CleanShot X - AI Tools Nav

What it is for

CleanShot X is a macOS screenshot + screen-recording desk: you open Capture History (All / Screenshots / Videos / GIFs), restore the pug still, and Basic is $35 once. Use it when the job is a Mac capture you start at a public $, not when you need Kap’s MIT GIF export only.

Soft-note: Basic $35 pay once (Mac app, 1 year of updates, Cloud 1 GB; optional renewal $19/yr) + Pro $10/user/mo billed annually (always-up-to-date Mac app + unlimited Cloud, branding, team). Distinct from Kap, Screen Studio, and Loom.

What makes it unique: the cover is CleanShot’s official Capture History (All / Screenshots / Videos / GIFs, selected pug still + living-room tile + Mac audio-settings recording, Restore) from the homepage History still — not a wordmark. The pug tile itself is ops of History.

Key features

Capture History — All / Screenshots / Videos / GIFs (cover still; features). One desk. Cover pug sits here.
Restore — the blue Restore chip under the selected still (cover). A restore, not a Basic tile.
Screenshot tiles — pug + living-room stills (cover). Captures, not a $35 meter.
Video tile — the Mac audio-settings recording (Microphone / System audio) (cover). A recording, not Pro.
Annotation — markup, redact, crop, backgrounds (features). An editor, not Get Started.
Cloud share — one-click upload + link (pricing Cloud row). A share, not Enterprise.

Download / Buy CleanShot on marketing pages are CTAs (not desks). Basic / Pro tiles stay in Pricing. Video transcription + on-device OCR stay off Key features as AI extras.

Who it's for

Best fit: Mac makers who will pay Basic $35 once (1 year of updates, Cloud 1 GB) while they restore a first History capture — not Pro $10/user/mo first unless they need unlimited Cloud, custom domain, and team SSO, and not a Windows recorder (there isn’t one).

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) from cleanshot.com/pricing. Soft-note: both plans include the full Mac app; Pro adds unlimited Cloud, branding, and team.

CleanShot Basic — $35 pay once. Mac app; one year of updates; Cloud 1 GB. Optional renewal $19/year for updates.
CleanShot Pro — $10/user/mo billed annually. Always-up-to-date Mac app; unlimited Cloud; custom domain and branding; advanced sharing and security; team centralized access; SSO and SCIM.
Money-back — 30-day guarantee. FAQ: no license trial; Setapp has a 7-day trial if you buy that way.
Education — 30% off with an edu-issued email.
Windows — FAQ: no Windows version, no plans to ship one. macOS 13.0+.
Cloud is optional. FAQ: a Cloud account comes with the license; the app works without uploading.

Confirm checkout; prices in USD; taxes may apply (Paddle).

Limitations / costs

macOS only. There is no Windows build.
Basic updates last one year. After that, optional renewal is $19/year; the app you already bought keeps working.
A local Mac capture desk, not Kap’s MIT GIF export. For that trimmer see Kap.
The product is not OSS. Third-party Alfred workflows and “CleanShot alternatives” are not the catalog. We omit a GitHub CTA.

Alternatives

Kap — a MIT Mac recorder when you want Free $0 GIF/MP4 export, not CleanShot’s History Restore.
Screen Studio — a Mac recorder when you want Yearly $9/mo auto zooms, not Basic $35 once.
Loom — an async bubble when you want Starter free / Business $18/user, not a History pug tile.

Official tutorial

Official CleanShot X channel video: First steps with CleanShot X (oEmbed author: CleanShot X). First-party getting-started; the History pug + Restore still is the cover. We also resolved CleanShot X for Mac (FZbICrBKWIU) and CleanShot 4.4 - Capture History (FNHt4WUa13w) on the same channel. We searched @CleanShotApp (product), @cleanshot (a different “Cleanshot” channel), and @CleanShotX (200; oEmbed on QPLpICUAf50 is a crack/torrent title — not first-party).

Written path: cleanshot.com/pricing plus features and the History still.

Website

https://cleanshot.com/

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is CleanShot’s official Capture History (All / Screenshots / Videos / GIFs + pug still + Restore). Dollars checked on cleanshot.com/pricing (Basic $35 once, 1 year updates, Cloud 1 GB, renewal $19/yr; Pro $10/user/mo billed annually). Tutorial oEmbed author: CleanShot X (@CleanShotApp; @cleanshot is a different channel; @CleanShotX is not first-party). No official product GitHub.

Last verified

2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.