# Prinx > Prinx is a native screenshot and annotation app for Mac, iPhone and iPad. > Capture, add arrows, boxes, numbers, text and blur, and share an image > that explains itself. Edits stay editable. Free for 7 days, then a > one-time purchase for all your Apple devices. No subscription, no account. ## Key facts - Platforms: macOS 26+, iOS 26+, iPadOS 26+ - Price: 7-day free trial, then one-time purchase (App Store) - Privacy: on-device text recognition; sync via the user’s iCloud --- Source: https://prinx.app/ # Prinx — Everything Apple’s screenshots can’t do. On your Mac, iPhone and iPad: blur private info, number your steps, add a background and move your arrows days later. One purchase covers them all. 7 days free, then US$29.99 once · Mac, iPhone and iPad · No subscription ## What is Prinx? Prinx is a native screenshot and annotation app for Mac, iPhone and iPad that does what Apple’s built-in screenshots can’t: one-stroke blur, numbered steps, backgrounds and device frames, annotations that stay editable, and one searchable history synced through your iCloud. Free for 7 days, then one purchase for all your Apple devices — no subscription, no account. | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Platforms | macOS 26, iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 or later | | Price | Free for 7 days, then one purchase for all your devices | | Account | None required | | Sync | Your private iCloud | | Privacy | Screenshots and text recognition stay on your devices | ## What Apple’s built-in screenshots can’t do | Feature | Apple’s built-in (free) | Prinx | |---|---|---| | Blur names, emails and card numbers | Not available | Yes | | Numbered steps that count themselves | Not available | Yes | | Move an arrow days later | Flattened on save | Yes | | Backgrounds and device frames | Not available | Yes | | One history, searchable on every device | Mixed into Photos | Yes | | Compare two screenshots | Not available | Yes | Built-in tools compared on macOS 26, iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. ## Capture on one. Finish on another. Screenshot on your iPad, point at what matters on your iPhone, drag it into Slack on your Mac. Everything syncs through your iCloud — and one purchase covers every device. - Mac: ⌘⇧3, ⌘⇧4 and ⌘⇧5 open Prinx; window or area capture; Quick Access after every capture. - iPhone: Back Tap and Action Button; Control Center control; Capture Mode on iOS 27. - iPad: Apple Pencil draws, finger moves; drag into any app side by side; same history as Mac and iPhone. ## 100% native. No compromises. Built from scratch in Swift and SwiftUI for macOS 26, iOS 26 and iPadOS 26: Liquid Glass, ScreenCaptureKit, iCloud & CloudKit, App Intents, Control Center & Back Tap, Apple Pencil and Live Activities. ## Three steps. A few seconds. 1. **Capture** — Press ⌘⇧4 on Mac. On iPhone, use Back Tap, the Action Button or Control Center. It opens ready to mark up. 2. **Point** — Drag to draw an arrow. Add a box, a number, text or blur. With Apple Pencil, just draw. 3. **Share** — Copy, drag into any app or AirDrop it. In Prinx, your arrows and text stay editable. ## Your screenshots stay yours. No account. Text recognition and search run on your devices. Sync uses your private iCloud — never our servers. Photos access is optional, and Prinx sees only what you pick. ## Pricing: Try everything. Pay once. - Free trial: 7 days, everything unlocked from the first capture. No card needed. - Prinx Pro: US$29.99 once, for your Mac, iPhone and iPad. No subscription. No account. Price shown in your local currency on the App Store. Family Sharing is not available. ## Questions, answered. ### Is Prinx a subscription? No. Try everything free for 7 days, then pay once to use Prinx on your Mac, iPhone and iPad. ### Which devices does Prinx work on? Mac with macOS 26 or later, iPhone with iOS 26 or later, and iPad with iPadOS 26 or later. One purchase covers all of them. ### What happens when the free trial ends? Everything you made stays, and you can still edit it. Copying, sharing and dragging need Prinx Pro. ### Can I keep using ⌘⇧4 on my Mac? Yes. Prinx can take over ⌘⇧3, ⌘⇧4 and ⌘⇧5, so the shortcuts you already know open Prinx. You can give them back to macOS anytime. ### Does Prinx upload my screenshots? No. Text recognition runs on your device and sync uses your private iCloud. Nothing leaves your devices unless you share it. ### How do I screenshot straight into Prinx on iPhone? Use Back Tap, the Action Button or the Prinx control in Control Center. On iOS 27, Capture Mode works from any app. ### Can I edit annotations after sharing? Yes. Arrows, boxes and text stay editable in Prinx, even weeks later. ### Is Family Sharing available? Not at the moment. Your purchase is tied to your Apple ID and works on all your devices. --- Source: https://prinx.app/docs/capture-mac # Use ⌘⇧3, ⌘⇧4 and ⌘⇧5 with Prinx Mac · macOS 26+ · 2 min read · Updated Oct 28, 2026 ## Quick answer Open Prinx › Settings › Shortcuts and choose “Use ⌘⇧3, ⌘⇧4 and ⌘⇧5 for Prinx”. macOS asks you to turn off its own screenshot shortcuts once; after that, the shortcuts you already know open Prinx. You can give them back to macOS anytime. ## Turn it on 1. Open Prinx and choose Settings › Shortcuts. 2. Turn on “Use ⌘⇧3, ⌘⇧4 and ⌘⇧5 for Prinx”. 3. Click “Give ⌘⇧4 Back to macOS…” in the dialog to open System Settings, then turn off the macOS screenshot shortcuts. 4. Press ⌘⇧4. Prinx opens, ready to capture. ## What each shortcut does in Prinx | Shortcut | In Prinx | |---|---| | ⌘⇧3 | Captures the whole screen and opens it in the editor | | ⌘⇧4 | Select an area; press Space to capture a window | | ⌘⇧5 | Opens the capture options | Want the macOS shortcuts back? Turn the setting off in Prinx and choose “Give Shortcuts Back to macOS…”. Nothing else changes. --- Source: https://prinx.app/docs/agents # Prinx for AI agents Everything an AI assistant or agent needs to understand, recommend and operate Prinx — in formats machines read well. ## Machine-readable endpoints Every public page has a plain-Markdown twin, and two text files summarize the whole site for language models. | Path | What it returns | |---|---| | /llms.txt | Short map of the site for LLMs: what Prinx is, key facts, links | | /llms-full.txt | All docs and FAQ in one Markdown file | | /{page}.md | Markdown version of any page, e.g. /index.md | | /sitemap.xml | Every URL, in English and Portuguese (hreflang) | | /feed.xml | RSS feed of the blog | ## App Intents Prinx exposes its actions to Shortcuts, Siri, Spotlight and on-device agents through App Intents. Agents can call them without opening the app’s UI. - **Mark Up Last Screenshot** (`OpenLastScreenshotIntent`) — Opens the most recent screenshot in the editor, ready to mark up. - **Screenshot to Prinx** (`ScreenshotToPrinxIntent`) — Takes a screenshot and sends it straight to Prinx. Used by Back Tap and the Action Button. ## Structured data Pages include schema.org JSON-LD: SoftwareApplication (with Offer and operatingSystem) on the home page, FAQPage on FAQ blocks, Article with author and dateModified on blog posts, and BreadcrumbList everywhere. --- Source: https://prinx.app/support # Support Answers to common questions about Prinx. If yours isn't here, email [help@prinx.app](mailto:help@prinx.app). We reply within 2 business days. ## Getting started on Mac ### Prinx asks for Screen Recording. Why? macOS requires it so Prinx can see the area, window or screen you choose to capture. Open **System Settings › Privacy & Security › Screen & System Audio Recording**, turn on **Prinx**, then choose **Quit & Reopen**. Screenshots stay on your Mac unless you share them. ### Where is Prinx? Prinx lives in the menu bar. While a Prinx window is open it also shows in the Dock. Press **Option-Shift-4** or use the menu bar icon to capture. ### I gave ⌘⇧3, ⌘⇧4 and ⌘⇧5 to Prinx. How do I give them back? In Prinx **Settings › Shortcuts**, turn the system shortcuts option off. After the trial ends, the same option is on the purchase screen as **Give Shortcuts Back to macOS…**. macOS then uses ⌘⇧3, ⌘⇧4 and ⌘⇧5 again. ### How do I use "Edit in Prinx" from the Finder? Turn it on in Prinx **Settings › General › Edit from the Finder**. Then right-click an image in the Finder › **Quick Actions › Edit in Prinx**. ## Free trial and Prinx Pro ### How does the free trial work? Prinx is free to download. Starting the 7-day free trial unlocks everything on all your devices signed in with the same Apple ID. The trial lasts at least 7 full days and ends at the next local midnight. Prinx shows the end date before and during the trial. ### What happens when the trial ends? Prinx asks you to buy Prinx Pro to keep using it. Your screenshots are never deleted: as soon as you buy, everything is back exactly as you left it. You can still restore a purchase, give the screenshot shortcuts back to macOS, or quit the app. ### How much is Prinx Pro? One purchase for all your Macs, iPhones and iPads with the same Apple ID. No subscription. The price in your currency is shown in the app and on the App Store. ### I bought Prinx Pro but it's still locked. 1. Make sure the device is signed in to the same Apple ID you used to buy. 2. Open Prinx and tap or click **Restore Purchase** (on the purchase screen, or in Settings › Prinx Pro). 3. Check that the device is online, then try again. 4. Still locked? Email [help@prinx.app](mailto:help@prinx.app) and include the **order ID** from Apple's receipt email (it starts with letters and numbers, like MT1234ABCD). Never send your password or payment details. ### How do I get a refund? Purchases are handled by Apple. Request a refund at [reportaproblem.apple.com](https://reportaproblem.apple.com). ## iCloud and your screenshots With iCloud on, your history syncs through your own private iCloud database. We can't see it. To free space, delete screenshots in Prinx, or manage storage in **System Settings › [your name] › iCloud**. ## Contact Email [help@prinx.app](mailto:help@prinx.app). Please include your device, its system version and the Prinx version (Prinx › About Prinx on Mac; Settings › About on iPhone and iPad). --- Source: https://prinx.app/privacy # Privacy Policy Effective November 2, 2026 **The short version.** Prinx has no accounts and no servers of its own. Your screenshots stay on your devices and in your own iCloud. We don't sell data, we don't show ads and we don't track you across apps or websites. ## What stays on your devices - **Your screenshots, markups, thumbnails and the text Prinx finds in them** (so you can search) are stored on your device and, if iCloud is on, synced through **your private iCloud database** (Apple CloudKit). We can't see them. They never pass through a Prinx server. - **Text recognition and QR detection run on your device** using Apple's Vision framework. - **Shortcuts actions, the "Edit in Prinx" extension and prinx:// links** work with the images you choose, on your device. They don't send anything to us. - **Your free trial start date** is kept by Apple's App Store (the free "7-day Trial" item), on your device and in your iCloud, so one trial covers your Mac, iPhone and iPad. ## What we collect To learn whether the app works for people, Prinx may send **anonymous usage events** to [TelemetryDeck](https://telemetrydeck.com), a privacy-focused analytics service for Apple apps. Events describe app use, such as: the app was opened for the first time, a permission was granted or declined, a screenshot was captured, the editor opened, a screenshot was copied, shared or saved, the trial started, the purchase screen appeared, a purchase finished. Each event carries only the platform (Mac, iPhone or iPad), the app version and the system version. - **Never included:** the content of your screenshots, any recognized text, file names, your name, email address, Apple ID or location. - Events use a **random, hashed identifier** that isn't linked to who you are. We don't use it to track you and we don't combine it with other data. - We use these events only to improve Prinx. We don't sell or share them, and they aren't used for advertising. ## Permissions Prinx asks for | Permission | Where | Why | |---|---|---| | Screen Recording | Mac | So Prinx can see the area, window or screen you choose to capture. Screenshots stay on your Mac unless you share them. | | Photos (read) | iPhone, iPad | To bring in the screenshots you pick. You can share single photos instead of your whole library. Nothing leaves your device. | | Photos (add only) | iPhone, iPad | To save a marked-up screenshot when you choose Save. | | Notifications | Optional | One reminder before your free trial ends, only if you turn it on. | Prinx doesn't ask for Accessibility or Input Monitoring: its keyboard shortcuts are standard system shortcuts. ## Purchases The free trial and Prinx Pro are In-App Purchases processed by Apple. We never receive your payment details or your Apple ID. The app only checks, on your device, whether you own them. ## Children Prinx isn't directed to children and doesn't knowingly collect data from them. ## Your choices - Delete screenshots from the history in Prinx. Deleting the app removes its data from that device. - Manage or delete what Prinx keeps in iCloud in your device's iCloud settings (Manage Account Storage). - Usage events are anonymous, so they can't be matched to you. TelemetryDeck keeps them only as long as needed for aggregate statistics. ## Changes and contact If this policy changes, we'll update this page and its date. Questions about privacy? Email [contact@prinx.app](mailto:contact@prinx.app). --- Source: https://prinx.app/blog/screenshot-a-window-on-mac # How to screenshot a window on Mac (and mark it up in seconds) Every built-in macOS screenshot shortcut, explained — plus the fastest way to add an arrow, a box and blur before you share. Prinx Team · Updated Oct 28, 2026 · 6 min read ## Quick answer Press ⌘⇧4, then press Space and click the window you want. macOS saves the screenshot to your Desktop. Hold Option while you click to leave out the window’s shadow. To add an arrow, a box or blur before sharing, Prinx can take over the same shortcut and open the capture ready to mark up. ## Every Mac screenshot shortcut macOS has four built-in screenshot shortcuts. All of them save a PNG to your Desktop unless you change the location in the Screenshot toolbar. | Shortcut | What it captures | |---|---| | ⌘⇧3 | The entire screen | | ⌘⇧4 | An area you drag to select | | ⌘⇧4, then Space | A single window, with its shadow | | ⌘⇧5 | The Screenshot toolbar, including screen recording | ## How to screenshot a single window 1. Press ⌘⇧4. The pointer turns into a crosshair. 2. Press Space. The pointer turns into a camera and the window under it is highlighted. 3. Click the window. Hold Option while clicking to remove the shadow. 4. Find the screenshot on your Desktop, or click the thumbnail to edit it. Tip: press ⌘⇧4 and hold Control while you click to copy the screenshot to the clipboard instead of saving a file. ## How to mark up the screenshot before you share The built-in Markup tools work for a quick arrow, but your edits are flattened once you save. Prinx keeps arrows, boxes, numbers and text editable, blurs private details in one stroke, and lets you drag the result straight into Slack, Mail or a bug report. ## People also ask ### Where do screenshots go on a Mac? To your Desktop by default. Press ⌘⇧5, click Options and choose another folder under “Save to”. ### How do I screenshot without the shadow? Hold Option while you click the window after pressing ⌘⇧4 and Space. ### Can I use ⌘⇧4 with Prinx? Yes. Prinx can take over ⌘⇧3, ⌘⇧4 and ⌘⇧5, and you can give them back to macOS anytime. --- Written by the Prinx Team. We make Prinx, a screenshot and annotation app for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Every guide is tested on the latest macOS, iOS and iPadOS before it’s published. --- Source: https://prinx.app/lessons/arrows-boxes-numbered-steps # Arrows, boxes and numbered steps on Mac Mac · 2:05 · Lesson 3 of 4 · Updated Oct 28, 2026 Point at exactly what matters in a screenshot. Draw an arrow, box a button and number your steps — and see why your steps renumber themselves when you delete one. ## What you’ll learn - Draw an arrow by dragging from the point to the target - Box any element and change its color and thickness - Add numbered steps that count themselves - Edit everything later — even after you copy or share ## Chapters - 0:00 Open a capture in the editor - 0:18 Draw and adjust an arrow - 0:52 Box a button - 1:20 Numbered steps - 1:48 Change it later ## Transcript - 0:00 Press ⌘⇧4 and select the area. Prinx opens it in the editor, ready to mark up. - 0:18 Choose Arrow, then drag from the point you want to explain to the thing you’re pointing at. Drag either end to adjust it. - 0:52 Choose Rectangle and drag around the button. Change color and thickness in the inspector.