Clowd vs Xnapper.
Xnapper makes Mac screenshots presentable in one step. Clowd is a free capture, recording and editing app for Mac and Windows.
- Price
- FreeFree. No trial, no tiers, no watermark.
- Status
- Very active4.10.0 released Oct 19, 2026. In development since 2015.
- Best for
- Full annotationRecording and video polishWindows and macOS
- Price
- From $29.99Free with a watermark. One-time licenses from $29.99 (one Mac) with a year of updates. Team plan $5 per device per month.
- Status
- Revived in 2026v1.18 (2026-08-25) was the first release since October 2023.
- Best for
- Social-ready screenshotsAutomatic redactionDevice mockups
Feature by feature.
Every Xnapper verdict comes from its own documentation.
| Feature | Clowd | Xnapper |
|---|---|---|
| Capture | ||
| Region capture | YesPress PrtScn and drag. Edges can be placed to the pixel while zoomed. | Yes |
| Window snapping | YesHover a window and click, or press W. | YesPress Space for window capture. |
| Full-screen capture | YesF for the monitor under the cursor, A for all monitors, Ctrl+PrtScn for the active screen. | Not documented by the vendorNo dedicated full-screen mode documented. |
| Magnifier | YesScroll to zoom the frozen screen from 1× to 256×. | NoNot advertised (crosshair only). |
| Color picker | YesPress H on any pixel. The Color Editor copies HEX, RGB or HSL and has an eyedropper. | NoOnly for annotation colors. |
| Scrolling capture | YesRewinds to the top first, and sticky headers appear once. Scrolls whole windows, not panes inside them. Needs Accessibility permission on macOS. | No |
| Text recognition (OCR) | YesOn-device. The text lifts off the capture so you can check it, then copy, search or share it. OCR and the AI effects need Windows or a Mac with Apple Silicon. Latin, Greek, Chinese and Japanese kana. Cyrillic and Korean aren’t supported yet. | YesOn-device via macOS Vision. |
| Annotate | ||
| Image editor | YesEvery capture opens in the image editor. Objects stay editable and sessions autosave. | YesBeautify-focused editor. |
| Shapes, arrows and text | YesCurved arrows and lines, a Bezier pen, text, sticky notes and a highlighter. | YesArrows, rectangles, ovals, text. |
| Blur and pixelate | YesMosaic, blur or solid. It only affects the image underneath, never your annotations. | YesPixelated/solid redaction plus automatic detection of emails, cards, IPs, API keys; blur. |
| Step numbers | YesNumbered steps. Drag from a step to pull an arrow out of it. | NoNot advertised. |
| Record | ||
| Screen recording | YesRegion, window or screen, with a live frame-rate meter. | No |
| Present | ||
| Draw on screen | Yes9 tools, click-through on Esc, an eraser and one undo history across monitors. | No |
| Share | ||
| Upload and share | YesCaptures, recordings, text, files and folders. Image and video uploads need a storage destination; text pastes work out of the box. | PartialCloud share links via Xnapper Web; desktop app lists cloud upload as coming soon. |
| Platform & price | ||
| Windows | YesWindows 10 and later, x64 and ARM64. | No |
| macOS | YesmacOS 13 and later, Apple Silicon and Intel. OCR and the AI effects need Windows or a Mac with Apple Silicon. Default hotkeys use PrtScn. Rebind them in Settings → Hotkeys on a Mac keyboard. | Yes |
| Linux | NoNot available yet. | No |
| Free | YesFree. No trial, no tiers, no watermark. | PartialFree but exports are watermarked; $29.99 one-time removes it. |
| Open source | YesMIT licensed. The part that runs text recognition and the AI effects is GPL-3.0. | No |
Sources4Checked Oct 19, 2026
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Where Xnapper wins.
If these matter most to you, Xnapper may be the better pick.
Beautiful screenshots in one step, with balanced padding.
Automatic redaction of emails, cards, IPs and API keys.
Social-media size presets and device mockups.
Clowd has no automatic redaction and no backdrop tool for still images today.
Where Clowd goes further.
Image Editor
Annotation, not just presentation.
Both draw arrows, boxes and text, and both redact. Clowd adds numbered steps, curved lines and measuring, and its redaction never touches your annotations.
More about the image editor
Capture Overlay
A capture overlay with zoom.
Both capture a window or region. Clowd zooms up to 256× for exact edges and picks colors.
More about the capture overlay
Video Editor
Backgrounds for video.
Xnapper's backdrops make screenshots presentable. Clowd gives your recordings backgrounds, rounded corners and shadows.
More about the video editor
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