Free & Open Source

Download Snapzy
for macOS

Get the lightweight, native screen capture app. Open source and free forever — all features included.

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44 MBLightweight download

Zero data collectionEverything stays on your Mac

Free foreverAll features, no paywall

Open sourceBSD 3-Clause license

Apple Silicon

Intel

Requires macOS 13+ · Universal binary · ~44 MB

Notarized by Apple

Snapzy has been checked by Apple for malicious software. macOS Gatekeeper allows it to open on first launch with no Terminal workarounds.

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System Requirements

Optimized for Apple Silicon. Runs great on Intel.

Operating System

macOS 13 (Ventura) or later

Optimized for macOS 14+ Sonoma

Processor

Intel or Apple Silicon (Universal)

Universal binary for all Macs

Storage

~44 MB disk space

App size: ~44 MB

Network

Screen Recording & Accessibility permissions

Fully offline. Zero data collection.

Recent Releases

Track the latest improvements and fixes to Snapzy.

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Latest Version

v1.31.0

Aug 15, 2026

Magnifier Pixel Grid, Annotation Copy/Paste, Shift Constraints & Raycast Integration

Enlarged screenshot magnifier with pixel grid, crosshair, and live color picker (#466)

Support copy (⌘C), paste (⌘V), and duplicate (⌘D) for annotation objects (#463)

Hold Shift to constrain proportions, 45°/90° angles, and straight lines during drawing (#455)

Size

~44 MB

Arch

Universal

v1.30.1

July 26, 2026

Scroll Wheel Magnifier Zoom, Floating OCR Link Prompt & UI Polish

Added scroll wheel magnifier zoom in live passthrough mode (#386)

Polished detected links floating prompt with native macOS material UI, copy actions, and window dragging (#350)

Elevated toast notifications with native macOS regularMaterial, continuous rounded corners, and spring animations

v1.30.0

July 25, 2026

Hover Tooltip Capture, Reduced Latency, Google Drive Integration & Advanced Arrow Annotations

Preserve hover tooltips in live capture via event-tap passthrough (#416)

Added dim non-selected area preference for recording (#402)

Add Google Drive Cloud service and configuration support (#358)

BSD 3-Clause License

127 releases

Active development

Installation Guide

Three ways to install. Pick what works best for you.

Direct Download

Download the DMG, drag to Applications, and launch. The classic macOS way.

Get DMG

# 1. Download the latest DMG from GitHub Releases
# 2. Open the DMG and drag Snapzy to Applications
# 3. Double-click Snapzy to launch — no Terminal workaround needed
# 4. Grant Screen Recording permission when prompted

Snapzy is notarized by Apple. macOS Gatekeeper will allow it on first launch — no extra steps needed.

How it works

From download to first capture

Four simple steps to get you capturing in under a minute.

Drag to Applications

Open Snapzy

Grant Permissions

Start Capturing

Notarized by Apple · BSD 3-Clause License

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