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What's new

Every SimplyShot release, newest first.

Latest

0.11.0

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Easier shortcuts

  • New default shortcuts that are easier to reach.
  • Rather use the macOS screenshot keys? SimplyShot now guides you through switching them over.

Copy Text

  • Copy Text now reads QR codes and barcodes, and opens QR code links in one click.

Editing

  • Choose a font for your text, sticky notes and reactions.
  • Text stays put while you type.

Video editor

  • The camera now keeps up with your cursor on long pans.

Requires macOS 14.6 Sonoma or later.

0.10.0

Video editor

  • A new home for your recordings and projects, with big thumbnails you can search.
  • Work on several projects at once.
  • Remove the background behind you, or let the camera follow your face.
  • Smoother zooms, and Smart Zooms that follow the action for you.
  • Easier control over clip speed and zoom.
  • Keys you press look cleaner in your videos.

Recording

  • Take screenshots while you record.
  • Control your recording right from the menu bar.
  • Pick your camera’s shape in one place.

Screenshots

  • Redact now shows the sensitive info it found, so you choose what to hide.
  • Shadows on exported images now match the editor.

Everything else

  • SimplyShot is now a paid app with a free trial.
  • A fresh blue accent color.

Requires macOS 14.6 Sonoma or later.

0.9.0

A new video editor

  • Turn recordings into polished videos with trims, cuts, crops and styling.
  • Add zooms yourself, or let Auto Zoom do it for you.
  • Add captions, and edit your video by editing its transcript.
  • Change anything right in the preview.
  • Save a project and pick up where you left off.

Recording

  • One simple recording bar for every mode.
  • Record any window in one click.
  • Sharper camera recordings, up to 4K.
  • If SimplyShot quits mid-recording, your recording is recovered.

Captures

  • Faster, smoother scrolling capture that now works sideways too.
  • Copy Text is faster, more accurate and reads more languages.
  • New backgrounds to choose from.
  • Clear Quick Access with a swipe.

Everything else

  • SimplyShot runs on macOS Sonoma again.

Requires macOS 14.6 Sonoma or later.

Earlier releases

0.8.0Free trial · Faster captures

Free trial

  • Start capturing right away, no key needed.

Faster captures

  • Screenshots are lighter on your Mac.

Feedback

  • If your feedback can’t be sent, SimplyShot offers another way to reach us.

Requires macOS 15 Sequoia or later.

0.7.0Getting started · Quick Access

Getting started

  • A new welcome tour guides you through setup and your first capture.
  • The launch window gets you to your recent captures and every capture mode in one click.

Quick Access

  • Screenshots, recordings and scrolling captures all land in Quick Access.
  • Quick Access follows you to whichever display you’re on.

Scrolling capture and editing

  • Scrolling capture suggests the direction for you.
  • Smoother trackpad panning in the editor.
  • Try a backdrop and cancel without losing anything.
  • The editor reopens right where you left off.

Requires macOS 15 Sequoia or later.

0.6.0Quick Access and pinned screenshots · Editing

Quick Access and pinned screenshots

  • New captures stack up in the corner of your screen, ready to use.
  • Pin a screenshot so it floats above your other windows.

Editing

  • Duplicate annotations in one step.
  • Crop to an exact size.
  • Preview custom gradient backgrounds as you build them.

Recording and everyday improvements

  • Turn your microphone on mid-recording.
  • Move the camera bubble or make it full screen.
  • Paste screenshots straight into Finder.
  • Capture tooltips without them disappearing.

Requires macOS 15 Sequoia or later.