Shottr is a tiny and fast mac screenshot tool with annotations, beautiful backgrounds, scrolling screenshots and S3 upload capabilities. Built with love and optimized for Apple silicon.
Designed to be lightweight
Shottr is a tiny (2.3mb dmg) native app optimized for Apple Silicon. It takes only 17ms to grab a screenshot, and ~165ms to show it to you.
Beautiful Backgrounds
Make your screenshots stand out with gradients backgrounds, shadows and rounded corners.
Scrolling Screenshots on Mac
Take a screenshot of a long web page or capture conversation in a chat. Any app, any window.
Pixelate or remove objects
Hide parts of your screen behind pixelated curtain, or remove sensitive information as if it was never there. Text mode hides text without corrupting anything else.
Text recognition (OCR) & QR
Came by a text that won’t select? Press a hotkey and select an area — Shottr will parse the text and copy it to the clipboard. OCR feature also reads QR codes.
Combine Screenshots
Take multiple screenshots and put them on the same canvas using the Add Capture button on the toolbar.
Resize Screenshots
Make your screenshots bigger or smaller, right in the app (click on the image size in the upper right corner).
Pin Screenshots
Pin images as floating always-on top borderless windows. Convenient for keeping references, or as a temporary screenshots storage.
Markup screenshots
Add text, freehand drawings, highlights, spotlights and other visual effects to your drawings.
Overlay Images
Paste images on top of your screenshots. Make overlays semi-transparent to highlight the differences, or generate two-frame before/after animations.
Use it as a Screen Ruler
Press ↑ or ↓ key and move your mouse to measure vertical size, ← or → for horizontal size. Click to imprint the measurement on the screenshot.
Unclutter your desktop
Select a dedicated folder to save screenshots on ⌘ s. Great for purchase receipts, reminders, archive items, random images, etc.
Zoom in on your pixels
Think of Shottr as your digital magnifying glass. If you need to have a closer look at something, take a screenshot and zoom in.
Color picker
Take a screenshot, zoom in, move your mouse over the pixel and press the TAB key to copy color under the cursor.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Shottr free?
Shottr can be used for free for as long as you want. Most of its features are available to free users; the main caveat is that the app will ask you to consider buying it every once in a while. Shottr generally provides a better overall experience in the activated version, and I plan to add more features and raise its price in the future.
Can Shottr upload the image online and copy link?
Shottr has the upload feature, but it needs to be activated. Here are
more details on how it works.
Which macOS versions are supported?
Shottr runs on macOS Catalina (10.15) and up.
When and why does Shottr contact Shottr.cc?
After launch Shottr contacts
https://shottr.cc/api/version.json to check for an update. It won't download a new version, but will notify you with a red icon in the toolbar. Shottr needs an internet connection to validate and activate the license. It also sends home telemetry to help me find bugs, measure performance and gauge popularity of certain features. Telemetry does not contain any personal or identifiable information. It's not used for advertising or retargeting purposes, and is never sold to the third parties. There's an option to turn off telemetry collection in the app Preferences. Earlier versions of Shottr included Google Analytics code, but it was removed in v1.5.1.
Ps1 Highly Compressed Games [new] -
Note: Most emulators require a PS1 BIOS file (e.g., scph1001.bin) to boot the games successfully. The Modern Alternative: Lossless CHD Formatting
When looking for compressed PS1 games, you will mostly encounter these formats:
If you are playing games on modern emulators like DuckStation, ePSXe, or RetroArch, you do not want to deal with broken "ripped" games that lack music or cutscenes. Instead, you should use modern emulation-friendly compression formats. PBP Format (PSP Eboots)
To play these games on your PC, Android, or iOS device, follow this straightforward workflow: Step 1: Download an Emulator You need software that mimics the PS1 hardware. Ps1 Highly Compressed Games
Once downloaded, these files are extracted back into a format that modern PS1 emulators can read, allowing hundreds of classic games to fit onto a standard microSD card. How High Compression Works: Behind the Tech
The concept of "Highly Compressed" PS1 games is a fascinating intersection of 1990s hardware limitations and modern emulation needs. While original PlayStation discs could hold up to
When downloading or creating highly compressed PS1 games, you will generally run into a few specific file extensions: Note: Most emulators require a PS1 BIOS file (e
When it comes to compressing PS1 games, there are two dominant formats you need to know: and PBP . While ZIP and RAR can also work, they are far less efficient and can slow down your emulator.
The survival horror classic contains hours of pre-rendered background data and cutscenes. Ripped versions compress or eliminate these movie files, keeping only the playable campaign data. 4. Pepsiman Original Size: ~200 MB Highly Compressed Size: ~15 MB
RetroArch (using the Beetle PSX HW or SwanStation cores). PBP Format (PSP Eboots) To play these games
Many classic PS1 titles compress incredibly well because their core mechanics rely on code rather than pre-rendered video clips. 1. Tekken 3 ~600 MB Highly Compressed Size: ~20 MB to 40 MB
Adjust the compression level (Level 9 offers the highest compression). Click to generate your .pbp file. How to Play Highly Compressed PS1 Games on Mobile and PC
The gold standard for modern emulation. CHD is a lossless format, meaning it shrinks the file size by up to 50–60% without losing any video or audio quality. Best of all, most modern emulators can read .chd files directly without extracting them.