CleanShot X is a well-loved screen-capture app for macOS. If you want something free, cross-platform and browser-based for beautifying and redacting screenshots, here's a fair look at how the two compare — and where Snapframe stands out.
The full editor is free in your browser. Pro is a single payment that removes a small watermark and unlocks 4K — no subscription and no licence to renew.
Because it's a web app, the same tool works on Windows, macOS, Linux and Chromebook. There's nothing to download and no account to create.
Your screenshot is processed on your own device and never sent to a server — which matters most for work captures and anything sensitive.
CleanShot X is a polished native macOS app, and that brings real advantages Snapframe doesn't try to match: deep system-level capture, scrolling capture, screen recording, a capture history and tight desktop shortcuts. If you're on a Mac and you want an all-in-one capture-and-record tool living in your menu bar, it's an excellent choice. Snapframe is a different thing — a free, cross-platform editor focused on turning a screenshot you already have into a clean, redacted, share-ready image.
CleanShot X's pricing and features change over time and it's a separate, macOS-only product — check its own site for current details. Snapframe's details reflect what ships today.
Free, runs in any browser, no signup — make a beautiful screenshot in seconds.