# Screencap

> Free Chrome extension to capture, annotate, beautify, and share screenshots. Offline English OCR, 8 annotation tools, 11 background presets, and one-click export. No account needed for local capture and editing; optional Google sign-in enables cloud uploads and public share links.

[Add to Chrome — it's free](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/screencap/mbngaegcegadciodoihiinifjikbkkel)

## Features

- **Two capture modes** — Select Area or Visible Page. Shortcuts: Alt+Shift+A and Alt+Shift+S.
- **8 annotation tools** — rectangle, arrow, line, freehand, text, blur, select, and crop, with 6 colors, 3 stroke sizes, and undo/redo.
- **Beautiful backgrounds** — 11 presets (Sunset, Ocean, Forest, Candy, Midnight, Fire, Sky, Lavender, White, Dark, Transparent), padding 0–128 px, border radius 0–32 px, and None/Soft/Medium shadows.
- **Offline OCR** — extract English text locally from the original screenshot. No cloud uploads, no account, no external OCR API.
- **Instant export** — copy to clipboard, download PNG, or drag and drop into Slack, Notion, Figma, and more.
- **Cloud sharing (optional)** — sign in with Google, upload, and get an unguessable public link with a viewer page.
- **Local recovery** — the latest screenshot can be restored from local browser storage after a refresh or accidental close.
- **Languages** — English, Hindi, Simplified Chinese, French, German, and Spanish, chosen from Chrome's UI language.

## How it works

1. **Capture** — click the extension icon or press a shortcut. Select an area or grab the visible page.
2. **Edit** — annotate, crop, and extract text with offline OCR. Add a gradient background and drop shadow.
3. **Share** — copy, download, drag into any app, or upload to the cloud and share a link.

## Keyboard shortcuts

| Shortcut | Action |
| --- | --- |
| Alt+Shift+A | Select area capture |
| Alt+Shift+S | Visible area capture |
| Escape | Cancel / close |
| Delete / Backspace | Remove selected annotation |

## Latest release: v1.2.4

Screencap now ships about 41 MB less OCR data, prepares the local OCR worker before you click, and avoids unnecessary fallback passes. Screenshots and extracted text stay in the browser. [Read the post](https://screencap.app/blog/faster-ocr/) · [Changelog](https://screencap.app/changelog/)

## Screencap Markup for Mac (in development)

A native macOS menu-bar app. Press Option-Shift-3 to capture the main display and mark it up with arrows, lines, rectangles, ovals, a pen, a highlighter, text, emoji, and pixelation. Copy the result or save it as PNG. Requires macOS 13 or later. Not yet available for download.

## Links

- [Chrome Web Store](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/screencap/mbngaegcegadciodoihiinifjikbkkel)
- [Blog](https://screencap.app/blog/)
- [Changelog](https://screencap.app/changelog/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://screencap.app/privacy/)
- [Acceptable Use Policy](https://screencap.app/acceptable-use/)
- [Full product details for LLMs](https://screencap.app/llms-full.txt)
- Support: support@screencap.app · Abuse reports: abuse@screencap.app