What's New in ScreenSnap Pro

Beautiful GIF Recording

GIF recording has been completely rebuilt from the ground up. The result — smooth, vibrant GIFs with no visual artifacts.

• Stunning quality — GIFs now look clean and accurate with smooth color transitions, no more blocky patches or flickering dots in dark areas.
• Vibrant colors — Colors in your GIFs now match what you see on screen, even in colorful scenes with lots of detail.
• Sharp on Retina displays — GIF recordings on high-resolution screens are now crisp and detailed.
• Works out of the box — Everything you need for perfect GIF recording is built right into the app. No extra software required.

Recording UX Improvements

• ESC cancels area selection gracefully — Pressing ESC while drawing a recording area now brings back the recording toolbar instead of closing everything.
• Smarter controls for GIF mode — Microphone and system audio buttons are now automatically disabled when recording a GIF, since GIFs don't have sound.
• Cleaner toolbar — Removed distracting tooltip popups when hovering over recording buttons.

Fix for some Mac on Intel chip were crashing.

Added support for Macs running on Intel chip.

What's New in ScreenSnap Pro

Sharper Screenshots on Non-HiDPI Displays

Screenshots captured on external monitors or displays with lower pixel density are now crisp and sharp. Previously, captures could appear blurry due to incorrect resolution handling on non-Retina screens.

• Fixed fullscreen capture blur — Fullscreen screenshots no longer upscale beyond the display's native resolution. The old behavior applied a quality multiplier to logical pixel dimensions, which caused artificial upscaling and visible blur on non-HiDPI monitors.
• Accurate display scaling — All capture paths (area selection, fullscreen, and window) now use the actual display scale factor instead of assuming 2x Retina. This ensures the correct resolution is requested for every type of monitor.
• Higher-quality window captures — Window screenshots now capture at the display's full native resolution instead of being capped at 1920x1080.
• Pixel-accurate selection dimensions — The selection overlay now shows actual pixel dimensions during capture. On Retina displays, you'll see the true output resolution (e.g. 600 x 400px) rather than CSS points.

What's New in ScreenSnap Pro

Cloud Uploads Gallery

Your cloud uploads now have a dedicated home. Open the Cloud Uploads tab in the sidebar to browse everything you've shared — screenshots, videos, and GIFs — all in one beautiful grid.

• Browse and preview — Double-click or press Space to open a full-size preview. Navigate between files with arrow keys.
• File details at a glance — Select any upload to see its name, type, size, dimensions, and upload date in the sidebar.
• Filter by type — Quickly narrow down to just Images, Videos, or GIFs with one click.
• Copy share links — Grab the share link for any file instantly. It's copied to your clipboard and ready to paste.
• Download in any format — Save cloud images locally as PNG, JPEG, WebP, GIF, TIFF, or PDF — right to your Downloads folder.
• Open in Editor — Pull any cloud image directly into the ScreenSnap editor for annotations.
• Delete from cloud — Remove files you no longer need. The file and its share link are permanently deleted.
• Storage summary — See how many files you have and total storage used at the bottom of the gallery.

Multi-Select and Bulk Actions

Select multiple files at once for faster management.

• Cmd+click to pick individual files, or Shift+click to select a range.
• Selected files are highlighted with a checkmark badge.
• A floating action bar appears with Copy Links (all selected) and Delete (bulk remove).
• Press Delete on your keyboard to bulk-delete, or Escape to clear your selection.

Right-Click Menu

Right-click any upload for quick access to all actions — Copy Link, Open in Browser, Open in Editor, Save As, and Delete — without needing the sidebar.

Upload Progress

When you upload a file to the cloud, a live progress card now appears in the gallery grid with a spinner animation, so you always know an upload is in progress.

Screen Recording — Now in MP4

Screen recordings are now saved as MP4 (H.264) by default, which means they open natively on your Mac — no extra apps needed. Recordings use hardware acceleration for smooth performance and smaller file sizes.

• Up to 5 minutes of recording for video, 30 seconds for GIF.
• Choose Video or GIF format before you start, right from the recording toolbar.
• Microphone audio — Optionally record your microphone. Pick which mic to use from the dropdown, and your choice is remembered.
• Multi-monitor support — The recording toolbar appears on whichever monitor you're using. When recording a display, other screens are dimmed so you know exactly what's being captured.
• Recording controls — Stop, pause, restart, or discard your recording at any time. Click the timer to stop.
• Invisible to recordings — The recording toolbar is hidden from the capture, so it never appears in your videos.

Faster Video Thumbnails

Video uploads now generate lightweight thumbnails, so the cloud gallery loads instantly — no more waiting for full video files to render a preview.

Smarter File Sizes

Recording quality has been optimized across all presets to produce significantly smaller files while keeping visuals sharp. Uploads can now be up to 300 MB.

More Cloud Storage

Your cloud upload limit has been increased from 2,000 to 10,000 files per license.

What's New in ScreenSnap Pro

Faster Screenshots, Everywhere

Screenshots now feel instant. Whether you're capturing a region, a full screen, or a window — your image is on the clipboard and the preview appears immediately. No more waiting for processing to finish before you can keep working.

Stacked Previews

Taking multiple screenshots in a row? Previews now stack neatly in the bottom-right corner — up to 3 at a time. Each one is independent: drag to share, pin, upload, or dismiss them individually.

Smoother Preview Experience

• The quick preview no longer flashes white before your screenshot appears
• Animations (fade-in, fade-out, loading spinners) are now buttery smooth
• Drag-to-share works even if you grab the preview right after capturing

Cleaner Update Screen

The "Check for Updates" window has been refreshed:

• Shows a loading indicator while checking for updates
• Cleaner error and success states
• Faster retry when something goes wrong

More Frequent Update Checks

ScreenSnap Pro now checks for updates every hour (instead of every 6 hours), so you'll always be running the latest version.

Updated File Naming

Screenshots and GIFs are now saved as ScreenSnapPro-... for easier identification in your folders.

Enhancement: OCR Now Supports Multiple Languages

Automatic Language Detection for Text Recognition

What's New

• OCR (text recognition) now automatically detects the language in your screenshots
• Supports Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and many other languages
• No manual configuration needed - just capture and extract text

How It Works

• Take a screenshot containing text in any supported language
• Use the OCR feature (Cmd+Shift+6 or click the text icon)
• The text is automatically recognized regardless of language

Requirements

• macOS 13 (Ventura) or later for automatic language detection

Bug Fix: Pinned Screenshot Display Issue

Fixed: Pinned Screenshots Were Cut Off

What Was Wrong

• When pinning screenshots, parts of the image were being cut off or cropped
• Black bars appeared on the sides of pinned screenshots

What's Fixed

• Pinned screenshots now show the complete image without any parts being cut off
• The entire screenshot is visible in the pinned window
• No more black bars on the sides

What's New in v1.9.0

Performance Improvements

Faster Screenshot Capture

• Optimized capture flow – Screenshots now capture faster with reduced latency between trigger and image save
• Streamlined processing pipeline – Removed redundant operations for snappier performance

Multi-Monitor Support

• Improved multi-display handling – Screenshot selection now starts more reliably on systems with multiple monitors
• Better display detection – Fixed issues with screen positioning and coordinate mapping across displays

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App Updates

Automatic Update Checks

• Periodic update checks – The app now checks for updates in the background, not just on startup
• Non-intrusive notifications – You'll be notified when an update is available without interrupting your workflow

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Bug Fixes

• Fixed various edge cases in the screenshot capture flow
• Improved stability and error handling throughout the app
• Code cleanup and optimization for better maintainability

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What's New

Custom Background Images (New Feature)

Use Your Own Images as Backgrounds

• Add your own images – Import any PNG, JPG, or WebP image as a custom background
• Automatic optimization – Images are automatically compressed and resized for optimal performance
• Fast thumbnail previews – Small thumbnails load instantly in the picker, full resolution applies to your screenshot
• Easy management – Remove custom backgrounds anytime with a single click

How It Works

• Go to the Wallpaper tab and select Custom from the category tabs
• Click Add Image to import your own background images
• Your custom backgrounds are saved and available across all sessions
• Perfect for brand backgrounds, textures, or personal photos

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Inset Padding (New Feature)

Add a Colored Frame Around Your Screenshots

• Inset slider – Add inner padding between your screenshot and the background
• Auto color detection – Automatically picks the border color from your screenshot edges
• Custom color picker – Choose any color you want for the inset frame
• Smart styling – Shadow and rounded corners apply to the outer frame, keeping your original screenshot crisp

How It Works

• The inset creates a colored border around your screenshot
• Your original image stays untouched (no shrinking or cropping)
• The total output size expands to accommodate the inset
• Perfect for adding breathing room or matching your brand colors

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Shadow Improvements

More Professional Shadow Effect

• Softer shadows – Improved blur for a more natural, diffuse look
• Better defaults – New default values produce a more polished appearance out of the box
• Extended range – Shadow size slider now goes up to 150 for more dramatic effects when needed
• Refined intensity – Lower default intensity (25%) prevents overly dark shadows

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Selection & Movement Enhancements

Keyboard Nudge

• Arrow keys – Move selected elements by 1 pixel
• Shift + Arrow keys – Move selected elements by 10 pixels
• Works with all element types (shapes, arrows, text, callouts, emojis, etc.)

Multi-Select Support

• Shift + Click – Add or remove elements from selection
• Move multiple elements – Drag to move all selected elements together
• Delete multiple elements – Press Delete/Backspace to remove all selected items
• Visual feedback – All selected elements now show selection highlight (not just the first one)

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Text Tool Enhancements

Live Editing Updates

• Change colors on the fly – Adjust text or background color while typing and see changes instantly
• Switch styles seamlessly – Change between Standard, Boxed, Rounded, and other text styles without interrupting your work
• Resize text live – Adjust text size with the slider while editing

Improved Editing Experience

• Uninterrupted workflow – Clicking on color picker, style selector, or size slider no longer closes the text editor
• Bigger default text – Text now starts at a larger, more readable size by default

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