Pixel-perfect capture
Area, window or full screen at native Retina resolution, with a 5× loupe, live dimensions and multi-display support.
Native for macOS
Capture anything.
Make it clear.
Klip lives in your menu bar and turns a keystroke into a polished screenshot, an annotated explainer, a screen recording or a GIF. Fast, private, and built entirely on Apple's own frameworks.
8 MBidle in the menu bar
1.2 msredraw while you drag
0third-party dependencies
Notarizedsigned and checked by Apple
Everything in one place
One app instead of five.
Capture, mark up, record and share without leaving the keyboard. Every tool is one shortcut or one click from the menu bar.
Annotate in seconds
Arrows, shapes, text, numbered steps, highlighter, blur, pixelate and spotlight, with full undo.
Beautify
Drop any shot onto a gradient backdrop with padding, rounded corners and a soft shadow, ready to post.
Screen recording
Smooth H.264 or HEVC video with system audio, your microphone, and highlighted cursor clicks.
GIFs that loop
Record, then get an optimized looping GIF for docs, tickets and chat, no extra tool needed.
Scrolling capture
Scroll a long page while Klip watches, then it stitches the frames into one tall image.
Copy text from anything
On-device text recognition pulls text out of any part of the screen, straight to your clipboard.
Pin and quick access
Every capture lands in a floating tray. Pin it above your work, drag it into any app, or save it.
Searchable history
Every capture is kept and searchable, including the text inside your screenshots.
Keyboard first
Your hands never leave the keys.
Nine global shortcuts, all rebindable. Klip stays out of the way until you need it.
- Capture area⌃⇧4
- Capture window⌃⇧5
- Full screen⌃⇧3
- Scrolling capture⌃⇧6
- Record screen⌃⇧7
- Record GIF⌃⇧8
- Copy text (OCR)⌃⇧9
Built properly
Native, light and private.
Pure Swift
SwiftUI, AppKit and ScreenCaptureKit. No Electron, no web views, no bundled runtimes.
Instant
Only what changed gets redrawn, so selections and annotations stay smooth on 6K displays.
Stays on your Mac
No account and no tracking. Text recognition runs on-device, and uploads go only where you point them.
Get Klip
- Download the installer and open it.
- Drag Klip into your Applications folder.
- Open Klip and allow Screen Recording when macOS asks, then reopen it.