Sowiks
Mac screenshot app with 13 annotation tools, instant shareable links, and video/GIF recording capabilities.
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Description
Explaining a bug, a design tweak, or a how-to step is almost always faster with a picture than a paragraph, but most people are stuck using their OS's basic screenshot tool and then pasting into a separate app just to draw an arrow or blur out sensitive info. Sowiks is a Mac app that combines capture, annotation, and sharing into one step: take a screenshot (or record a short video/GIF), mark it up with one of 13 annotation tools, and get an instant shareable link — all without leaving the app.
It supports area, window, full-screen, and scrolling capture modes, OCR text extraction from images, and can stitch up to 10 screenshots into a single collection. The free tier includes window capture and all 13 annotation tools permanently; the $19.99 one-time 'Solo' purchase adds 1GB of cloud storage and unlocks full capture modes, with no subscription required after the initial purchase.
💬 Our review
The short version: Sowiks nails the specific workflow of screenshot → annotate → share in one continuous action, and the one-time-purchase pricing is refreshingly not another monthly subscription.
Against subscription-based competitors like CleanShot X (which has a similar feature set but bills recurring), Sowiks' $19.99 lifetime price for Solo is a clear cost advantage if you'll use it for more than a year or two — the tradeoff is a fairly modest 1GB of included cloud storage, which fills up faster than you'd expect if you're sharing a lot of full video recordings rather than static images. It's also Mac-only, so teams with mixed OS environments will need a second tool for Windows/Linux users, and the generous permanent free tier (window capture + all 13 annotation tools) means many casual users may never actually need to pay at all.
💰 Pricing
📊 Global score
🤖 AI-enriched data
Gratuit : capture de fenêtre + 13 outils d'annotation, permanent. Solo : 19,99 $ achat unique (accès à vie + 1 Go de stockage). Essai gratuit de 7 jours.
Pros
Achat unique à 19,99 $, pas d'abonnement
13 outils d'annotation inclus même dans le palier gratuit
Capture + annotation + partage en un seul flux
Extraction de texte OCR intégrée
Cons
Mac uniquement, pas de Windows/Linux
Stockage cloud limité à 1 Go dans le palier Solo
Capture complète (zone/plein écran/défilement) réservée au palier payant