ScreenshotMenu is a free, lightweight macOS menu bar app for taking screenshots. It lives quietly in your menu bar and turns macOS screen capture into one click.
Features
- Fullscreen, window & area capture — Grab the entire screen, a single window, or drag to select any region
- File or clipboard — Save shots as PNG with a smart default name, or copy straight to the clipboard
- Timed captures — A 5-second delay lets you open menus, tooltips and hover states before capturing
- Silent mode — Mute the camera shutter sound for distraction-free captures
- Auto-launch at login — Always ready in your menu bar with no Dock icon
- Open in Preview or Finder — Automatically reveal each new screenshot or open it instantly
How it works
- Click the menu bar icon
- Pick your capture mode (fullscreen, window, or area)
- Save as PNG or paste from clipboard
ScreenshotMenu is built on the native macOS capture engine with Swift & AppKit, under 300 lines of code, and requires no Accessibility permission.
License: MIT (free and open source)
Requirements: macOS 13 Ventura or later (Apple Silicon & Intel)