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ScreenFloat 2.3.7 Agen Schmitz No comments

ScreenFloat 2.3.7

Brings new, streamlined methods of copying shots to the screen capture tool. ($17.99 new, free update, 34.2 MB, macOS 12.3+)

ScreenFloat 2.3.6 Agen Schmitz No comments

ScreenFloat 2.3.6

Maintenance update for the screen capture tool with improvements and bug fixes. ($17.99 new, free update, 34 MB, macOS 12.3+)

ScreenFloat 2.3.5 Agen Schmitz No comments

ScreenFloat 2.3.5

Makes improvements to the screen capture tool's searching in the Shots Browser. ($17.99 new, free update, 33.7 MB, macOS 12.3+)

ScreenFloat 2.3.4 Agen Schmitz No comments

ScreenFloat 2.3.4

Updates the screen capture tool's quick-formatting options behavior. ($17.99 new, free update, 33.5 MB, macOS 12.3+)

Adam Engst 28 comments

Why I Use Multiple Screenshot Utilities on the Mac

For documentation work, one size doesn’t fit all. Adam Engst finds that ScreenFloat’s floating windows, export options with borders, and Shot Browser address editing and reuse challenges, while CleanShot X excels at combining screenshots. And he still falls back on macOS’s built-in screenshot utility for capturing menus with shadows.

Adam Engst 14 comments

The Hidden Trick for Capturing Document-Modal Dialogs in Mac Screenshots

Sometimes you want to take a screenshot of a dialog that’s attached to a window. It turns out you can do this by pressing Command-Shift-4, pressing the Space bar, and then holding down the Command key when you mouse over the desired dialog.

Josh Centers Adam Engst 6 comments

Picsew Is Indispensable for Professional iOS Screenshots

Picsew is a handy iOS app for stitching together, cropping, bordering, and otherwise cleaning up screenshots. We walk you through some of our favorite features.

Josh Centers 13 comments

How to Mirror Your Apple TV to Your Mac for Screenshots or Presentations

Need to display your Apple TV on your Mac for screenshots or a presentation? It’s easy and the necessary software is included with macOS.

Sharon Zardetto 9 comments

macOS Hidden Treasures: The Mac’s Hidden Markup Tools

The Preview app has long provided tools that let you mark up an image with arrows, text, and even free-form drawing. But other Mac apps—Mail, Notes, Photos, TextEdit, and more—also provide access to similar markup tools, and now macOS 10.14 Mojave makes them available even in the Finder and the new screenshot interface.