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Ksnip vs Synapse

Ksnip

ksnip.org

Synapse

synapsemac.com

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FigureKsnipSynapse
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source——
WindowsYes—
macOSYesYes
LinuxYes—
Plans published13
Spec score · Screenshot Annotation Software8.6 (#6)7.8 (#46)
Free planYesYes
OCROCR is available through a separately installed plugin using Tesseract on Windows and Linux/Unix.OCR uses Apple’s Vision framework on-device and copies extracted text to the clipboard; Free includes two extractions per day and Pro is unlimited.
ProductKsnip is a Qt-based cross-platform screenshot tool with annotation features.Synapse is a native Mac productivity utility that combines screen recording, screenshots, clipboard history, Keep Awake, OCR, QR scanning, and other tools.
SupportThe project directs users to GitHub issues for bugs and feature requests and offers Discord and IRC for community discussion.The privacy policy directs questions and requests to the Discord community or the listed support email.

Plans

Ksnip

  • FreeFree

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Synapse

  • Synapse FreeFree
  • Synapse Pro Lifetime$29.99, paid once
  • Synapse Pro$14.99, paid once

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In their own words

Ksnip

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Synapse

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