ScreenAI vs Snippy Snip
ScreenAI
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| Figure | ScreenAI | Snippy Snip |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $7/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 3 |
| Spec score · Screenshot Annotation Software | 8.5 (#11) | 7.9 (#41) |
| Capture modes | Capture regions, the full screen, windows, freeform selections, or scrolling content, with timed delay and a precision magnifier. | It captures a region, window, or full screen and offers an optional 3-, 5-, or 10-second timer. |
| Export formats | PNG, JPEG, PDF, animated GIF | PNG, JPEG; video and GIF recording exports |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Privacy | The site says data stays between the user and their AI, with no middleman server or telemetry, and describes the product as open source and auditable. | The maker says the app has no telemetry, analytics, or account requirement, and captures stay on the Mac unless the user copies, saves, or shares them. |
| Purpose | ScreenAI combines screen capture, annotation, and AI questions about captured content in one workflow. | Snippy Snip is a native Mac app for capturing screenshots, annotating them, and recording the screen. |
| Redaction tools | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The site links users to GitHub to report a bug. | Pro and Organization plans include priority support. |
Plans
In their own words
ScreenAI
ScreenAI brings screen capture, annotation, and AI questions about captured content into one desktop workflow. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, and can capture regions, full screens, windows, freeform selections, or scrolling content. Timed delay and a precision magnifier are available during capture. Annotation tools include drawing, arrows, shapes, text, step numbering, highlighting, blur, crop, and eraser. ScreenAI extracts text from captures and can mask emails, numbers, and IP addresses. AI options include Claude, GPT-4o, Gemini, Mistral, Grok, and Ollama, with model switching, Best Answer mode, web search, and persistent memory. Captures are saved and OCR-indexed automatically; users can chain, batch process, pin, or send them to AI together. Exports include PNG, JPEG, PDF, and animated GIF. The site describes the app as open source under AGPL and says data stays between the user and their AI, without a middleman server or telemetry. The free plan allows 10 AI requests per day; Premium costs $7 a month and includes unlimited requests.
Snippy Snip
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