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Sniplark for Mac

Free from the Mac App Store. Capture, text, lines, editing, and PNG export are free; Sniplark Pro adds the shape tools and copy to clipboard for $4.99, once.

Coming soon to theMac App Store

Sniplark is in App Store review. The button goes live the moment it is approved.

Requirements

macOS 14 Sonoma or later
Apple silicon or Intel
Screen Recording permission (asked on first launch)
No account, no sign-in, no internet connection needed

First run

Open Sniplark. The lark appears in the menu bar; there is no Dock icon.
The welcome walkthrough asks for Screen Recording permission. macOS needs it for any app that takes screenshots of other apps.
Press ⇧⌘2, drag over something, and you are in the editor.

Shortcuts out of the box

⇧⌘2 Capture an area
⇧⌘1 Capture the full screen
⌘S Export as PNG
⇧⌘C Copy PNG to clipboard (Pro)
⌘? Help

Both capture shortcuts can be changed in Settings. The full list is in Support.

What you will see

A three-page welcome, then a lark in your menu bar

The walkthrough explains the permission, lets you set the shortcuts, and gets out of the way. After that Sniplark is a small bird in the menu bar that waits for ⇧⌘2.