ScreenFloat is a one-time purchase on the Mac App Store.
The app requires macOS Monterey 12.0 or newer (macOS 14 Sonoma recommended).
Currently localized into English, German, Dutch and Chinese (Simplified).
ScreenFloat is part of the ESS Productivity Bundle (25% off).
Download the Press Kit here.
Using ScreenFloat’s default keyboard shortcut for capturing screenshots (command ⌘ shift ⇧ 2), you can select an area you want to capture, or press the space bar to capture windows directly.
Using ScreenFloat’s default keyboard shortcut for capturing screen recordings (option ⌥ shift ⇧ 2), you can select an area you want to record. Additionally, you can record your microphone, and your Mac’s audio. Highlight your mouse cursor’s position, mouse clicks and key presses!
Using ScreenFloat’s default keyboard shortcut for capturing timed screenshots (control ^ shift ⇧ 2), you can select an area you want to capture, or press the space bar to capture windows directly, when the timer fires.
One floating screenshot is worth more than a hundred on your desktop.
At least that’s what I’ve come to learn, ever since I first developed this app over 11 years ago (and have been using it ever since, along with many other happy customers).
When you float a screenshot or recording, it is always visible, no matter what window, (fullscreen-) app or Space you’re in, and keeps anything you capture always in sight.
Think of it as Picture-in-Picture for your screenshots.
The Shot floats on top of all windows, and follows you around your (fullscreen-)apps and spaces.
Copy and redact* all text or individual lines with a simple right-click.
You can also (append-)copy individual lines if you don’t need all text in a shot.
Quickly redact* individual or all faces in a Shot with a simple right-click.
Barcodes are decoded so you can QuickLook, copy or redact* their contents.
Supports URLs, text, calendar events, vCards and more.
Using text-, face- and barcode recognition to copy, view and redact* data.
*Redactions (and all annotations and markup) are non-destructive, which means you can always change or remove them.
Annotate and markup your Shots, with freedraw, rectangles, ovals, lines, arrows, stars, checkmarks, x-marks, text, smart numbered lists, highlights and redactions.
It’s completely non-destructive - you can always go back and change or remove annotations and redactions.
Crop Shots to the format you desire (or fixed aspect ratios like 16:9, 4:3).
“Fold” shots to remove entire vertical or horizontal sections and stitch the remaining two parts back together.
Easily drag a floating shot to other applications from its document icon, or click it to change the file format, quality, dimensions, whether or not metadata or annotations / markup should be included, and more.
The Shots Browser is your screenshot center. Here, your shots are stored, and here’s where you can organize and collect them in folders and smart folders, as well as name, tag, describe, rate and favorite them.
Gone are the days where your Desktop is drowning in unmanagable amounts of screenshots.
ScreenFloat’s Command Module widgets allow you to start capturing and recording your screen, and give you quick access to the Shots- and Tag Browser.
Move your mouse cursor over a floating shot and scroll up and down to change its opacity, so you can see what’s underneath.
If you have an iPad and an Apple Pencil, you can use Sidecar to add annotations and markup with your Apple Pencil more precisely.
Switch through your tools with a double-tap.
While you can always close floating shots entirely,
you can also hide them temporarily when they’re in the way, and then unhide them when you need them again.
You can make floating shots ignore mouse clicks so you can click and drag through it. Perfect for drawing, for example.
ScreenFloat lets you print your shots, optionally with all sorts of information, like file- and image sizes, tags, titles, notes, and the capture date.
With the Shots Browser’s Privacy enabled, all (smart) folders that contain hidden shots require authentication to be viewed.
ScreenFloat is a one-time purchase on the Mac App Store.
The app requires macOS Monterey 12.0 or newer (macOS 14 Sonoma recommended).
Currently localized into English, German, Dutch and Chinese (Simplified).
ScreenFloat is part of the ESS Productivity Bundle (25% off).
Download the Press Kit here.
Please feel free to peruse - I’m the indie developer of a couple of other apps, like Yoink, Transloader, and Tameno.