# SnapTray

> Powerful screenshot and recording tool that lives in your system tray.

SnapTray supports macOS, Windows, and Ubuntu 22.04 X11 AppImage beta. It is a free, native desktop application built with Qt 6 for region capture, on-screen annotation, pin windows, and screen canvas mode. Linux beta focuses on screenshots and annotation; recording, GIF/WebP export, and OCR are available on macOS/Windows only.

## Key Features

- **Region Capture**: Select any screen region with pixel-precision, multi-monitor support
- **Annotation Tools**: Arrow, rectangle, ellipse, text, numbering, blur, highlighter, and more
- **Pin Window**: Pin captures as always-on-top floating references
- **Screen Canvas**: Draw directly on your screen as a transparent overlay
- **Recording**: MP4 video recording with system audio and microphone capture on macOS/Windows
- **GIF/WebP Export**: Convert recordings to lightweight animated formats on macOS/Windows
- **OCR**: Extract text from captured regions on macOS/Windows
- **CLI**: Automate captures and control SnapTray from scripts
- **QR Code Detection**: Scan QR codes from screen captures
- **Share URL**: Quick-share captures via temporary upload

## Platform Support

- macOS 14+ (Apple Silicon and Intel)
- Windows 10+ (x64)
- Ubuntu 22.04 X11 AppImage beta

## Links

- Website: https://snaptray.cc
- Documentation: https://snaptray.cc/docs/
- Getting Started: https://snaptray.cc/docs/getting-started/
- FAQ: https://snaptray.cc/docs/faq/
- Release Notes: https://snaptray.cc/releases/
- Privacy Policy: https://snaptray.cc/privacy/
- Source Code: https://github.com/victorfu/snap-tray