This top five OSX screenshot tool list represents hundreds of hours of research. We poured over feature descriptions for more than 80 screenshot tools to come up with a semi-objective analysis of what MacOS screen capture tools are best on the basis of software features and business practices. We also looked at 11 other articles that claim to list the “Best” or “Top” MacOS screenshot tools (a quick meta-analysis). Very rarely did they offer any kind of data or comparisons to back up their claims.

In short, we have hard evidence to back up our top OSX Screenshot Software claims. And we are sharing that evidence with you.

And yes, there are ways to take screenshots on a Mac without a third party app. Go with that if your needs are simple. But third party tools obviously are going to have greatly expanded feature sets around the screen capture, editing, and sharing process.

One way to take advantage of our research is to participate in our custom screenshot-software survey so you can layer in your own importance prioritization for each feature. You’ll receive a personalized PDF report comparing all screenshot platforms that we included in our original research.

If you think of any features that we should have included in our comparison analysis let us know in the comments below. We found 40 screenshot applications that advertise MacOS support. We list the top five MacOS screenshot applications here, along with three runners up.

Please see our original research publication on 79 Screenshot Software Tools Compared that is always kept up-to-date. As of this writing, we are not incentivized in any way by any of these screenshot software companies.

So without further ado, we present to you our evidence-backed ordered listing of the top five screenshot software solutions for MacOS: