New features! Analytics, Activity Feed, View Only user licenses, and enhanced security
Learn More
CloudApp logo
ProductsolutionsResourcesEnterprisepricing
Login
Get DemoDownload Free

Product

CloudApp brings screen recording, screenshots, and GIF creation to the cloud, in an easy-to-use enterprise-level app. Just capture, share, and accelerate your workflow.
Download Free
Features
Pricing
Integrations
x
Capture
Recording
Screenshots
Annotations
GIF Maker
Share
Viewer
Embedding
Sharing
Interactivity
Host
Sharing
Grow
SEO
Analytics
Analytics
CTAs
Notifications
Manage
Security
Collaboration
Collections
Teams

Solutions

CloudApp provides instant collaboration for individuals and enterprise teams through sharable screenshots, screen recording videos, and GIFs.
Download Free
x
By Team
Product
Collaborate better and ship faster
Engineering
Improve documentation, bug reports, and code reviews
Customer Support
Close tickets faster with visuals
Sales
Personalize customer engagements
Education
Collaborate and share easier
Designers
Speed up design work
Marketing
Create collateral and improve collaboration
Workflow
Customer Experience
Create the best experience possible with faster internal and external comms
Remote Work
Collaborate better and skip unnecessary meetings
Project Management
Add depth to projects with visuals
Productivity
Save time by skipping a meeting or long email and sending a video instead
Watch free demo

Resources

Community use cases, case studies and eBooks on best practices, and tools and workflows to help you work at the speed of sight.
Download Free
x
Blog
Case Studies
eBooks
Community
Use Cases
Download
Help Center
Watch free demo

Free Snagit For Mac

For screen recording, Snagit can be great for individuals. But for teams, CloudApp has all the tools you need. Learn how CloudApp and Snagit downloads compare.

Choosing a screen recording tool shouldn’t be difficult. Learn the differences between Snagit and CloudApp’s own more robust platform so that you can move beyond individual usage and into the team-oriented visual communication tool you need.
snagit for mac

Snagit for Mac Falling Behind

CloudApp and Snagit play in the same space but have quite different capabilities. Even with Snagit 13 and now Snagit 2018, CloudApp still outranks the competition as a snipping tool for mac in terms of storage capabilities, collaboration tools, overall features. Let’s take a look.

snagit free

No Cloud Storage with Snagit for Mac

Everything these days operates in the cloud, especially when it comes to business enterprise operations and team collaboration. With both Snagit’s free and paid versions users must store all screen captured files and videos directly on their devices. This hogs precious memory and ultimately slows work down. Use CloudApp to take a screenshot on mac and those images are instantly saved to the cloud -- no upload or download required.

snagit vs cloudapp download

CloudApp vs. Snagit Download

Again, memory and hardware space is compromised with Snagit, which requires at least a 65 MB application download. Learn how to screenshot on mac with CloudApp, which takes up half the space. Users also have the option to utilize a Chrome extension instead of a dedicated app.

cloudapp for slack

At CloudApp We Integrate and Share

Streamlined sharing and collaboration capabilities are priority for CloudApp. Snagit 13 and 2018 versions still lack cloud sharing and workflow app integrations (Slack, Trello, Asana to name a few) that make working in teams more efficient and cost effective.

Top ranked and loved by customers

G2 Crowd logo
4.7 out of 5
Gartner peer insights logo
4.7 out of 5
TrustRadius logo
9.4 out of 10

Snagit for MacFAQs

Is there a free version of Snagit?

Instead of paying $49.95 for Snagit, you can choose one of many free alternatives. Snagit is a simple tool for creating screenshots and editing them. While the free version is quite limited in function, CloudApp offers many of the same features and can be used for free.

Is Snagit available for Mac?

Snagit released a beta version in 2009. It's currently on version 4 in its production lifecycle.

What is the best free screen capture software for Mac?

Here is a list of Snagit alternatives to evaluate: CloudApp, OBS, QuickTim, Apowersoft Screen Recorder, Monosnap, VL,. Snapz Pro and ActivePresenter.

What is the best free screen capture software?

OBS Studio is an open-source project that tops most lists of fully free screen capture software.

Over 4 million people use CloudApp's screen recording software.
Work faster.

Download Free

The Ultimate Guide to CloudApp for Mac

Here is a comprehensive list of visual communication solutions that we cover for Mac users.

Free Snagit For Mac
How to Paste a Screenshot on a Mac
GIF Maker for Mac
Screenshot Tool For Mac
Cloud Storage for Mac
Screenshot on Mac
Screen Recording Software Mac
Screen Video Recorder for Mac
Mac Screenshot App
Screen Recorder Mac
Video Screen Capture For Mac
Snipping Tool For Mac

Learn To Use CloudApp Like A (MacBook) Pro

Learn to Use CloudApp Like a (MacBook) Pro - 1

Signing Up 

To sign up for CloudApp, simply follow these steps:

  1. Visit getcloudapp.com
  2. Type in your email address or select “Sign Up with Google” 

[Insert: https://share.getcloudapp.com/geuwwQE4]

  1. If you opted to type in your email address, create a password on the next page. 

[Insert: https://share.getcloudapp.com/eDu11pEn]

  1. Customize your experience by telling us a little about yourself. (Or skip this step if you’re in a rush!)

[Insert: https://share.getcloudapp.com/yAuYYRBk]

All done! You’ll know you’ve successfully signed up when you are prompted to download CloudApp (which is the next step).

[Insert: https://share.getcloudapp.com/6qu22poz]


Learning to Use CloudApp Like a (MacBook) Pro - 2

Downloading CloudApp 

In order to take full advantage of CloudApp features, download and install the desktop app on your Mac and iOS app for your phone.

  • Download the Mac app
  • Download the iOS app

If you followed the steps for Signing Up (the activity before this one), all you will need to do is click the “Download” button that popped up on your screen. Otherwise, feel free to just click the aforementioned link to get going!

MacOS users:

  1. Once you’ve downloaded CloudApp, double click on the .pkg file
  2. Run CloudApp app
  3. If prompted, enter your login details

[Insert GIF: https://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/5a848d800428634376d021f1/images/5e0f457f2c7d3a7e9ae5b811/file-FEIelygB8X.gif] 

To learn more about downloading CloudApp, access the support doc here.

Learn to Use CloudApp Like a (MacBook) Pro - 3

Your First Screenshot 

Now that you’ve signed up for and downloaded CloudApp, it’s time to put this free tool to use! Make your first screenshot by following these steps: 

  1. Press the keys “Command,” “Shift,” and “5” simultaneously (CMD + SHFT + 5), or press ‘Screenshot’ from your CloudApp menu.
  2. A dark filter will cover your screen. This means you’re ready to take a screenshot. Click once to capture your whole screen! If you want to capture a certain part of your screen, click and drag over the portion you’d like to capture. Both ways, releasing the click will submit your screenshot to the cloud. 
  3. If your sound is turned on, you will hear a “ding!” sound. This notification means that (1) your screenshot took place, (2) it was made into a shareable link, and (3) its link was automatically copied so you can paste it anywhere. 
  4. Share the screenshot anywhere - in a phone message, Slack, Twitter, etc. - by simply using “Paste.” You can do this by either using the hotkey CMD + V or by right clicking on your mouse and picking “Paste.” Your link will appear in that region, and now anyone who sees it can access your screenshot.
  5. You can repeat this process anytime with the same beginning shortcut, CMD + SHFT + 5. Happy capturing!

Remember that your content is uploaded to our secure cloud so your content is accessible and safe.


Learn to Use CloudApp Like a (MacBook) Pro - 4

Your First Video

 Easily record full or select parts of your screen with audio and even add your webcam.

  1. Select 'Record' from your CloudApp menu, or use the CMD + SHFT + 6 shortcut from any screen.


  1. Use the popup options to pick what type of recording you want to make. You can make GIFs or high-resolution videos, show or hide your webcam, and more. 
  1. Once you are ready, click “Start” in order to begin your recording. 
  2. Navigate and record until you are ready to finish your recording, at which point you will use the same shortcut (CMD + SHFT + 6) or press the red circle at the top bar.

 

Congrats! You’ve successfully finished your recording. 

 


Learn to Use CloudApp Like a (MacBook) Pro - 5

Annotating Your Content

Now that you’ve seen what you can make with CloudApp, you can make the most of it with CloudApp annotations. This chapter will teach you how to easily annotate images and GIFs* with lines, shapes, arrows, blur, emojis and more with CloudApp. 

When you capture content on CloudApp, you will by default have a popup annotation box appear. It looks like this: 

The left panel gives you a variety of options for annotating your content. To use any of these tools,


Over 4 million people trust CloudApp

The word "Uber"Salesforce logoAdobe logo and wordmark
Solutions
  • Screen Recorder
  • Mac Screen Recorder
  • Windows Screen Recorder
  • GIF Maker
  • Screenshot Tool
Product
  • What is CloudApp?
  • Download
  • Getting Started
  • CloudApp Status
  • Public Roadmap
Resources
  • Help Center
  • Request a Demo
  • Webinars
  • Blog
  • Podcast
Company
  • About
  • Careers
  • Press Room
  • Contact Sales
  • Security
  • Press
  • Leadership
Social
Instagram logoBlue and black Instagram logoLinkedin iconGrey linkedIn icon
Copyright © CloudApp. All rights reserved.
Privacy Policy | Terms