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Crop Goblin
For Mac · macOS 15+

Grab it. Scribble on it. Make it shiny.

Crop Goblin is a tiny menu bar app for Mac. Press Shift-Command-2, grab any bit of your screen, mark it up with arrows and text people can actually read, then turn it into a holographic trading card.

Launching soon on the Mac App Store. One email on launch day, then the goblin forgets you.

A screenshot of a checklist marked up in Crop Goblin: numbered steps, a pink box, a highlighted line, a redacted line labelled "no peeking" and a big arrow saying "Ship it", in the Green Goblin frame.
No. 003 · Ultra rare · Green Goblin

Three keys and a bit of mischief

How to take a screenshot on your Mac and mark it up, from shortcut to Slack.

  1. Press Shift-Command-2

    Your screen freezes. Drag across anything, or click a window to grab just that window, transparent corners and all.

  2. Scribble on it

    Arrows, boxes, numbered steps and bold text with a contrast outline, so it’s readable on anything: light apps, dark apps, busy photos.

  3. Send it, or make it shiny

    Return copies and closes. ⌘S saves a PNG. Drag it straight into Slack or Mail. Or export it as a holographic GIF.

Beige in, unmissable out

Annotate screenshots with arrows, boxes, ovals, outlined text, numbered steps and real redaction, then wrap them in a pearl frame.

The same screenshot annotated: a box labelled "who wrote this??", a highlighted line, a redacted line, and a red oval and arrow saying "Broken here", in the Pearl frame.
A plain screenshot of an app window.

Shiny mode

Export any screenshot as a looping GIF or video where light sweeps across the holographic frame, like a foil trading card. Paste one in Slack and watch people lose it.

No. 003 · Ultra rare · Green Goblin, shiny
No. 002 · Rare · Black Pearl, shiny

Rendered per pixel on your Mac's GPU. Works with every frame, including the free Pearl one. The tilt is just this website showing off: your exports stay flat, and only the light moves.

Every tool you need, none you don't

Screenshot annotation tools for macOS: arrow, rectangle, oval, text, numbered steps, highlighter, redaction, crop and emoji. Each has a one-key shortcut.

  • Arrow shortcut A

    Thick, tapered and impossible to miss.

  • Rectangle shortcut R

    Box the bit that matters. Corners match the frame.

  • Oval shortcut O

    For circling things accusingly.

  • Text shortcut T

    Bold, outlined and shadowed, so it reads on anything.

  • Numbered steps shortcut N

    Delete step 2 and the rest renumber themselves.

  • Highlighter shortcut H

    A proper marker swipe, not a yellow rectangle.

  • Redact shortcut B

    Real opaque pixels, not a blur someone can undo.

  • Crop shortcut C

    Crop after you capture. Return applies, Esc cancels.

  • Emoji shortcut :

    Type a colon in any text box to search.

Collect the frames

Every capture comes in a frame. Pearl is free; Pro unlocks Black Pearl, Green Goblin, Rose, Sky, and turning the frame off.

  • A screenshot in the Pearl frame: pastel holographic bands with a small engraved Crop Goblin wordmark.
    No. 001 · Common · Free · Pearl
  • The same screenshot in the Black Pearl frame: charcoal with violet, teal and rose lustre.
    No. 002 · Rare · Pro · Black Pearl
  • The same screenshot in the Green Goblin frame: emerald, mint and lime holographic bands.
    No. 003 · Ultra rare · Pro · Green Goblin
  • The same screenshot in the Rose frame: soft pink pearl.
    No. 004 · Uncommon · Pro · Rose
  • The same screenshot in the Sky frame: pale blue pearl.
    No. 005 · Uncommon · Pro · Sky
  • The same screenshot with no frame.
    No. 006 · Plain · Pro · No frame, for when the boss is watching

Pay once. Goblins hate rent.

Crop Goblin is free with every tool. Pro is a one-time $9.99 in-app purchase with Family Sharing. There is no subscription.

Free

Crop Goblin

$0 forever

  • Every annotation tool
  • Shiny GIF and video exports
  • Copy, save, or drag anywhere
  • The Pearl frame, with a tiny engraved wordmark
Pro

Crop Goblin Pro

$9.99 once

  • Everything in Free
  • Black Pearl, Green Goblin, Rose and Sky frames
  • Frame off, and no wordmark
  • Family Sharing
  • Monthly fee: none

Lives in the Mac App Store and collects nothing.

The goblin collects shiny things, not your data. Your screenshots stay on your Mac and go only where you put them.

No accountData not collected

Things people ask

Answers about price, permissions, privacy and Macs.

When can I get it?

Soon. Crop Goblin is waiting on App Store review. Join the waitlist and the goblin emails you once, on launch day, and then forgets your address.

Is it really free?

Yes. Every tool, Shiny GIF and video exports, copy, save and drag are free, forever. Free captures wear the Pearl frame with a small engraved Crop Goblin wordmark in the frame's bottom edge, never over your screenshot.

What does Pro unlock?

The other frames (Black Pearl, Green Goblin, Rose and Sky), turning the frame off entirely, and no wordmark. Pro is a one-time $9.99 in-app purchase with Family Sharing, so everyone in your family gets it too.

Is there a subscription?

No. Pay once and Pro is yours. No account, no renewal, no monthly fee.

Which Macs does it run on?

Any Mac running macOS 15 Sequoia or later, Apple silicon or Intel.

Why does it ask for Screen Recording permission?

macOS requires it for any app that captures the screen. Crop Goblin only reads your screen when you press the capture shortcut or choose Capture from its menu, and captures stay on your Mac.

More questions and support →

Ready to make it shiny?

Crop Goblin is nearly out. Leave your email and the goblin sends exactly one message, on launch day.