Sowiks is a fast, beautiful screenshot and screen recording tool for people who share visual context all day. Capture screen, mark it up, and share a secure link in seconds — all from your menu bar.
CAPTURE SCREEN:
• Window capture with global hotkeys — free forever, no account
• Area, fixed-size, full-screen and self-timer capture (Solo)
• Scrolling capture for full pages and long content (Solo)
• Full Retina / high-DPI support for crisp results
• OCR text capture — pull text straight out of any image (Solo)
RECORD THE SCREEN (Solo):
• Record any region or the whole screen as video
• Export as GIF for bug reports and chat
• Annotate while recording, and show a ripple at every click
POWERFUL FREE BUILT-IN SCREENSHOT EDITOR:
• Arrows, lines, shapes, pen, and highlighter
• Text with custom fonts, styles, and colors
• Numbered step counters for tutorials
• Blur tool to hide sensitive information
• Backgrounds, padding, shadows, and gradients for share-ready images
• Smart background extend (Solo)
SHARE INSTANTLY (Solo · free account required)
• Upload and get a secure share link in one click
• Password-protect links and set expiry dates — included
• Copy to clipboard or save locally in PNG / JPEG — free
ORGANIZED IN THE CLOUD (Solo)
• Auto-sync your captures across sessions
• Collections to group related captures behind one link
• 1 GB of cloud storage (100 MB during the trial)
• Publish straight into your WordPress site with Sowiks Connect
Everything is unlocked for 7 days for free, starting with your first capture. No account, no card. Afterwards, window capture and the full editor stay free for as long as you want them. Upgrade for unlimited storage, OCR, password protection, screenshot collections, and priority support.
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Amazing App. Great alternative.
terrywer
Great app for screenshots. It’s simple, fast, and easy to use every day. I like that I can quickly capture, edit, copy, and share screenshots without extra steps. It feels clean and useful, with some features I was missing in other screenshot tools.
Developer Response
Thanks, ♥️
NEW: Studio mode with camera layouts
Record in Studio and get a polished video in the Clip Editor: zoom that follows your clicks, a sharp cursor and a camera you arrange after recording.
• Pick a layout: bubble, screen + camera, stacked, presenter or camera only.
• Or choose Auto: the bubble grows while you talk and settles back when you click.
• Export in 16:9, 9:16 and other shapes.
Clip Editor, rebuilt
• Zooms have their own lane: drag, stretch, add or delete them, and give each its own strength and timing.
• Undo and redo (⌘Z / ⇧⌘Z), Space to play, a time ruler and an audio waveform under the timeline.
• The sidebar is split into Frame, Zoom, Cursor, Clicks and Output tabs, and your edits are kept if you close without saving.
• Seven new wave backgrounds for videos and a blue click highlight.
Performance and fixes
• Sowiks no longer slows down the longer it runs and uses far less memory.
• A Studio take with the camera opens in the Clip Editor the moment you stop, instead of half a minute later.
• The preview no longer stutters when you adjust zoom while a clip plays.
• Adding a screenshot from inside the editor no longer brings back editors you had closed.
• No Dock icon flash at launch, the menu bar recording dot is round on every display, and a rare crash after closing the editor is fixed.
Version 2.0.13
The developer, Vasyl Holinei, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
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