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SnapBolt
SnapBolt

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I built "CleanShot X for Windows" — Auto Window Snap, 1-Click Beautifier Frame, MP4/GIF Studio & 100% Offline QR/OCR

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🎉 [Update — Oct 2026] SnapBolt is now an Official Microsoft Store Certified App!
Get it from Microsoft Store

If you use macOS, you probably love CleanShot X.
On Windows 10/11, however, taking a clean screenshot, redacting sensitive info, adding step badges, or recording a quick GIF for a GitHub PR usually means juggling Snipping Tool, ShareX, an external video trimmer, and an online OCR site.

So I built SnapBolt — an ultra-lightweight, native Windows 10/11 utility that combines all of them into a single 3-second workflow.

👉 Get it from Microsoft Store (Recommended):
https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9MTBJHKWKM43
(Core screenshot, annotation & 10s recording features are 100% free forever!)

🎯 1. Zero-Drag Auto Window & UI Element Snapping

Auto Window Snap

Just press PrintScreen or Ctrl + Shift + S (both work out of the box!) and hover over any window. SnapBolt accurately detects Z-order and snaps to the window boundary in 1 click—or drag freely for custom regions.
Need to capture a disappearing hover menu or right-click context menu? Use the ⏱️ 3s Delayed Capture button on the top bar to freeze the screen with menus wide open.

✨ 2. 3-Second Annotate, 1-Click Beautifier Frame & Instant Ctrl + V

Fast Annotation Editor

  • No Temp Files Needed: Add mosaic blur, red boxes, arrows, numbered step badges (1, 2, 3...), and hit Enter (or Ctrl + V directly into Slack, Notion, GitHub PRs, Teams, or Word).
  • ✨ 1-Click Social Media Beautifier Frame: Turn raw screenshots into sleek 16:9 cards with rounded corners, multi-layer drop shadows, and 4 switchable gradient backdrops (Ocean Blue, Cyber Purple, Emerald, Sunset Gold).
  • ✂️ Aspect Ratio Crop Presets: Instant 16:9, 1:1, 4:3, and 9:16 cropping.

🎬 3. Built-in MP4 / GIF Recording Studio + 100% Offline QR & OCR + #HEX Color Picker

Video Studio & Offline OCR

  • 🎬 MP4 / GIF Recording Studio (Ctrl + Shift + R): Record any window or region, then immediately trim unwanted parts, speed up to 2x, add captions, and copy as a lightweight GIF or MP4.
  • 🔍 100% Offline QR Code & OCR Reader (Ctrl + Shift + O): Select any QR code or uncopyable text (error dialogs, video frames, PDFs) on your screen to extract URLs and text entirely offline—zero cloud uploads, safe for enterprise PCs.
  • 🎨 1px Loupe Color Picker (C key): Inspect pixel-exact #RRGGBB / RGB values and copy to clipboard in one keystroke.

🚀 Try SnapBolt for Windows 10 / 11

Feedback and feature requests are super welcome!

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