ScrozzSource

The free, open-source screenshot tool for every desktop.

Capture, annotate, record, and read text on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Every shot is ready to drag straight into a chat, an issue, or a folder. No account. No cloud required.

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Scrozz captures part of a desktop, adds it to fixed slots at the screen edge, and lets the user drag the capture directly into a conversation.

Free forever, and you can read every line.

No paid tier, paywall, ads, or trial. Scrozz is GPL-3.0, and the decisions, platform limits, and tests behind it are public too.

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Scrozz's public source tree includes separate capture, annotation, and recording crates, written decisions, and build checks on all three platforms.

One app. Three desktops. No afterthought ports.

Scrozz was cross-platform from its first commit. The interface and editor stay the same; capture, permissions, shortcuts, and drag-and-drop meet each operating system at its real edge.

Scrozz uses one capture, document, annotation, and export core with native capture and desktop integrations for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Pick your desktop

Take the shot. It waits. You drag it out.

Capture is one second. What happens next is the whole point, so Scrozz turns it into one continuous workflow.

Grab exactly what you meant to.

Area, window, display, or a scrolling page—from one All-in-One picker or a shortcut that performs the exact action you use every day.

Four Scrozz capture modes show the different geometry for an area, a window, a whole display, and a stitched scrolling capture.

Your captures collect at the edge.

Every shot lands in a fixed slot. Hover to copy, save, mark up, or pin. Swipe it away and the cards above fall down—nothing jumps when a new one arrives.

  • Position shows recency.
  • Swipe down to collapse the whole stack.
  • Dismissed captures stay in history.
A fixed vertical stack of Scrozz capture cards. The newest card reveals copy, save, annotate, and pin controls while an empty slot waits above it.

It is a file before it ever hits your disk.

Pick up a capture card and drop it into a message, an email, an issue, or a folder. The file materializes when the drop completes. No Save As. No hunting afterward.

Three timed frames show a capture at rest, carried to the right, and written as a file only when it is dropped into another application.
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Make your point. Remove what should not leave.

Arrows, shapes, text, counters, highlights, blur, and pixelation remain editable when you reopen a capture from history. Redaction is different: it removes the pixels underneath for good.

Annotation and redaction
A screenshot contains editable arrows, highlights, counters, and a secure redaction. A smaller copy reopened from history shows selection handles.

Record the screen, not the clutter around it.

Record an area, window, or display to MP4 or GIF with system audio, microphone, camera, clicks, and keystrokes. Hide desktop icons while the recording runs, then trim the result.

Recording features
Scrozz records a selected desktop area with camera, microphone, system audio, click overlays, and hidden desktop icons.

Turn anything on screen into text you can use.

Read text from an image, video frame, PDF, or webpage. Scrozz preserves line breaks, detects links, and reads QR codes on your device.

Text recognition
Scrozz selects two lines of real text in a screenshot, preserves their line break, detects a link, and recognizes a QR code on the device.

The rest stays useful without becoming a service.

History, pinned references, folders, and sharing all follow the same rule: local by default, explicit when something leaves.

CapabilityWhat it doesWhat leaves
Local history

Screenshots, recordings, GIFs, and editable annotations.

Nothing
Pinned captures

Always on top, resizable, dimmable, and click-through.

Nothing
Save anywhere

Local folders, network shares, or a synced folder you trust.

Only the file
Your own sharing

Optional links through an S3-compatible bucket you control.

Only on your action

Your screen stays on your screen.

No account, telemetry, analytics, ads, hosted relay, or AI. A capture leaves only when you drag, copy, save, or send it to storage you chose.

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Captures, editable documents, and exports stay inside the user's computer. Clipboard, chosen folders, and optional user-owned storage are explicit destinations; there is no Scrozz server.

The practical questions.

Scrozz is deliberately straightforward: free software, local files, and no account between you and the work.

Is Scrozz really free?

Yes. Scrozz is free and open source under GPL-3.0. There is no paid tier, advertising, or trial that expires. Donations are welcome and never required.

Does it work on Windows and Linux, or just Mac?

All three. Scrozz was cross-platform from its first commit. The shared interface stays consistent while capture, permissions, shortcuts, and drag-and-drop use each desktop's real APIs.

Do I need an account?

No. There is no sign-in or hosted Scrozz service. Download it and use it.

Does Scrozz use AI or send screenshots anywhere?

No model sees your screen and there is no telemetry. Text recognition runs on your device. A capture leaves only when you drag, copy, save, or upload it somewhere you chose.

Can I share without a hosted screenshot service?

Yes. Drag or save a capture anywhere, or connect your own S3-compatible storage for links. Scrozz never sits in the middle.

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