Who is it for?
- Useful for capturing a screenshot, marking it up with arrows, highlights, blur and text, then pinning the image on screen.
- Useful when you need to extract text from an image or capture a scrolling page.
Snow Shot — Screenshots & Annotation
Snow Apps
Snow Shot is an open-source tool for Windows and macOS that captures and annotates screenshots, extracts text from images, records the screen and pins an image on top of the screen.
Why it fits
Desktop / Desktop: Requires desktop installation.
Desktop / Desktop: Available features may vary by device and access method.
Desktop / Desktop: Check the official page for current quotas and output conditions.
| Good to know | Desktop | Desktop |
|---|---|---|
| Free output | — | — |
| No account needed | — | — |
| No watermark | — | — |
| Works offline | — | — |
| Batch processing | — | — |
| Content language | — | — |
— Unverified conditions. Official documentation reviewed. The app itself has not been hands-on tested. Matches only documented content-language support, not interface language.
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Getting started
- Pick the build for your system on the site: online, offline or portable install on Windows; GitHub release or Homebrew for Apple Silicon macOS; a WinGet command also exists for Windows.
- Choose full-screen, window, region, scrolling-page or delayed capture; mark it up with arrows, highlights, blur and text.
- If needed, run text recognition, pin the image on screen or save it; use the recording feature for screen recording and check the output.
Decision points
- Consider it if you want the same open-source capture tool on both Windows and an Apple Silicon Mac.
- If you want a lighter capture tool, the site offers Snow Shot Mini, which has no QR or table recognition.
Limits
- Per GitHub, the macOS build is for Apple Silicon on macOS 15 or later; Intel Macs and Linux are not mentioned in the sources.
- The pages do not give a price or usage limit; the source code is licensed GPL-3.0 or later. Check the release notes before installing.
- The download page lists the x64 build for Windows while GitHub also mentions ARM64; confirm your architecture on the release page.
Frequently asked questions
Can Snow Shot extract text from an image?
The site lists text extraction from images as a feature; accuracy and language coverage are not stated in the pages.
Which platforms does it run on?
The download page lists Windows x64 and macOS ARM64 builds; GitHub says Windows x64 and ARM64 and macOS 15+ Apple Silicon, and Linux is not mentioned.