What's New

GIF Recording Improvements

Respect Your Settings

GIF recordings now follow the same upload behavior as screenshots:

• Auto-upload only when enabled – GIFs will only upload automatically if you have auto-upload turned on in Settings
• Manual upload option – When auto-upload is off, the preview shows an upload button so you can choose when to share

Preview Overlay for GIFs

After recording a GIF, you'll now see a preview popup just like screenshots:

• Pin – Keep the GIF floating on screen
• Upload – Share to cloud (when auto-upload is disabled)
• Delete – Remove the recording

Pin Animated GIFs

You can now pin GIF recordings to your screen:

• GIFs play with full animation in the pinned window
• Use zoom controls (+/-) to resize
• Drag anywhere on screen

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Code Quality

• Improved GIF recording code organization for better reliability
• Fixed preview display for GIF recordings
• Optimized button layout in pinned windows

What's New

Text Recognition (OCR)

You can now copy text directly from any screenshot! Perfect for grabbing text from images, documents, or anything on your screen.

How to use it

From the menu bar:

• Click "Recognize Text" or press Cmd+Shift+6
• Select an area containing text
• The text is instantly copied to your clipboard

From the preview popup:

• Take a screenshot
• Click the scan icon in the preview
• Text is copied to clipboard

From pinned screenshots:

• Pin any screenshot to your screen
• Click the scan icon to extract text anytime

Customize the shortcut

Go to Settings to change the keyboard shortcut for text recognition.

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Refreshed Menu Design

The menu bar now features cleaner labels and icons:

• Capture Area – Select a region to screenshot
• Capture Area (Editor) – Screenshot and edit immediately
• Capture Screen – Capture your entire display
• Capture Window – Screenshot a specific window
• Recognize Text – Copy text from screen
• Record a GIF – Create animated screen recordings

Recent Updates

New Features

Copy to Clipboard Button

Added a new button next to "Save Screenshot" in the editor that copies the edited screenshot directly to clipboard.

What it does:

• Copies the fully edited screenshot (with all annotations, background, etc.) to clipboard
• Does NOT save to disk
• Does NOT show the preview popup
• Does NOT upload to cloud (even if cloud is enabled)

When to use: Perfect for quickly pasting screenshots into chat apps, emails, or documents without cluttering your screenshot folder.

Bug Fixes

Fixed Background Export Not Using Selected Background

What was wrong: When exporting a screenshot with a custom gradient, preset gradient, or any non-default background, the export would use the first/default background instead of the one you selected.

What's fixed: The export system now correctly reads the current background state from the Background System. All background types are now properly exported:

• Wallpaper backgrounds
• Preset gradients (cool, beach, violet, neon, cosmic, etc.)
• Custom gradients with multiple color stops
• Radial gradients (galaxy, phoenix, ocean, etc.)
• Conic gradients (rainbow)
• Plain solid colors

Fixed Save Screenshot Button Changing Size During Export

What was wrong: The "Save Screenshot" button would change width when clicking it, jumping from "Save Screenshot" to "Exporting & Saving..." text.

What's fixed: The button now has a fixed width of 180px, preventing any size changes during the loading state.

Fixed Window Screenshots Not Using Compression

What was wrong: Window screenshots were saved without compression, resulting in larger file sizes compared to other screenshot types.

What's fixed: Window screenshots now use the same maximum lossless PNG compression as all other screenshot types.

All screenshot types (quick, fullscreen, window, and editor exports) now consistently produce the smallest possible file sizes while remaining 100% lossless.

Recent Updates

Bug Fixes

Fixed Cmd+Q Quitting Other Apps

What was wrong: Pressing Cmd+Q in any app would quit ScreenSnap first, even when you wanted to quit a different app.

What's fixed: Cmd+Q now only quits ScreenSnap when ScreenSnap is the active app. You can quit other apps normally without ScreenSnap interfering.

Fixed Editor Popping Up During Screenshots

What was wrong: When taking quick screenshots, the editor window would jump to the front of all your windows, covering everything else.

What's fixed: The editor window now stays where it is. It only appears when you:

• Take a "Screenshot with editor" (edit mode)
• Click the edit button on a preview
• Click the edit button on a pinned screenshot
• Open the editor from the tray menu

New Feature

Window Screenshot Picker

What it does: Capture a specific window instead of selecting an area or taking a fullscreen shot.

How to use:

1. Click the tray icon
2. Select "Window screenshot"
3. A grid shows thumbnails of all open windows
4. Click any window to capture it

Features:

• Shows 4 windows per row in a clean grid
• Displays window thumbnails and titles
• Scrollable if you have many windows open
• Press ESC to cancel

✨ New Features

• Pan functionality for zoomed screenshots: Added pan/drag support when using the hand tool on zoomed screenshots. You can now:
  • Click and drag on empty space to pan around zoomed screenshots
  • Use middle mouse button (wheel) hold + drag to pan
  • Pan automatically resets when zoom returns to 1x or hand tool is disabled
• Edit button on pinned screenshots: Added an edit button to pinned screenshot windows that opens the screenshot in the editor, matching the preview overlay functionality
• Callout Tool: Added new callout tool for annotations (multiple improvements and fixes)

⚡ Performance Improvements

• Speed up screenshot preview: Optimized preview window loading and display performance in 10 times (now it's almost instant).

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Hand tool now restores previous tool: Fixed issue where deactivating the hand tool didn't restore the previously selected tool. The hand tool now properly remembers and restores your last active tool when toggled off
• Screenshot image dragging prevention: Enhanced protection to prevent accidental dragging of the screenshot image itself.
• Export images fix: Fixed issues with image export functionality
• Tool rendering fixes: Improved rendering for blur and rectangle tools

✨ What's New in v1.7.0

New Drawing Tools

• 🖊️ Pencil Tool - Express yourself with free-form drawing. Perfect for hand-drawn annotations, sketches, and highlighting specific areas with a natural drawing experience.

• 💬 Callout Tool - Draw attention to important details with professional callouts. Create clear, focused annotations that guide viewers to what matters most.

Enhanced Emoji Experience

• 😊 Emoji Tool Moved to Main Editor - The emoji tool is now directly accessible in the main editor toolbar for faster access. Add expressive emojis to your screenshots without switching contexts.

✨ New Features

🎯 Presets System

• Save and manage custom presets - Create unlimited presets to save your favorite editor configurations
• One-click preset switching - Instantly switch between different styling configurations
• Persistent presets - All presets are saved locally and persist across sessions
• Preset management - Easy-to-use dropdown interface in the top header for quick access
• Delete custom presets - Remove presets you no longer need (default preset cannot be deleted)
• Automatic preset application - Last used preset is automatically applied when opening the editor

Each preset saves:

• Padding, rounded corners, shadow settings
• Aspect ratio preferences
• Background type (wallpaper/gradient/plain color)
• Inset and shadow intensity
• Complete styling configuration

🖼️ Professional Wallpaper Backgrounds

• 171 curated wallpapers across 6 premium categories:
  • Energy (30 wallpapers) - Vibrant, dynamic backgrounds
  • Iridescent (30 wallpapers) - Holographic, colorful gradients
  • Midnight (30 wallpapers) - Dark, elegant tones
  • Radiant (27 wallpapers) - Bright, warm gradients
  • Spring (24 wallpapers) - Fresh, natural colors
  • Sunset (30 wallpapers) - Warm, atmospheric gradients

🚀 Performance & UX Improvements

⚡ Smooth Editor Loading

• Professional loading screen - Clean spinner animation while editor initializes
• Fade-in transitions - Smooth content appearance for polished UX
• Optimized initialization - Deferred non-critical operations for faster perceived load times
• Failsafe mechanisms - Prevents stuck loading screens with timeout protection
• No visual glitches - Eliminates flashing/blinking during startup

🎯 UI/UX Enhancements

• Cleaner header design - Removed unnecessary icons from preset section
• Improved visual hierarchy - Better organization of editor controls
• Consistent styling - Unified design language across all components
• Better performance - Optimized background preview rendering
• Smooth preset switching - Instant configuration changes with no lag

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed preset blinking on editor startup
• Resolved wallpaper loading performance issues
• Fixed loading overlay visibility on dark backgrounds
• Improved error handling for initialization failures
• Fixed background application timing issues

🎨 Design Polish

• Enhanced loading spinner visibility with better contrast
• Removed redundant text from loading screen for cleaner look
• Improved preset dropdown styling and interactions
• Better visual feedback for preset selection

📝 Technical Improvements

• Modular background system architecture
• Efficient wallpaper thumbnail generation
• localStorage-based preset persistence
• Robust error handling and fallback mechanisms
• Optimized initialization sequence
• Deferred non-critical rendering operations

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🎉 What This Means For You

This update transforms ScreenSnap Pro into a professional-grade screenshot editor with:

• Faster workflow - Save your favorite configurations as presets
• Beautiful results - 171 professionally designed wallpaper backgrounds
• Smoother experience - Polished loading and transitions
• More flexibility - Multiple background types and customization options
• Better performance - Optimized rendering and initialization

Enjoy the new features! 🚀

New Features

Recent Custom Colors System

• Added memory for recently used custom colors across all tools
• Recent colors appear at top of color dropdowns for quick access
• Persistent storage between app sessions
• Smart filtering (excludes default palette colors)

New Filled Circle Tool

• Added filled ellipse/circle tool to complete shape suite
• Full control panel integration with color picker and tool selector
• Consistent behavior with other filled shape tools

Perfect Shape Constraints (Shift Key)

• Hold Shift while drawing to create perfect shapes:
  • Rectangle → Perfect squares
  • Filled Rectangle → Perfect filled squares
  • Ellipse → Perfect circles
  • Filled Circle → Perfect filled circles
• Real-time preview during drawing (Figma/Photoshop style)
• Works for both preview and final shape creation

Bug Fixes

Tool Control Panel

• Fixed arrow thickness preview (was hardcoded, now uses actual setting)
• Fixed tool control panel icons not displaying after tool selection
• All tool properties now reflect immediately in preview

Sidebar Tool Selection

• Fixed sidebar tool buttons not responding to clicks
• Resolved template loading race condition
• Tool event listeners now initialize after templates load
• Perfect synchronization between sidebar and control panel

Color System

• Fixed color inconsistencies across UI elements
• All tool color previews now update uniformly
• Enhanced visual feedback for selected colors

Technical Changes

• Improved template loading and component initialization
• Better event handling for tool selection
• Enhanced state management and UI synchronization
• Fixed race conditions in UI component setup