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SnapCanvas SnapCanvas
Capture · annotate · redact · share

Turn plain screen grabs into publication-ready assets - without leaking private data.

SnapCanvas is desktop screenshot software for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Capture with hotkeys and delay, style framed shots, redact IBANs and emails, extract text with offline OCR, then copy, save, or upload - including a fully local mode.

$ curl -fsSL https://snapcanvas.app/install.sh | bash

Includes a 30-day free trial. Then buy lifetime keys - one key per device, no subscription.

SnapCanvas - Screenshot editor
SnapCanvas screenshot editor workspace
Fast capture

Capture what you need - region, full screen, or every monitor.

Interactive region select, one-click full screen, and multi-monitor stitching. Use Print Screen or tray Capture without opening the main window. Delay 0–10 seconds so tooltips and menus stay visible.

  • Global hotkeys and system tray shortcuts
  • Optional auto-copy to clipboard after capture
  • Autostart with your OS and first-run onboarding
Screenshot capture history and editing tools
Privacy & redaction

Protect your clients' privacy - before anyone hits Send.

Your team shares screenshots every day: support tickets, Slack threads, invoices, CRM panels. One unredacted image can expose a client's email, IBAN, tax ID, national ID, or account number - and that everyday habit is how GDPR incidents start. SnapCanvas detects sensitive data automatically and masks it before the file leaves the desktop.

Can you tell the difference?

Move the slider to compare the original CRM screen with Blur, Noise, or Black redaction - same sensitive fields, three ways to hide them.

Client panel after sensitive data is blurred
Client panel with sensitive data visible
Original Sensitive data visible Blur Safe to share

Drag the handle to compare. Switch Blur, Noise, or Black above - emails, phone numbers, IBANs, tax IDs, national IDs, and addresses stay hidden.

Blur, blackout, or noise
IDs & finance: IBAN, VAT, tax IDs, national IDs, account numbers
Non-destructive layers - review before you share
For teams

You are responsible for your clients' data - even in a screenshot.

Developers, support agents, accountants, and project managers all capture screens to move work forward. None of them set out to break GDPR - but a raw screenshot in a group chat, ticket, or email can leak names, account numbers, and identifiers in seconds. Give every person who shares images the same protection you would want on your own screen.

Slack, Teams, email

A quick paste from the clipboard is the fastest way to expose a client's personal data - often without anyone noticing.

Support & delivery

Ticket screenshots routinely show emails, phone numbers, and account details that were never meant to leave your systems.

GDPR & trust

One careless share can erode client trust and trigger compliance reviews. Prevention is cheaper than cleanup.

Buy SnapCanvas for the people who share screenshots on your behalf.

One lifetime key per device. Roll it out to support, finance, QA, and anyone who sends client-facing captures - so privacy is built into the habit, not bolted on after a mistake.

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Framing

Framed screenshots ready for docs, decks, and social posts.

Presets for Raw, Clean, Social post, and Stories - plus your own templates. Control padding, inset, corner radius, shadow, gradients, aspect ratios, and optional text or logo watermarks.

  • Aspect ratios: Auto, 16:9, 1:1, Social, Story, and more
  • Save and reuse custom framing templates
  • Stop pasting raw rectangles into presentations
Screenshot framing and style presets
Annotations

Mark up screenshots for docs, bugs, and tutorials.

Pen, line, arrow, shapes, text, callouts, numbered steps, and highlight. Crop with handles, manage layers, undo and redo - everything you need for bug reports, tutorials, and reviews.

Select & crop

Pen & shapes

Arrows & lines

Numbered steps

Screenshot annotation and crop tools
QR code detected on a screenshot - click to open
QR codes

Scan QR codes right on the screenshot.

When a capture contains a QR code, SnapCanvas finds it automatically. Click to open the URL or copy the content - no phone camera needed. Optionally send a selected region to Google Lens for visual search (with a privacy warning; hidden in local-only mode).

  • Automatic detection - toast when a code is found
  • Open link or copy payload in one click
  • Optional Google Lens on a selected region
Offline OCR

Extract and copy text from any screenshot.

Run OCR on the whole image, copy words with a click, or select a range. Redact selected text in one step. Offline languages include English, Polish, German, French, Spanish, and Italian - with optional auto-OCR after capture.

  • No online converters - text stays on your machine
  • Click a word to copy; drag to select a range
  • Works with privacy redaction in the same workflow
OCR text extraction with selectable word chips
Export & share

Ship the finished image your way.

Copy the full composition to the clipboard, export PNG with custom filenames, or print. Upload to your own FTP/SFTP server or Amazon S3 - or to image hosting services when you need a quick public link. Prefer maximum privacy? Enable local-only mode to turn off network traffic from the app - no uploads, no cloud AI.

Upload settings including SFTP and Amazon S3

Clipboard & files

Copy framed shots with layers, save PNG, or print from the system dialog.

Own FTP, S3 & hosts

Upload to your own FTP/SFTP or Amazon S3 - or to image hosting services. The link is copied when you need it.

Local-only mode

Optional kill-switch for network use: no uploads, no cloud AI - OCR stays on-device. Optional ephemeral clipboard that clears after 60 seconds.

Capabilities

Everything teams need from screenshot software

Capture delay

Catch tooltips and menus with a configurable 0–10s countdown (default 3s).

Capture history

Keep up to 50 recent shots in Pictures/SnapCanvas - open the folder, clear, or delete.

Optional AI redaction

Use a cloud AI provider (data is sent to that provider) or a local model. Built-in OCR and rule-based redaction stay on your device by default.

Global hotkeys

Print Screen, tray Capture, clipboard copy, save, and undo - without hunting menus.

Custom redaction rules

Turn detectors on or off and add your own AI prompts - e.g. hide company names or amounts.

Windows, macOS & Linux

One product across desktops. Lifetime key per device - pay once, use for life.

Pricing

Try free. Buy once per device.

Start with a 30-day trial on one machine. When it fits your workflow, buy lifetime keys - one key activates one device. Need more machines or teammates? Buy additional keys.

Trial

Full features for 30 days on one device.

Free

One trial per machine

  • 30 days of full access
  • Starts inside the desktop app
  • No credit card required
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Lifetime license

One key · one device · perpetual access

7.99 EUR + TAX

per device

  • Perpetual lifetime license — pay once, own forever with no subscriptions
  • One key activates one device (Windows, macOS & Linux)
  • App updates included for the lifetime of the product line
  • Local by default — OCR and built-in redaction stay on your device; optional cloud AI sends data to your chosen provider; local-only mode can block network use
  • Publication-ready framing — presets, gradients, shadows & custom templates
  • Buy multiple keys for teams - instant Stripe VAT invoice
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