Screendrop

# Screendrop

A beautiful screenshot + screen recording + Loom alternative - all native, self hostable and free.

<p>
  <a href="https://github.com/fayazara/Screendrop/releases/latest/download/Screendrop.dmg">
    <img src="download-button.png" alt="Download the latest version of Screendrop" width="220">
  </a>
</p>

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c8d5636a-b03d-4b97-9ef1-e775df75117a



<img width="2500" height="1622" alt="Screendrop_2026-10-17-15-27-03" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d438df03-cbf9-4e85-ae18-07397fa02fb6" />


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> [!IMPORTANT]
> Screendrop is under active development. Expect rough edges and occasional breaking changes


<p>
  <a href="https://github.com/fayazara/Screendrop/releases/latest">Latest release</a>
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  <a href="https://github.com/fayazara/Screendrop/releases">All releases</a>
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## Features

- Capture a display, window, or selected area as a screenshot or recording.
- Configure global hotkeys, timers, file formats, save behavior, and complete after-capture workflows.
- Copy, compress, save, pin, preview, annotate, edit, upload, or delete directly from a customizable floating preview stack.
- Grab text off the screen with on-device OCR - no screenshot saved, just the text on your clipboard.
- Open images from Finder with Screendrop and edit imported copies without touching the originals.
- Annotate non-destructively with drawing tools, crop, smart redaction, backgrounds, wallpaper packs, perspective effects, progressive blur, borders, and watermarks.
- Record camera, microphone, and system audio as separately editable sources.
- Use a notch-native teleprompter that follows your narration with on-device speech recognition.
- Edit recordings with smooth zooms, reconstructed cursors and clicks, keystroke captions, camera layouts, clip cuts, speed changes, social aspect ratios, and reusable style presets.
- Transcribe narration on-device, burn in karaoke-style captions, or edit the video by cutting its transcript.
- Share through your own Cloudflare account with a video player, scrub previews, searchable transcripts, comments, and rich link previews.
- Automate screenshots and recordings with Apple Shortcuts, Siri, and App Intents.

## Install

### Download

1. Download the latest `Screendrop.dmg` using the button above or from the [releases page](https://github.com/fayazara/Screendrop/releases/latest).
2. Open the DMG and drag **Screendrop** into your Applications folder.
3. Launch Screendrop. It lives in the menu bar at the top-right of the screen.

The download button always points to the newest release.

**Requirements:** macOS 26.4 or newer.


### Homebrew

Install from the Homebrew tap:

```bash
brew install --cask fayazara/tap/screendrop
```

Update later with:

```bash
brew upgrade --cask screendrop
```

Screendrop can also update itself through Sparkle.

## Quick Start

Screendrop can be controlled from its menu bar item or with global hotkeys.

| Default shortcut |