Capture. Annotate.
Done.
⌘⇧7, drag a region, and the tools are right there — pen, arrows, shapes, text. Copy with Return or save to Desktop. The Lightshot workflow, rebuilt local-first: your screenshots never touch a server.
The markup happens on the screen, not after it
Drag, Annotate, Done
Press ⌘⇧7, drag a region, and the annotation bar appears right there — pen, highlighter, line, arrows, shapes, and text. Return copies, one click saves. No app switch, no export dialog.
An Adjustable Selection
Grabbed 2px too little? Drag the 8 handles to resize or move the selection after the fact — your annotations stay glued to their pixels while you adjust, exactly like Lightshot.
Real Annotation Tools
Pen and highlighter for freehand, lines and arrows that scale with stroke width, rectangles, ellipses, and text in three sizes and seven colors — with undo and redo (⌘Z / ⇧⌘Z).
No Uploads. Ever.
Unlike Lightshot, nothing leaves your Mac. The capture exists in memory, on your clipboard, or on your Desktop — there is no server, no share link, no account. By design.
Multi-Display Native
Every display freezes at native resolution — drag your selection on whichever screen you like. Retina-exact output: what you annotate is pixel-for-pixel what you get.
Fails Loudly, Never Silently
Screen Recording permission missing? You get a prompt with a fix. Desktop not writable? Your capture is preserved and you can still copy. No mystery no-ops.
For every "look at this" moment
Bug reports with arrows
Freeze the glitch, circle it, arrow the culprit, add a one-line caption — paste into the issue before the app even repaints.
Read more →PR feedback on UI
Screenshot the diff preview, highlight the misaligned padding, drop it in the review comment.
Read more →Docs and runbooks
Annotated captures saved straight to Desktop with timestamped names — collect a folder of steps without touching an editor.
Read more →Sensitive screens
Because nothing uploads, you can capture internal dashboards and customer data without a compliance conversation.
Read more →Questions
How is this different from macOS's built-in ⌘⇧4?
The built-in screenshot gives you a file you then have to open and mark up somewhere else. FavTray gives you the annotation tools right on the frozen screen — draw arrows, highlight, add text — then copy the finished image to your clipboard with Return, or save it to Desktop. It's the Lightshot workflow, without Lightshot's uploads.
Does it upload my screenshots anywhere?
No — and it can't. There is no upload code, no server, and no share-link feature in FavTray Screenshot, as a deliberate design decision. Your capture exists in three places only: app memory while annotating, your clipboard if you copy, and your Desktop if you save.
What annotation tools are included?
Pen, highlighter (translucent marker), line, arrow, rectangle, ellipse, and text — in seven colors and three stroke widths (text scales with them). Undo and redo are ⌘Z and ⇧⌘Z. The selection itself stays adjustable: 8 handles to resize, drag the border to move.
Can I change the capture shortcut?
Yes. The default is ⌘⇧7 (the free slot after macOS's own ⌘⇧3–6), and you can record any shortcut you like in Settings → Screenshot.
What permission does it need?
Screen Recording — the standard macOS permission for reading screen pixels, granted once in System Settings. FavTray prompts you on first capture. Detection, capture, and annotation all run locally via Apple's ScreenCaptureKit.
Is Screenshot free?
It's a Pro-tier feature, included with the Personal plan (₹49/month) and the Lifetime license (₹2499), and fully available during the 30-day trial.
Your screenshots stay yours
Pro feature. ₹49/month. 30-day free trial — no credit card, no uploads, no account.