About QuickSnap
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QuickSnap is a screen capture and screenshot annotation tool for people who explain things on screen. It is an independent project in active development, and this page says plainly what it is and what it is not yet.
What QuickSnap is
You press a key, drag over the part of the screen you need, mark it up with arrows, text, numbered markers, blur and redaction, then copy it or save it. Everything happens in one place, on top of your screen, with no separate editor to open and no file to re-import.
It is built for the everyday jobs of explaining something visually: bug reports, support answers, design feedback, step-by-step guides and quick notes.
What we care about
- Your screenshots stay yours. The app keeps them on your computer. Current builds have no upload feature and send nothing anywhere. See the Privacy Policy.
- Honesty about status. Every feature on this site is marked as working, in development or planned. We do not describe things that do not exist yet as if they do.
- Speed and simplicity. The tool should stay out of the way: it lives in the system tray and does nothing until you ask.
- Safe handling of sensitive details. Blur and pixelate are labelled “not secure”, and solid redaction is there for anything that must not be seen.
Where it stands today
QuickSnap is a preview. This is the current state, in the same words used across the site:
- Screenshot captureWorking in development builds
Select an area of the screen under your cursor. Tested on Windows 10 (x64) only.
- Screenshot annotationWorking in development builds
Pen, highlighter, line, arrow, shapes, text, numbered markers, blur, pixelate and opaque redaction.
- Save and copyWorking in development builds
Copy to the clipboard or save as PNG or JPEG to a place you choose.
- Screen recordingPlanned
Not built yet. No recording or audio capability exists today.
- Share linksIn development
Server and upload are not available yet. Nothing is uploaded by current builds.
- Mac and LinuxIn development
Preview installers are built by automation, but have never been run on a Mac or a Linux machine.
You can try the preview installers on the download page. They are unsigned and lightly tested, so please read the Disclaimer first.
How it is built
The desktop app uses Rust and Tauri for the parts that talk to your operating system (screen capture, the clipboard, the system tray and global shortcuts) and a React interface for selecting and annotating. Native code does the work that needs it, and the interface handles drawing and interaction. This website is built with Next.js.
Who is behind it
QuickSnap is an independent project. The source code is not published; the installers and release notes are on GitHub. We would rather show what the software does than describe a company, so there are no invented customer numbers, testimonials or awards anywhere on this site.
Get in touch
Bug reports, ideas and questions are welcome. See the Contact page for how.