-bar URL.
Add a caption above or below, aligned left, center or right, in three text styles and four font families (System, Sans, Serif, Mono) with adjustable size, colour and bold.
Save your favourite background + frame + caption combos as templates and apply them in one click.
Send your screenshot anywhere, in exactly the right format — straight from the editor.
Save as PNG (lossless), JPEG or WebP, or copy straight to your clipboard to paste into Slack, Notion or email.
Export a single-page PDF or send the shot straight to your printer.
When animated stickers are present, SwiftShot smart-exports a looping GIF or a WebM video automatically.
Upload for a shareable link, send by email, or post to Slack — all from a single button.
Every capture is kept on your device so you can find and reopen it later — nothing is ever uploaded automatically.
Each saved screenshot lives in your browser only. SwiftShot never uploads your history.
Search by filename, source URL or notes, and filter to Today, 7 days, 30 days or Favourites.
Click any past capture to reopen and keep editing where you left off.
Star the shots you want to keep forever, then clear non-favourites in a single click.
Tune SwiftShot to match your workflow — once set, every capture follows your preferences.
Choose a Light, Dark or System editor colour scheme.
Set the default save format (PNG / JPEG / WebP) and JPEG / WebP quality.
Prepend a custom prefix to every download — a timestamp is appended automatically.
Auto-copy to clipboard on save, save-to-history toggle, history size, and delayed-capture seconds.
Pro removes the "Made with SwiftShot" watermark from your exports.
Stay fast and stay in flow — every core action is one key away.
Document bugs and share implementation details with crystal-clear, annotated captures.
Capture inspiration and give precise visual feedback on any layout.
Build instructional materials with numbered steps and callouts.
Turn product screenshots into social-ready assets with frames and mockups.
Show, don't tell — answer faster with marked-up screenshots.
Keep visual notes and highlight research in seconds.
All editing happens locally in your browser. Screenshots stay on your device unless you explicitly upload them via the Share button. SwiftShot does not track you, collect analytics, or sell your data.