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submitted 1 year ago by aerir@lemmy.aerir.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] AngryClosetMonkey@feddit.ch 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What can it do that macos built-in screenshots and preview can't do?

[–] NotForTheOtherUse@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I think the main thing I like is that it fits so seamlessly within my workflow. I can customize the functions I use to happen the way I want them to.

It has the same functions as the default app:

ability to take screenshots of all or part of a screen (with/without timer)
ability to take a screen recording of all or part of a screen (with/without a timer)

But it also provides options for:

adding simple markup to your screenshot (lines/arrows/text/squares etc). As a developer, I often want to take a screenshot and add a bit of text or an arrow to highlight something to someone I'm trying to explain something to
ability to do scrolling screen captures
recording in MP4
trimming screen recording videos
removing or including audio in screen recording videos
recording animated GIFs instead of video
reducing resolution (for filesize) after capture
hide desktop icons during screen capture
change/hide desktop background wallpaper during capture
options to customize shortcut keys for various operations, or customize workflow (for example I like screenshots to be automatically added to my clipboard after capture or markup so I can immediately paste in whatever chat I'm having with colleagues)
options for keeping a history of screenshots/recordings
options (I don't use) for cloud share/storage

[–] whysofurious@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Honestly Cleanshot X is a total improvement of the native app and worth absolutely everything. Irreplaceable for me as of today.