Screenshots that get out of your way

A tiny, open-source macOS menu bar app that turns your screenshots into floating thumbnails you can drag anywhere.

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macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon & Intel · Notarized DMG

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Why EasyShot?

Drag & Drop Anywhere

Screenshots appear as floating thumbnails. Drag them directly into any app — Slack, Figma, email, anywhere that accepts files.

Instant Capture

Replaces macOS's slow floating thumbnail with instant, always-ready previews. No more waiting for the built-in animation.

Lives in the Menu Bar

Runs quietly in the background with zero UI clutter. Access settings from a simple menu bar icon.

Notarized & Secure

Signed and notarized by Apple. No Gatekeeper warnings, no accessibility hacks. Just install and go.

Open Source

A single Swift file, no dependencies. Read every line of code, fork it, or contribute on GitHub.

Multi-language Support

Detects screenshots in English, Chinese, Japanese, and German — works with any macOS locale out of the box.

Get Started

  1. Download the DMG

    Grab the latest notarized .dmg from the releases page or use the download button above.

  2. Drag to Applications

    Open the DMG and drag EasyShot.app into your Applications folder.

  3. Disable macOS thumbnail (recommended)

    For the best experience, turn off the built-in floating thumbnail:

    defaults write com.apple.screencapture show-thumbnail -bool false && killall SystemUIServer

  4. Take a screenshot

    Press Cmd+Shift+4 and watch the thumbnail appear. Drag it wherever you need it.

Build from Source

No Xcode project needed. Just clone and run the build script.

git clone https://github.com/skelpo/easyshot cd easyshot ./build.sh && open build/EasyShot.app