macshot
MacShot is a macOS screen capture app for taking screenshots, recording video or GIFs, annotating images, and uploading results from the menu bar.
What is macshot?
MacShot is a native macOS screen capture app that helps users take screenshots, record the screen, and share visual content quickly. It is designed for people who document workflows, report bugs, create tutorials, or save visual references during everyday Mac use. The app supports area, screen, and window captures, along with screen recording and optional GIF output. It also includes configurable global shortcuts, a local capture history, and post-capture actions such as saving to disk, copying to the clipboard, previewing, and uploading. MacShot can be especially useful for users who want a lightweight menu bar tool instead of a larger editing suite. Publisher Makauly Gregorio is associated with the app’s bundle ID, while the public MacShot product site describes the app as a dedicated macOS screenshot and recording utility.
Key features
- Capture a selected area, full screen, or a specific window
- Record the screen and export clips as video or GIF
- Use global hotkeys for capture and recording actions
- Review previous captures in a local history panel
- Save captures to disk or copy them to the clipboard
- Upload captures to custom destinations after capture
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
MacShot’s screen capture and recording functions are consistent with a screenshot utility, so prompts for Screen Recording access are expected on macOS. The app may also use clipboard access and optional upload features as part of normal sharing workflows. One point to check is identity consistency: the public MacShot website and open-source project branding do not clearly match the listed publisher name Makauly Gregorio, and publicly available builds have been described as ad-hoc signed rather than distributed through the Mac App Store. Install only from a source you trust, and verify the app signature in Finder or System Settings if you want stronger provenance assurance.
Recommendation: Keep MacShot if you use it for screenshots, recordings, or quick sharing from the menu bar. If you do not use it, removing it should mainly affect its own capture history, shortcuts, and upload settings. If you installed it outside the App Store, confirm you trust the download source before continuing to use it for screen capture work.
Common paths
/Applications/MacShot.app
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