Scissors - Snip & Record
Screenshot, mark up & record
Only for Mac
Free
Mac
Scissors is a simple, fast screenshot and screen recording app for your Mac.
Snip any part of the screen, mark it up, and paste it anywhere — all in a few seconds.
■ 4 ways to capture
• Rectangle — drag around exactly what you need
• Freeform — draw any shape; the outside becomes transparent
• Window — click a window to capture just that window
• Full Screen — the whole screen in one click
Works for both still images and video.
■ Mark up right away
• Pen and Highlighter that follow your cursor precisely, even on Retina displays
• Text in any language, in 7 sizes
• One color for pen, highlighter and text — pick it once from the palette
• Crop, Undo and Clear
■ Record your screen to MP4
• Record a rectangle, a freeform area, a window or the full screen
• A small floating panel lets you pause and stop at any time — it never appears in the video
• Saved as an MP4 (H.264) file that plays everywhere
■ Share instantly
• Every new screenshot or recording is copied to the clipboard automatically — just paste it into Mail, Messages, chat apps or documents
• Save as PNG or MP4
• Optional auto-save to the Desktop and the Photos library
• Right-click to paste your last screenshot again, even after a restart
■ Speaks 5 languages
English, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese.
Menus, buttons and the built-in guide switch instantly from the Options menu.
■ Private by design
Scissors works entirely on your Mac. No account, no tracking, no data collection.
■ Mac-friendly
• Menu bar icon to capture from anywhere
• Keyboard shortcuts (Command-1 to Command-4)
• Light and Dark Mode
Scissors is free. Enjoy!
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New: Photo Timer. Choose 3, 5 or 10 seconds next to Photo / Video, then open the menu or pop-up list you want to capture. A small countdown appears in the corner of the screen and the photo is taken when it reaches zero. The countdown never appears in your screenshot.
The developer, Kazunari Kasai, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Kazunari Kasai
- Size
- 1.7 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 12.0 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later.
- Mac
- Languages
English and 4 more
- English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Kazunari Kasai