Best Snagit Alternative for Mac screenshots and screen recording

Keep the Snagit jobs you still need — a region, a scrolling page, annotation, and a recording — with Shoverlay, at a lower yearly price.

Snagit is the app many people open when a screenshot has to become an explanation: a region, a long page, arrows on the image, or a short recording. Shoverlay is the best Snagit alternative for those jobs on a Mac. The yearly price is lower than Snagit.

The jobs that should still finish

A region or one window — drag an area, repeat the last area, or click a single window.
A page taller than the screen — Scrolling stitches it into one image while you scroll.
Marks on the image — arrows, shapes, text, highlighter, blur, pixelate, spotlight, and step counters.
A recording — an area, a window, or the full display, as MP4, MOV, GIF, or animated WebP. System audio, a microphone, and a webcam overlay are optional.
The words, not just the picture — OCR copies text from the screen or from the shot you just took.

The file stays on your Mac

Shoverlay does not upload the capture and does not ask for a Kingfont account. History keeps recent shots. Export a still as PNG, JPEG, TIFF, or WebP, copy it, or pin it above your other windows while you work.

Switch

Install Shoverlay on the Mac App Store. Grant Screen Recording, then quit and reopen the app. Microphone and Camera are only for a voice track or a webcam overlay. macOS 11.5 or later.