mg-chao/snow-shot

Snow Shot

Capture. Annotate. Keep creating.

A free, open-source screenshot and screen recording tool for Windows and macOS.

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✨ Features

• 📸 Capture what matters. Select a region, capture the focused window or current monitor, set a delay, or take a scrolling screenshot.
• ✏️ Make your point. Add arrows, shapes, text, numbered steps, highlights, blur, and more. Edit existing images with the same drawing tools.
• 📌 Keep references close. Pin images and clipboard content above other windows, then organize and restore your pins.
• 🔎 Turn pixels into text. Extract text with local OCR and read QR codes. Optional online services add translation, table recognition, and AI conversion.
• 🎬 Show how it works. Record your screen, include system or microphone audio, and export video or GIF, APNG, and WebP animations.
• 🧩 Finish the picture. Stitch images, split them into pieces, or sketch on a full-screen canvas.
• 🎨 Make it yours. Customize shortcuts, toolbars, themes, and export preferences. Use the interface in English, Simplified Chinese, or Traditional Chinese.
• 🔌 Connect your workflow. Enable MCP integration to let a compatible AI client use supported Snow Shot tools.

📦 Download

Get Snow Shot from GitHub Releases. Choose a package for your operating system and processor.

| Platform | Packages | | --- | --- | | Windows · x64 / ARM64 | Installer or portable ZIP; the full edition's offline installer includes the default OCR resources. | | macOS 15+ · Apple Silicon / Intel | DMG or Homebrew; availability depends on the architectures included in the release. |

winget install --exact --id mg-chao.snow-shot --source winget

scoop bucket add extras
scoop install extras/snowshot

brew update
brew install --cask mg-chao/tap/snow-shot

🚀 Get started

1. Set your shortcut. Open Snow Shot and choose a capture action in Global shortcuts. 2. Select and refine. Capture a region, add annotations, or run text recognition. 3. Keep it moving. Copy the result, save it, or pin it beside your work. Use screen recording when a still image is not enough.

On macOS, follow the permission prompts for the features you use. For installation help and platform notes, visit the website or the macOS guide.

🛠 Development

Snow Shot is built with C++ / Qt and Rust.

git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/mg-chao/snow-shot.git
cd snow-shot

The development guide covers platform setup, build commands, focused validation, and the OCR submodule. See also the macOS and Windows ARM64 guides.

🤝 Contributing

Found a bug? Open an issue with your OS, Snow Shot version, and steps to reproduce it.

Only bug-fix PRs are reviewed. For new features or enhancements, start a community discussion before submitting a PR. Read CONTRIBUTING.md and AGENTS.md before making changes.

📄 License

Snow Shot is licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later. Components and bundled dependencies retain their respective licenses; see the repository license scope and third-party notices.