Paste it. Organize it. Find it.
Right after capture.
TidyShot watches the screenshot folder you choose, copies new Mac captures to your clipboard, files them into a cleaner library, and makes them easier to find later.
macOS 13+ On-device processing 2-minute setup
Why your Mac screenshot workflow breaks down.
Default macOS screenshots create clutter, generic filenames, and extra work when you need to organize or find a screenshot later.
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Default screenshots lose context fast
macOS gives every screenshot a timestamped filename, which makes quick sharing and later search much harder than it should be.
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Finding old screenshots takes too long
When screenshots are badly named, you waste time digging through folders just to find the right image for Slack, Jira, or Figma.
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A screenshot manager does not exist by default
If you take screenshots often, your Mac desktop quickly fills with files named things like "Screen Shot 2026…". There is no built-in screenshot organizer keeping things tidy for you.
A screenshot organizer for
Mac
built around instant paste and recall.
TidyShot gives you a faster Mac screenshot workflow: keep your existing shortcuts, then let the app copy, rename, organize, and surface screenshots later.
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Paste screenshots instantly on Mac
Once you choose your screenshot folder, every new capture can be copied straight to your clipboard so you can paste into Slack, Figma, Notion, or Jira without an extra step. (Tip: pair it with Clipset to recall historically captured screenshots from your clipboard history).
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Auto-rename screenshots on Mac
TidyShot automatically renames screenshots using the frontmost app, so your files are more descriptive from the moment they are created.
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Automatic screenshot organizer
TidyShot moves screenshots into a managed library so you can keep a clean desktop on Mac while still keeping every capture easy to find.
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Find any screenshot in two keystrokes
Open search with a shortcut and pull up the exact shot you need by app name, filename, date, or optional OCR text.
⌃ ⌥ Space
Your screenshots stay searchable from anywhere, anytime.
From messy
screenshots
to a real screenshot manager.
macOS gives you a timestamp and a Desktop pile. TidyShot gives you instant paste, renamed files, structured organization, optional OCR, and faster screenshot search on Mac.
| Capability | Default macOS | TidyShot |
|---|---|---|
| Meaningful filenames | Timestamp only | Renamed by app name and date |
| Automatic organisation | Piles up on Desktop | Structured library, every time |
| Search text inside screenshots | Not possible | Search screenshot text when OCR is enabled |
| Global search shortcut | Manual Spotlight only | Global screenshot search shortcut |
| Clipboard auto-copy | Manual ⌃ modifier only | Automatic on every capture |
| Low-maintenance background workflow | Basic only | Menu bar app after one-time setup |
Screenshot tips for Mac users
Practical guides to help you get more from your Mac screenshot workflow.
How to rename screenshots on Mac
Stop drowning in timestamped filenames. Learn how automatic renaming makes screenshots easier to find and share.
Read guide GuideSearch text inside screenshots on Mac
Find old screenshots by the words visible inside them. How OCR works, what it can find, and where it helps most.
Read guide ComparisonTidyShot vs macOS Screenshots
A fair look at what the built-in Mac screenshot workflow does well—and where a dedicated screenshot manager adds value.
Read comparisonQuestions about the Mac screenshot app, answered.
Usually under two minutes. Download, install, choose the folder where your Mac saves screenshots, and TidyShot can start copying new captures to your clipboard, renaming them, filing them into its library, and making them searchable in the background.
No. TidyShot processes everything on your device. OCR indexing, renaming, and file organisation all happen locally. Nothing leaves your Mac. There are no remote servers, no cloud sync, and no account required.
Yes, as long as you point TidyShot at the folder where macOS saves your screenshots. Your built-in Mac screenshot shortcuts stay the same, and TidyShot watches that selected folder for new screenshot files after capture.
Yes. TidyShot can automatically copy each new screenshot to your clipboard after capture if you turn that option on in Settings. If you prefer a simpler workflow, you can leave clipboard auto-copy off and use TidyShot only for renaming, organization, and search.
TidyShot requires macOS 13 Ventura or later. It runs natively on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.
TidyShot uses Apple's built-in Vision framework for OCR. In practice, it works well for many common screenshot text recognition tasks, especially clear UI text. OCR is optional, runs locally on your Mac, and powers search screenshots by app name, date, filename, or text inside the image when enabled.
TidyShot is designed to stay lightweight in normal use as a Mac menu bar screenshot app. OCR work is optional and runs in the background after capture, so the main screenshot rename and organise flow stays fast.
TidyShot is best at handling new screenshots from the moment you install it. It can index screenshots that already live inside the folder you choose, but it does not automatically go back and reorganize your old files for you.
With TidyShot running, simply use the global search shortcut (Control + Option + Space by default) and type the words you remember seeing in the screenshot. TidyShot uses on-device OCR to instantly find images containing that exact text.
Upgrade your screenshot
workflow.
Keep every shot organised.
TidyShot is free to try. Install in two minutes and turn your default Mac screenshots into a workflow that is easier to paste, organise, and search.
macOS 13+ On-device processing 2-minute setup