Flare

A native macOS screenshot tool that lives in the menu bar. Capture, beautify, annotate, and share. Free and open-source alternative to Xnapper.

demo_final.mp4

Window capture - click any window to capture it	Region capture - drag to select any area
Both modes share a single keybind (Ctrl+Shift+1). Full screen capture is available on a separate keybind (Ctrl+Shift+2).

Preview editor - change background, padding, inset, shadow, or remove the background entirely	History - scroll through and find past screenshots

Features

• Wrap screenshots in backgrounds (gradients, solid colors) with padding, shadows, and rounded corners
• Annotate with arrows, text, shapes, highlight, blur/redact, and numbered callouts
• Select and copy text from screenshots via OCR - detects sensitive content (emails, API keys) and offers one-click redaction
• Remove backgrounds using Vision subject isolation
• Full screen or selection capture (click a window, drag a region) with multi-monitor stitching
• Quick capture mode that skips the preview and goes straight to clipboard/file
• Screenshot history with thumbnails and drag-and-drop
• Export as PNG, JPG, or WebP with customizable filename templates
• Aspect ratio presets for Twitter/X, LinkedIn, 16:9, 1:1
• Global hotkeys (default: Ctrl+Shift+1 / Ctrl+Shift+2)

Install

Requires macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later.

Homebrew

brew tap sailedev/flare
brew install --cask flare

Download

Grab the latest .dmg from Releases.

Build from source

Requires Xcode 16.0+.

git clone https://github.com/sailedev/flare.git
cd flare
open Flare.xcodeproj

Cmd+R to build and run.

License

MIT