# CleanShot X

6 Hacker News commenters recommended CleanShot X and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for screenshots and screen recordings that just work, with a floating webcam recording option. One reported bug: a screenshot once reset a DisplayPort driver.

## Why people recommend it

- Screenshots and screen recording in one (2 comments): "One reason I use Cleanshot is that it can also record screencasts with a floating recording of my face via the webcam." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46691369)) "just video is waaay better in cleanshot than it is in shareX" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46822065))
- Reliable, just works (2 comments): "I eventually paid for CleanShotX for my work and have peace of mind because it just works." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50220677)) "CleanShotX's tools are about 1 billion times faster/easier to use" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45826010))

## What people warn about

- Paid subscription or license cost (2 comments): "I got tired of paying for cleanshotx" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49241402)) "paid license to cleanshot x" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49138059))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Flameshot](https://hackerapproved.com/p/flameshot.md): 44 recommend
- [KDE Spectacle](https://hackerapproved.com/p/spectacle.md): 21 recommend
- [ShareX](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sharex.md): 10 recommend
- [Windows Snipping Tool](https://hackerapproved.com/p/snipping-tool.md): 7 recommend
- [Shottr](https://hackerapproved.com/p/shottr.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://cleanshot.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "CleanShot X", https://hackerapproved.com/p/cleanshot-x/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).