Screenshots, in batches.
Snapskie Light is a free screenshot app for the Mac. Take a few shots in a row, mark them up, and send them all at once.
Capture into the tray.
Press ⌥⇧⌘4 in any app (you can change the shortcut in Settings). The screen freezes, you drag an area, and the shot lands in the tray at the edge of the screen, not on your Desktop.
Fine-tune the area first.
Tap ⌥ while you drag and the selection stays when you let go. Pull its handles, move it, then press ↩ to capture.
Batches sort themselves.
Shots taken close together form a batch, named by the time it started. After 30 quiet minutes the next shot starts a new one, or you start one yourself with a name. Rename a batch any time, and drag shots into the order you want.
Keep the tray out of the way.
Minimise it to a slim strip with ⌥⌘M, or drag it into the notch, where it folds away until you point at it. It never takes focus from the app you're in.
Open any shot in review.
Double-click a shot in the tray, or point at it and press Space. Space only opens shots while the pointer is over the tray; everywhere else it types as usual.
Mark what matters.
Arrows, lines, boxes, ellipses, text, notes and a highlighter, each on the key shown in the tool bar. Marks stay editable until you send the shot.
Mark past the edges.
Draw an arrow off the shot, add a note beside it, or drop another shot below. The canvas grows to fit, so nothing gets cut off.
Hide what's private.
Redact or pixelate names, addresses and card numbers. Hidden pixels are gone from every copy you save or send.
Drag out one, a few, or all.
Drag a single shot, the shots you've selected, or a whole batch by its name. They arrive as images, in order, wherever you drop them.
One shot, straight to the clipboard.
Not everything needs a batch. Hold a key as you confirm the capture to copy it at once, or to open it for marking first.
| Hold while confirming | What happens |
|---|---|
| Nothing | Into the tray, with the rest of the batch. |
| ⌃ | Copied at once. Press ⌘V wherever you are. |
| ⌘ | Into the tray, and open in review. |
| ⌃⌘ | Open in review, then ⌘↩ copies it and puts you back. |
Nothing leaves your Mac.
- No account, no upload, no analytics. Snapskie Light works offline.
- Hidden while you share. In a video call or a screen recording, the tray shows as a black box.
- Discard means delete. After a short undo, discarded shots are gone for good.
Questions, answered.
Is Snapskie Light free?
Yes. Download it and use it. There's no account to create and nothing to sign in to.
Which Macs does it run on?
Any Mac with macOS 15 Sequoia or later. The app is signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple.
Does it replace the built-in screenshot keys?
No. Its shortcuts add ⌥ to the macOS ones: ⌥⇧⌘4 for an area, ⌥⇧⌘5 for a window and ⌥⇧⌘3 for the whole screen. So ⇧⌘4 keeps working, and you can change them all in Settings.
Why does it ask for Screen Recording permission?
macOS requires it for any app that captures the screen. Snapskie Light asks once on first launch, then reopens itself so the permission takes effect.
Where do my screenshots go?
Into the tray, not onto your Desktop. From there you copy them, drag them into another app, or save them as PNG or JPEG to the folder you choose. They stay in the tray, even after a restart, until you discard them.
Can I hide passwords, emails and card numbers?
Yes. Redact or pixelate them in review. What you hide is removed from every copy you save, drag or paste, so it can't be recovered from the image.
Snapskie Light
Free. Version 0.4.1, 6.3 MB. For macOS 15 Sequoia or later.
Signed and notarized by Apple.