I often want to share a UI detail I've just built on .

Take a screenshot, add a few annotations, a shadow, maybe a clean background. For a mobile UI, I might add a device frame, tilt it a little, and make the image square.

I used to open Figma, bring the image in, edit it, then export it. Now I want to do those little edits right after taking the screenshot.

It's much the same with screenshots for colleagues. Mark what I mean, paste it into a chat, and get back to work.

These are things I use Minshot for every day.

Minshot is a small, native macOS app for screenshots, screen recording, and image compression.

I used Shottr for a long time. I often shared it on social media, reposted its updates, and even joined its friend club. When Claude Fable 5 came out, I wanted to see what it could build. As I went, I kept adding things I wanted for myself.

Some details are easier to show in motion.

An interaction I've just built, or a design I stumble across online that makes me go “aha”—I want to record it. Most of my recordings are under a minute. Trim a little, zoom in on the part I want people to notice, and it's ready to share.

Maybe it's the developer in me, but I care about image file sizes.

Sometimes an image needs to be smaller. For an email or a website, both dimensions and file size matter. Recently, while writing an update email for Minttr users, I used Minshot to add a device frame, adjust the aspect ratio, and compress the image for the email.

That's how this little image compression window came about.

I use Minshot every day. When something feels awkward, or I keep repeating the same steps, I go back and make it easier.

If you often share what's on your screen, give it a try.