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Capture. Annotate.
Copy the text.

A screenshot is just the beginning. Capture a region, make your point and take the text with you.

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Free & open source · macOS, Windows and Linux

Quickshort annotating a code screenshot with highlighted lines, a box and a drawn ellipse — A capture, with your point of view.

From screen to something useful.

One shortcut. A few simple actions.

Pick your region

Call up the capture overlay and drag across the area you need, including across monitors.

Make the point clear

Add arrows, shapes and text. Highlight what matters, or blur details before sharing.

Take it with you

Save a PNG, copy the image, extract its text with OCR or create a share link when you need one.

Your capture.
Your computer.

Captures and OCR are processed locally. You don’t need an account to get started.

Sharing uploads an image only when you ask; shared images expire after three days. Update checks and optional public bug reports also use the network.

Read Quickshort’s privacy policy

Make it part of your day.

Quickshort 0.4.0. Choose your platform.

macOS

Open the DMG and drag Quickshort into Applications.

Download for macOS

The current build is not Apple Developer ID signed or notarized. Screen Recording and Accessibility permissions are required.

Windows

Download the installer, then follow the setup steps.

Download for Windows

Screen capture and OCR use native Windows APIs. Review the release notes before installing.

Linux

Choose the AppImage or the Debian package for your system.

Download AppImage Get the .deb package

Wayland shortcut and tray support depend on your desktop. See the install guide for OCR dependencies.

Installation guide Release notes & checksums

A few useful answers.

Is Quickshort free?

Yes. Quickshort is free and open source. The code and release downloads are available on GitHub.

Does OCR need a cloud account?

No. OCR runs locally using the platform’s OCR engine, or Tesseract on Linux. Linux setup requirements are listed in the installation guide.

Can I share a screenshot as a link?

Yes. Sharing is an explicit action that uploads the selected image to the Quickshort sharing service. Images expire after three days. Check your image before uploading anything private.

Where can I report a problem?

Use Quickshort’s GitHub issues. Reports are public, so include only information you want to share.

Capture. Annotate.Copy the text.