CleanShot alternatives for Mac
CleanShot — Screen capturing tool — is installed 512 times a month through Homebrew. These are hand-picked alternatives that occupy the same slot, ordered by how comparable their user base is.
Run
brew install --cask cleanshot to install CleanShot itself.- Shottr5.0× the installs
- Paste5.6× smaller user base
- ImageOptim637 installs/mo
- Mos5.3× the installs
- GIMP7.4× the installs
- Amethyst631 installs/mo
- Inkscape8.9× the installs
- BetterTouchTool738 installs/mo
Full comparison
| CleanShot | Shottr | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | Design & Graphics | Design & Graphics |
| Open source | Not declared | Not declared |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 5.0.1 | 1.9.3b |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 512 | 2,555 |
| Install command | brew install --cask cleanshot | brew install --cask shottr |
How we picked these
The list comes from a hand-maintained set of same-purpose apps, not from keyword matching. Alternatives are removed automatically when Homebrew no longer carries them. Ordering reflects 30-day install volume, not paid placement. Data updated 2026-10-26.