Product comparison
Lenscap and Shottr
Both focus on Mac capture, annotation, and OCR. Shottr supports more old Macs and much taller scrolling captures; Lenscap adds local video, GIF, and a local capture-history index.
Last reviewed September 9, 2026Short version
Shottr is available now, has a free tier, and is a strong fit for fast screenshots and very tall vertical captures. Lenscap adds local screen recording, short GIFs, and a local history of the latest 300 captures.
Feature and purchase model
| Area | Lenscap | Shottr |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | Prelaunch founding list; no paid download today. | Available now with a free tier. |
| Price | Planned $19 founding price, then $29, one time; all Lenscap 1.x updates. | Free, $12 Basic, or $30 Friends Club. Paid tiers are listed as one-time purchases. Shottr does not publish a lifetime-update entitlement on that page. |
| Mac support | Apple silicon; macOS 14 or newer. | macOS 10.15 or newer. |
| Screenshots and OCR | Area, window, display, timed and scrolling screenshots; OCR runs on-device. | Area, window, fullscreen and scrolling capture; OCR and its source image remain local. |
| Scrolling capture | Experimental vertical preview capped at 40 frames or 20,000 pixels. | Automatic or manual vertical capture up to 400,000 pixels; horizontal scrolling is not supported. |
| Recording | Local H.264 MP4 with optional system audio, plus short GIF capture. | Shottr’s guide says it does not record the screen. |
| History | Local index of the latest 300 captures. | No equivalent local historical capture library was verified in Shottr’s current documentation. |
| Telemetry and cloud | No analytics or capture telemetry in the Mac app; optional Personal Cloud connects to your Neon project. | Optional diagnostic telemetry can be disabled. Uploads can use Shottr Cloud or your own S3 bucket; Shottr Cloud links are public to anyone holding the URL. |
Choose based on the workflow
Choose Shottr when a free entry point, Intel or older macOS support, or extremely tall vertical screenshots matters most. Choose to follow Lenscap when the same utility also needs local MP4 or GIF recording, a recent-capture history, and no optional diagnostics in the Mac app.
Sources and scope
Competitor facts were checked against Shottr’s official purchase, FAQ, start-guide, scrolling-capture, and privacy pages on September 9, 2026. Products and prices change; verify the linked pages before buying. Lenscap is independent of Shottr. Shottr is a trademark of its respective owner.