ScreenFlowy Snap or Xnip: which should you choose?

Xnip is a long-standing Mac screenshot tool that takes scrolling captures, annotates and recognises text, all fully offline. It’s a free download, but scrolling captures in the free version carry a watermark; a yearly Pro subscription and a one-time watermark removal are available as in-app purchases. ScreenFlowy Snap is completely free, with no in-app purchases and no watermark on scrolling captures: every shot arrives with a wallpaper background, rounded corners and a shadow already set, sensitive details can be covered automatically, and social media sizes are one click away. If you want a screenshot tool that’s free, good-looking and redacts automatically, choose Snap; if you’re still on macOS 13, you can choose Xnip.

Facts checked on 8 October 2026 · Each app’s official site has the final word on prices and features

Choose ScreenFlowy Snap if you…

Want a tool that’s completely free, with no watermark even on scrolling captures
Share as soon as you capture, and want the wallpaper background, corners and shadow set for you
Often capture email addresses, phone numbers or keys, and want them redacted automatically
Need popular social media sizes and a watermark with your name

Side by side

	ScreenFlowy Snap	Xnip
Price	Completely free, no in-app purchases	Free download; a yearly Pro subscription and a one-time watermark removal as in-app purchases
System requirements	macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon only	macOS 13.5 or later
Interface languages	15 languages	2 languages
Account and network	No account, never goes online	No account, fully offline
Scrolling capture	Yes; scroll yourself or click Scroll down	Yes; watermarked in the free version
Background, padding, corners, shadow	Set as you capture; save as presets	Window captures keep the system shadow
Social media sizes	Square, portrait and landscape ratios, plus sizes for popular social networks	Not mentioned on their site
Markup	Boxes, arrows, pen, text, step numbers, spotlight, magnifier	Annotations, pen, redaction, step numbers, highlighting
Manual redaction	Pixelate, blur, solid block	Pixelate
Automatic redaction of sensitive details	Email addresses, links, phone numbers, ID and card numbers, keys and more	Not mentioned on their site
Text recognition (OCR)	Free, on your Mac	On your Mac
Watermark with your name	Yes, in words you choose	Not mentioned on their site

✓ means supported, — means not available, and a half circle means partly. “Not mentioned on their site” only means their official site doesn’t say so; the app may still have the feature.

Price: completely free, or pay to remove the watermark

ScreenFlowy Snap is completely free: no in-app purchases, and no watermark on scrolling captures or any other export.

Xnip is a free download, and scrolling captures in the free version carry a watermark; a yearly Pro subscription and a one-time watermark removal are available as in-app purchases.

Styling

When a Snap screenshot opens, its wallpaper background, padding, rounded corners and shadow are already set, each one a slider away, and the whole look can be saved as a preset. Ratios and popular social media sizes switch in one click, and every image can carry your name. Xnip’s window captures keep the macOS system shadow.

Redaction and privacy

Both run fully offline. Besides redacting by hand, Snap can find email addresses, links, phone numbers, ID and card numbers, and all kinds of keys in the image and cover them automatically. Automatic detection can miss text that is blurry or very short, so look the image over before you share it.

Common questions

Can ScreenFlowy Snap replace Xnip?

Yes. Snap has scrolling capture, markup, redaction and text recognition, plus wallpaper backgrounds, automatic redaction, social media sizes and a watermark with your name, and it’s completely free, with no watermark on scrolling captures.

Is Snap really completely free?

Yes. There are no in-app purchases and no account to sign up for, it never goes online, and every feature is ready to use.

How much does Xnip cost?

It’s a free download, with a yearly Pro subscription and a one-time watermark removal as in-app purchases. Check the App Store for current prices.

Do both work fully offline?

Yes. Snap never goes online: capture, text recognition, redaction and export all happen on your Mac. Xnip’s official site also says it runs entirely locally.

Sources

Xnip is a trademark of its owner. ScreenFlowy Snap is not affiliated with Xnip or its developer. This page is based on information published on both apps’ official sites, checked on 8 October 2026; prices and features may change, so the official sites have the final word. If you spot a mistake, please write to [email protected] and we’ll correct it as soon as we can.

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