2026.07.23
AnnotateShot for Mac Is Now Available
The web editor is still the fastest way to annotate from any browser. The Chrome extension still captures pages. Now there is a Mac App Store version for people who want the capture-and-annotate loop to live directly in macOS.
AnnotateShot is now available on the Mac App Store. It is a lightweight macOS app for the moments when a screenshot needs one more layer of explanation before it goes into Slack, GitHub, Linear, Notion, email, support chat, or a release note.
The browser version remains the open, no-install editor. The Chrome extension remains the capture companion for web pages. The Mac app is for a slightly different habit: capture from the menu bar, mark up the image locally, then copy, save, or pin it without switching into a browser tab.
Why make a Mac app?
Screenshot feedback often starts outside the browser. A designer is reviewing a desktop app. A developer is comparing a local build with a spec. A support teammate needs to explain a setting inside a native tool. In those cases, the fastest path is not upload, paste, switch tabs, and manage a project. It is capture, annotate, and send.
The Mac app keeps that loop compact. It starts selected-area capture from the menu bar, opens the result in an editor, and supports the same work-oriented annotations: arrows, shapes, numbered markers, text, highlights, mosaic effects, magnifiers, spotlights, emoji, and cursor stamps.
Local-first by default
AnnotateShot for Mac does not require an account. Screenshots and annotations are processed on your Mac, and the app does not upload your screenshot content to Tiger Labs servers. Exports are saved only where you choose, and the final annotated image can be copied straight to the clipboard.
That matters for product reviews, internal dashboards, customer support screenshots, and QA notes where private details can appear in the frame. The mosaic tool is there for hiding sensitive areas before you share.
Copy, save, or pin
The Mac version also adds a desktop-specific handoff: pinning. Instead of immediately exporting, you can keep an annotated screenshot floating above other windows while you write a bug report, compare a design, or follow a set of visual instructions.
If you are already using the web editor, nothing changes. If you use the Chrome extension, it is still the right tool for webpage capture. The Mac app simply gives AnnotateShot a native home for the local desktop workflows where screenshots are part of the work, not a detour from it.
AnnotateShot for Mac requires macOS 14 or later and is available now on the Mac App Store.