Shottr vs Xnapper
Two lightweight Mac screenshot tools built by indie developers. Shottr focuses on speed and developer tools. Xnapper focuses on making screenshots beautiful.
Key differences.
Utility vs Presentation
Shottr is a utility tool — fast capture, OCR, pixel measurements, scrolling capture. Xnapper is a presentation tool — it makes screenshots look polished with auto-padding, backgrounds, and social media presets.
Developer vs Content Creator
Shottr's pixel measurement and color picker tools are built for developers and designers. Xnapper's background templates and social presets are built for content creators and marketers.
$12 vs $15
Shottr is $12 one-time. Xnapper is $15 one-time. Nearly the same price, but very different tools — Shottr wins on utility while Xnapper wins on visual output quality.
Feature-by-feature comparison.
| Feature | Shottr | Xnapper |
|---|---|---|
| Area capture | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scrolling capture | ✓ | — |
| OCR / text recognition | ✓ | — |
| Pixel measurements | ✓ | — |
| Pin screenshot | ✓ | — |
| Annotations | ✓ | — |
| Color picker | ✓ | — |
| Auto-padding & backgrounds | — | ✓ |
| Social media presets | — | ✓ |
| Background templates | — | ✓ |
| Free trial | ✓ | — |
Pricing.
Shottr
Xnapper
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