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Alternatives to Shottr
19 utilities tools sit alongside Shottr in this directory. Below is what separates each from Shottr on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 19
- With a free tier
- 11
- Cheaper to start
- 1
- Shottr starts at
- Free, then $8/one-time
Why people look past Shottr
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Shottr has a free tier, and starts at $8/one-time against a category median of $20.5/month. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Paid Mac screenshot and screen recording tool with annotation, scrolling capture and cloud sharing
- No free tier, where Shottr has one.
- Starts $21 a one-time dearer, at $29/one-time.
- 2 tiers to Shottr's 3.
Free open source screen recorder for macOS, focused on video and GIF capture rather than annotation
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than One-time purchase.
- 1 tier to Shottr's 3.
Free open source clipboard history manager for macOS with no account, sync fee or subscription
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than One-time purchase.
- 1 tier to Shottr's 3.
Free open source BitTorrent client with true thin-client architecture for remote daemon control
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than One-time purchase.
- 1 tier to Shottr's 3.
McDonald's mobile ordering and MyMcDonald's Rewards app used to drive app-exclusive deals and first party data
- Sold on a Free app, revenue from purchases model rather than One-time purchase.
- 1 tier to Shottr's 3.
Domino's Pizza ordering app with Piece of the Pie Rewards, built to route orders away from delivery marketplace commissions
- Sold on a Free app, revenue from purchases model rather than One-time purchase.
- 1 tier to Shottr's 3.
Every Shottr alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shottr (this page) | Free, then $8/one-time | One-time purchase | 3 | |
| CleanShot XIf you want cloud link sharing and a self-cleaning desktop and are fine paying up front | $29/one-time | One-time purchase | 2 | vs Shottr |
| KapIf your primary need is screen recording and GIF export rather than annotation | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Shottr |
| MaccyIf your priority is clipboard history rather than screenshots | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Shottr |
| Deluge | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Shottr |
| McDonalds | Free | Free app, revenue from purchases | 1 | vs Shottr |
| Dominos | Free | Free app, revenue from purchases | 1 | vs Shottr |
| Find My | Free | Free, built into Apple hardware and iCloud | 1 | vs Shottr |
| Karabiner-Elements | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Shottr |
| Google Lens | Free | Free, bundled into other Google apps | 1 | vs Shottr |
| qBittorrent | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Shottr |
| Rectangle | Free, then $9.99/one-time | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Shottr |
| Starbucks | Free | Free app, revenue from prepaid stored value and purchases | 1 | vs Shottr |
| Calsense | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Shottr |
| EcoStruxure Geo SCADA Expert | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Shottr |
| Hazel | $42/one-time | One-time purchase | 2 | vs Shottr |
| Sedaru | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Shottr |
| Paste | $29.99/year | Per user per month | 1 | vs Shottr |
| BetterTouchTool | $12/one-time | One-time purchase | 2 | vs Shottr |
| Magnet | $4.99/one-time | One-time purchase | 1 | vs Shottr |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Shottr badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (11)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Kap , Free
- Maccy , Free
- Deluge , Free
- McDonalds , Free
- Dominos , Free
- Find My , Free
- Karabiner-Elements , Free
- Google Lens , Free
Cheaper than Shottr (1)
Entry price under Shottr's $8/one-time. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Magnet , $4.99/one-time
What you would be giving up
Shottr is most often brought in for a user who wants ocr and precise annotation without paying anything up front, someone evaluating whether a screenshot tool is worth paying for before committing money, unlike cleanshot x which requires payment first, a user who occasionally needs a colour picker and is fine with the free tier for everything else, anyone who wants a lighter alternative to cleanshot x without giving up scrolling capture or annotation. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Shottr is broadly right and the question is cost, the Shottr pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Utilities category lists everything the directory holds, and best utilities tools ranks them.
Shottr runs on mac. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Shottr alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Shottr?
- 19 other utilities tools are listed in this directory, led by CleanShot X, Kap, Maccy, Deluge. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Shottr?
- 11 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Kap, Maccy, Deluge, McDonalds, Dominos.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Shottr?
- Yes. 1 of the alternatives below start under Shottr's $8/one-time: Magnet at $4.99/one-time.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Shottr?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Shottr has a free tier, and starts at $8/one-time against a category median of $20.5/month. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Shottr?
- Shottr is most often brought in for a user who wants ocr and precise annotation without paying anything up front, someone evaluating whether a screenshot tool is worth paying for before committing money, unlike cleanshot x which requires payment first, a user who occasionally needs a colour picker and is fine with the free tier for everything else, anyone who wants a lighter alternative to cleanshot x without giving up scrolling capture or annotation. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Shottr?
- None of the utilities tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Shottr alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Utilities, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Shottr against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Shottr covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every utilities tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Utilities category, 19 tools beside Shottr. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.