Screendrop

What is Screendrop?

Screendrop is a free, open-source Mac app that handles screenshots, screen recordings, editing, and sharing in one place. It works as a Loom alternative, adds on-device text recognition and transcription, and shares files through your own Cloudflare account. Built by Fayaz Ahmed, the app weighs about 6 MB and lives in the menu bar.

Top Features:

• Capture tools: grab full screen, window, or area shots with global hotkeys and timers.
• Recording studio: edit by transcript, remove filler words, and add auto zooms and captions.
• Smart annotation: add arrows, blur, numbered markers, and automatic redaction of sensitive text.

Use Cases:

• Product demos: record walkthroughs with camera, microphone, and system audio on separate tracks.
• Bug reports: capture and annotate screenshots, then share a link with your team.
• Async updates: send Loom-style video messages with timestamped comments and searchable transcripts.

Who Can Use Screendrop?

• Developers: document bugs, record pull request demos, and self-host shared recordings.
• Product marketers: create polished feature videos with zooms, captions, and styled backgrounds.
• Support teams: explain fixes to customers with annotated screenshots and short screen recordings.

Pricing

• Open source (free): every capture, recording, and editing feature under a public domain license.
• Self-hosted sharing (free): uploads use your own Cloudflare account, so any hosting costs are yours.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• All in one: screenshots, recordings, editing, and sharing live inside a single small app.
• Private by design: text recognition and transcription run on your Mac, not remote servers.
• No subscription: the full app is free and open source, with no seat fees.

Cons:

• Mac only: it needs macOS 26.4 or newer, so Windows teammates cannot use it.
• Sharing setup: cloud links need your own Cloudflare Workers, storage, and database.
• Young project: it is a side project, so support depends mainly on its creator.

FAQs:

1) Is Screendrop really free?

Yes, the app is free and open source under a public domain license.

2) Which macOS version do I need?

You need macOS 26.4 or newer to install and run the app.

3) How does sharing work?

Uploads land in your own Cloudflare account and get a shareable video page.

4) Does it transcribe recordings?

Yes, transcription runs on-device and powers captions, transcript editing, and filler word removal.

5) How do I install it?

Download the DMG from the website or install it with Homebrew in one command.