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loupe

Free, open-source screenshot and screen recording app for macOS: capture, annotate, add backgrounds, and record MP4 or GIF. A native CleanShot X alternative.

  • Completely free
  • macOS
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

loupe is a screen capture program, available on macOS.

Features described in its GitHub repository and on its official website: keyboard shortcuts.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Loupe is a free, open-source screenshot and screen recording app for Mac.” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “Keyboard shortcuts” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

loupe is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (MIT) is a permissive open source licence: use, modification and redistribution are allowed, including in commercial projects.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from GitHub (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use) —
  • Last technical check: 9 November 2026
  • Description from github.com — Dépôt GitHub bddicken/loupe (MIT)

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