CleanShot X 4.8.9 for Mac – Ultimate Screen Capture & Recording
CleanShot X is the ultimate replacement for the default macOS screenshot tool, designed specifically for professionals, developers, and content creators who need more power. Taking a screenshot or recording your screen is something we do multiple times a day, yet the built-in Mac tools often fall short when you need to quickly highlight a specific area, capture a long scrolling webpage, or grab text from an image. CleanShot X solves all of this by living quietly in your menu bar and replacing the default system shortcuts. It automatically hides your messy desktop icons before capturing, provides a blazing-fast annotation editor, and offers an incredibly smooth overlay that makes sharing your captures completely effortless.
Typical Mac workflow
The magic of CleanShot X lies in its quick access overlay. When you press your normal screenshot shortcut, the screen freezes, you capture your desired area, and a small, sleek preview pops up in the corner of your screen. From this floating overlay, your workflow becomes incredibly fast. Need to point something out to a colleague? Click the overlay, use the beautiful annotation tools to add a customized arrow or blur out sensitive data, and hit copy. The overlay stays visible just long enough for you to drag and drop the finalized image directly into an active Slack chat, iMessage, or email window. If you are grabbing a tutorial video, the app records your screen, microphone, and webcam simultaneously, trims the ends, and outputs a highly optimized MP4 or GIF instantly.
Key Features
- Streamline sharing with a quick access overlay that lets you drag, drop, copy, or save captures directly into other apps.
- Capture entire chat histories or long, scrollable webpages perfectly without manually stitching images together.
- Record high-quality screen videos or optimized GIFs while simultaneously capturing your webcam and microphone audio.
- Instantly copy non-selectable text from any image, video, or scanned document using lightning-fast, on-device OCR technology.
- Automatically hide all your messy desktop icons before taking a capture or sharing your screen during a video call.
- Pin important screenshots so they float persistently above all your other open windows for quick reference.
- Make your social media posts pop with the background tool, which adds beautiful padding and gradients to your captures.
- Upload captures instantly to the lightning-fast CleanShot Cloud to generate a shareable link in a single click.
What’s New
Version 4.8.9:
- Enhanced overall application compatibility and stability with the upcoming macOS Golden Gate.
- Fixed an issue where the Capture History window would fail to open after restoring a file.
- Fixed a specific crash that occurred when using the “Ask for name after every capture” setting on macOS Golden Gate.
- Fixed a bug that prevented the desktop icons from hiding correctly on macOS Golden Gate.
- Resolved a glitch related to capturing specific application windows on macOS Golden Gate.
- Includes various minor under-the-hood bug fixes and performance improvements.
Technical Details & System Requirements
- Title: CleanShot X 4.8.9
- Developer: MakeTheWeb
- Compatibility: macOS 10.14 or later
- Language: English
- Includes: K’ed by EDiSO
- Official Website ↗
