Yes. Tiny Clips is free on Windows and macOS with every feature included. There is no account, subscription, or paid unlock. On macOS you can optionally leave a tip to support development.

Does Tiny Clips collect my data?

No. Captures are saved locally to folders you choose. Tiny Clips has no account, no telemetry, and no analytics service. Optional capture statistics stay on your device, and cloud sharing only happens if you connect your own Uploadcare account.

What formats does Tiny Clips capture?

PNG (and JPEG on Windows) screenshots, hardware-accelerated H.264 MP4 video at 24, 30, or 60 fps with optional microphone and system audio, and animated GIFs with configurable frame rate and width.

Tiny Clips — Screenshots, screen recordings & GIFs for Windows and Mac

Q: How do I install Tiny Clips on Windows?

The recommended way is the Microsoft Store: open the Tiny Clips listing and click Install. The Store keeps it updated automatically. You can also install from a terminal with winget install Refractored.TinyClips, or download a signed MSIX from GitHub Releases.

Q: How do I install Tiny Clips on macOS?

The recommended way is the Mac App Store, which includes automatic updates and Clips Manager. You can also install with Homebrew (brew tap jamesmontemagno/tiny-clips https://github.com/jamesmontemagno/tiny-clips, then brew install --cask tiny-clips), join the TestFlight beta, or download a signed build from GitHub Releases.

Q: Which versions of Windows and macOS are supported?

Tiny Clips for Windows requires Windows 11 22H2 or later on x64 or ARM64. Tiny Clips for Mac requires macOS 15 Sequoia or later.

Get Tiny Clips in under a minute

The store is the fastest, safest way in: one click, signed by the platform, and updates arrive on their own. Terminal and direct installs stay a tap away for power users.

Recommended

Install from the Microsoft Store

Signed by Microsoft, installs in one click, and updates automatically. Works on Windows 11 x64 and ARM64. Nothing to configure — Tiny Clips appears in your system tray, ready to capture.

Open in the Store app

Requires Windows 11 22H2 or later · about 21 MB
No account, no telemetry, no paid tier — every feature is included
Windows asks for screen capture permission only when you record

winget

For terminal-first setups and scripts. Same signed package, installed from the winget community repo.

winget install Refractored.TinyClips

winget upgrade Refractored.TinyClips

GitHub Releases

Signed MSIX packages for x64 and ARM64 with full release notes. Tiny Clips checks GitHub for updates and guides you through upgrading.

Latest Windows release

Recommended

Download on the Mac App Store

Notarized, sandboxed, and updated by the App Store. Includes Clips Manager — tags, collections, notes, favorites, and batch actions for every capture — at no cost.

Requires macOS 15 Sequoia or later · about 4 MB
Free with every feature; an optional tip supports independent development
macOS asks for Screen Recording permission on first capture

Homebrew

Reproducible installs from the Tiny Clips tap. The brew trust line is only needed on Homebrew versions that require it and safely no-ops elsewhere.

brew tap jamesmontemagno/tiny-clips https://github.com/jamesmontemagno/tiny-clips

brew trust jamesmontemagno/tiny-clips 2>/dev/null || true

brew install --cask tiny-clips

TestFlight & direct download

Try pre-release builds through TestFlight, or grab the latest signed, Sparkle-updating build from GitHub Releases.

Join TestFlight Latest Mac release

Try Tiny Clips right here

This is a working simulation of the app on a tiny desktop. Click the Tiny Clips icon, pick a capture type, drag a region, then annotate a screenshot or trim a recording — exactly the loop you get on your own machine.

The interactive demo needs JavaScript. You can still browse the screenshots below or install Tiny Clips to try it for real.

Everything in the demo mirrors a real Tiny Clips feature. Nothing is uploaded and nothing leaves this page.

One small app. The whole capture loop.

Tiny Clips stays out of your way until you need it, then gives screenshots, recordings, and GIFs exactly the tools they need before they leave your desktop.

Capture

Pick a target in one keystroke and Tiny Clips takes care of the rest.

Region, screen, or window picker — press R, S, or W
Scrolling capture stitches a long page into one tall image
Copy text from screen with built-in OCR
Optional countdown with a bright region outline
Direct hotkeys that skip the picker, all rebindable
Multi-monitor aware with per-display targeting

Record

Hardware-accelerated MP4 and GIF recording with the audio and overlays creators actually use.

H.264 MP4 at 24, 30, or 60 fps; GIFs with custom fps and width
Microphone + system audio with device pickers and a soft-knee limiter
Webcam overlay — circle, rounded, or square; any corner, any size
Teleprompter that scrolls your script and never shows up in the recording
Mouse-click highlights, pause/resume, per-recording mute and time limits
Optional "Captured on Tiny Clips" watermark and keep-display-awake

Polish

A real editor and real trimmers open the instant a capture finishes — no extra app required.

Annotate with rectangles, ellipses, straight or curved arrows, lines, freehand, rich text, and numbered badges
Redact with blur, pixelate, or solid blocks
Backgrounds — gradients, padding, rounded corners, and shadows
Export frames: Original, 1:1, 4:3, 16:9, 3:4, 9:16 with 3×3 alignment
Crop, resize handles, undo, and 25–400% zoom with pan
Trim video and GIF with range handles, speed presets, frame stepping, frame export, and remove-audio

Organize & share

Find what you captured last week without digging through folders.

Clips Library on Windows: browse, open, copy, reveal, and share every capture
Clips Manager on Mac: search, tags, notes, collections, favorites, and batch actions
Reopen the 10 most recent clips straight from the tray or menu bar
Auto-copy to clipboard and reveal in Explorer or Finder
Optional Uploadcare uploads with shareable links, using your own account
Local capture analytics: daily counts, busiest day, most active hour

Muscle memory included

Every capture is a chord away, and every chord is rebindable in Settings. Windows uses Ctrl+Shift; Mac uses Control+Option+Command so it never collides with the system screenshot keys.

Default keyboard shortcuts on Windows and macOS
Action	Windows	macOS
Screenshot	`CtrlShift5`	`⌃⌥⌘5`
Record video	`CtrlShift6`	`⌃⌥⌘6`
Record GIF	`CtrlShift7`	`⌃⌥⌘7`
Copy text (OCR)	`CtrlShiftT`	Picker → Recognize Text
Screenshot region / window	Optional, set in Settings	`⌃⌥⌘1` / `2`
Picker: region / screen / window / scroll	`R` `S` `W` `P`	`R` `S` `W`
Stop recording	`CtrlShiftS`	`⌘.`

Native on both. Not a port of either.

Tiny Clips for Windows is WinUI 3 on the Windows App SDK; Tiny Clips for Mac is Swift on ScreenCaptureKit. They share one feature roadmap and feel at home on each desktop.

Feature comparison between Tiny Clips for Windows and Tiny Clips for macOS
Feature	Windows	macOS
Screenshot, MP4 video, animated GIF	✓	✓
Region / screen / window picker	✓	✓
Scrolling capture	✓	✓
Copy text from screen (OCR)	✓	✓
Screenshot editor, redaction, backgrounds, export frames	✓	✓
Video & GIF trimmers	✓	✓
Microphone + system audio	✓	✓
Webcam overlay	✓	✓ + Continuity Camera
Teleprompter overlay	✓	✓
Mouse-click highlights	✓	✓
Pause, resume, restart, discard	✓	✓
Library for your captures	Clips Library	Clips Manager tags, notes, collections, batch
Uploadcare sharing links	✓	✓
Local capture analytics	✓	✓
Rebindable global hotkeys	✓	✓
Lives in	System tray	Menu bar
Updates via	Microsoft Store · winget	Mac App Store · Sparkle · Homebrew
Requires	Windows 11 22H2+, x64 or ARM64	macOS 15 Sequoia+
Download size	About 21 MB	About 4 MB
Price	Free	Free optional tip

The real thing, on both desktops

Screens from the shipping apps. Select any image to enlarge it.

Tiny Clips for Windows screenshot editor with a red rectangle and arrow annotation, gradient background presets, and stroke controls — Screenshot editor with annotations and gradient backgrounds

Tiny Clips for Windows system tray flyout with Screenshot, Video, and GIF tiles — Fluent tray flyout: Screenshot, Video, GIF

Tiny Clips for Windows video trimmer showing trim handles, frame stepping, speed control, and Export frame — Video trimmer with frame stepping and speed presets

Tiny Clips for Mac menu bar menu with Screenshot, Record Video, and Record GIF and their keyboard shortcuts — Menu bar access with global shortcuts

Clips Manager on Mac showing a grid of GIFs, screenshots, and videos with tags and favorites — Clips Manager: tags, favorites, search, and batch actions

Tiny Clips for Mac video trimmer preparing a short recording for export — Trim before you share

Watch a full capture in 90 seconds

Capture, trim, and share — the way it happens on a real desk.

Private by design

Captures are saved to folders you choose. No account, no telemetry, no cloud unless you connect your own Uploadcare.
Genuinely lightweight

Around 4 MB on Mac and 21 MB on Windows. Starts in the tray or menu bar and stays idle until you call it.
Open source

MIT licensed on GitHub. Read the code, file a bug straight from the app, or build it yourself.
Accessible

Keyboard-first flows, Narrator and VoiceOver announcements, and a documented accessibility gate before every Windows release.

Questions, answered

Anything else? Open an issue on GitHub or use File a Bug inside the app.

How do I install Tiny Clips on Windows?

Open the Microsoft Store listing and click Install. The Store keeps Tiny Clips updated for you. Prefer a terminal? Run winget install Refractored.TinyClips. Signed MSIX packages are also on GitHub Releases.

How do I install Tiny Clips on macOS?

Use the Mac App Store for automatic updates and Clips Manager. Homebrew users can tap jamesmontemagno/tiny-clips and brew install --cask tiny-clips. TestFlight and direct GitHub downloads are available too.

Is Tiny Clips really free?

Yes. Every feature is included on both platforms with no account, subscription, or paid unlock. On macOS you can optionally leave a tip; supporters get a small badge in Settings and nothing else changes.

Does Tiny Clips collect any data?

No. There is no telemetry or analytics service. Capture statistics in Settings → Analytics are stored only on your device. Uploads happen only if you connect your own Uploadcare account. Read the privacy policy.

What permissions does it need?

Windows and macOS prompt for screen capture the first time you record. Microphone and camera are requested only when you turn those options on for a recording, and you can revoke them any time in system settings.

Which formats and quality settings are available?

Screenshots save as PNG (JPEG and scale options on Windows). Video is hardware-accelerated H.264 MP4 at 24, 30, or 60 fps with optional microphone and system audio. GIFs support 5–30 fps and a configurable maximum width.

Which versions of Windows and macOS are supported?

Windows 11 22H2 or later on x64 and ARM64, and macOS 15 Sequoia or later. Both builds are native: WinUI 3 on Windows and Swift with ScreenCaptureKit on Mac.

Ready when your next clip is.

Free on both stores. Installs in seconds, then waits quietly in your tray or menu bar.

Windows 11

winget or MSIX instead

macOS 15+

Homebrew or TestFlight instead

Capture it. Polish it. Share it. All from a tiny icon.