# ScreenFloat

5 Hacker News commenters recommended ScreenFloat and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A Mac app for floating screenshots above other windows, with many power features that stay out of the way until needed. No recurring complaints appear in the quotes.

## Why people recommend it

- Power features stay out of the way (1 comments): "endless power user features that mostly sit elegantly out of the way until you need them" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49181646))
- Comparing GUI settings across screens (1 comments): "I use ScreenFloat in a similar way to catch differences between GUI settings" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46956319))

## 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
- [CleanShot X](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cleanshot-x.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "ScreenFloat", https://hackerapproved.com/p/screenfloat/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).