Captures is a cross-platform screen capture utility built for quick captures and a lightweight workflow.
Warning
Experimental and under active development. See platform status below.
Open one compact menu to switch between screenshots and recordings, then choose a region, window, or full display.
Everything in reach with capture type and target controls together in one compact menu.
Edit screenshots with annotations, layers, canvas controls, and flexible export options. |
Polish recordings with preview, trimming, crop and size controls, and export options. |
Make it yours with themes, shortcuts, and capture and recording defaults. |
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These links always download the latest validated Preview:
| Platform | Download |
|---|---|
| macOS 13+ (Apple silicon) | Captures-macOS-Apple-Silicon.dmg |
| Windows 11 (x64) | Captures-Windows-x64-setup.exe |
| Ubuntu / Debian (x64) | Captures-Linux-x64.deb |
| Other Linux (x64 AppImage) | Captures-Linux-x64.AppImage |
Preview builds update after every successful merge to main and may contain bugs or incomplete features. Older dated builds stay in the build archive.
- Capture regions, windows, or full displays
- Draw a region from an empty screen (no pre-sized outline); lock to common aspect ratios, or hold Shift for a square
- Optional auto-start after selecting a region or window (Preferences)
- Optional countdown before screenshots and recordings
- Record as H.264 video or GIF, with desktop audio and microphone
- Pause, resume, restart, and mute while recording
- Cursor and click highlights in recordings (where supported)
- Built-in screenshot editor — text, shapes, drawing, crop, layers, erase to transparent; unsaved edits restore when you reopen
- Trim, crop, resize, and adjust audio in recordings
- Export PNG, JPEG, or WebP with compression options
- Mini previews for quick copy, save, and drag into other apps
- Screenshots during an active recording
- 30-day capture history
- Customizable shortcuts and color themes
- Optional in-app feedback (never includes your captures)
- Scrolling capture for content larger than the screen
- On-device text recognition (OCR)
- Repeat the previous capture area
- Pinned captures that stay above other windows
- Editable click highlights and keystroke overlays after recording
- Hosted sharing with shareable
captur.es/<id>links - Faster recording on Windows and Linux
| Platform | Status |
|---|---|
| macOS 13+ | Supported; primary development target |
| Windows 11 | Supported; experimental |
| Linux X11 | Supported; hide recording controls manually when needed |
| Linux Wayland | Experimental; no window targeting, cursor capture, or click highlights |
| Default shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+Shift+Space |
Open New Capture |
Ctrl+Shift+4 |
Capture a region |
Ctrl+Shift+W |
Capture a window |
Ctrl+Shift+3 |
Choose a display for a full-screen screenshot |
Ctrl+Shift+5 |
Record the screen, then save video or GIF |
Ctrl+Shift+F |
Open Send Feedback |
Esc |
Cancel an active capture, screenshot countdown, or recording countdown |
Global capture and feedback shortcuts can be changed in Preferences. While
selecting a capture region, pick an aspect ratio in the capture menu or hold
Shift for a square. In the screenshot editor, zoom with the header slider and
+/- controls, pinch or Ctrl/Cmd+scroll, pan with Ctrl/Cmd-drag or
middle-click, hold Shift while dragging a corner handle to scale
proportionally, and duplicate layers with Ctrl/Cmd+D.
See DEVELOPMENT.md for local setup, validation, and packaging.
The source code is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
The Captures name and logo are governed by the Captures Trademark Policy and are not licensed under the Apache License 2.0.