# Monosnap

> Screenshot and screen recording tool with its own cloud storage

Monosnap is a screenshot and screen recording tool for Mac, Windows and Chrome with its own cloud storage. Captures can be marked up with arrows, text, shapes and blur, then uploaded for a short share link or sent to outside storage such as Dropbox, Google Drive or Amazon S3. The Free and Non-Commercial plans are licensed for personal use only, so using it at work needs the Commercial plan.

- **Category:** Screen Recording & Video
- **Made by:** Monosnap Inc.
- **Website:** https://monosnap.ai
- **Runs on:** macOS, Windows, Browser extension
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Monosnap has a free plan. Paid plans start at $2.5 per month, billed yearly; $3 billed monthly.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Free plan, for personal and family use only: unlimited screenshots, 5 minutes of video recording, 2 GB of Monosnap storage, 100 MB per upload, and 30 days of access to the cloud integrations.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | Personal and family use only: unlimited screenshots, 5 minutes of video recording, 2 GB of storage and a 100 MB limit per uploaded file. |
| Non-Commercial | $2.5 per month, billed yearly; $3 billed monthly | Still personal use only: unlimited video recording, 10 GB or more of storage, a 2 GB upload limit and integrations with external cloud services. |
| Commercial | $5 per user / month, billed yearly; $10 billed monthly | Licensed for commercial use, with a team account, private links, 10 GB or more of storage per member and the cloud integrations. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Single sign-on, advanced access control, settings control, a tailored SLA and custom contracts and invoicing, arranged through sales. |

Read from https://monosnap.ai/pay on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Monosnap before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save up to 50% with yearly billing** (Annual discount): The pricing page lists Non-Commercial at $2.5 a month billed yearly against $3 monthly (16% off), and Commercial at $5 against $10 (50% off). Source: https://monosnap.ai/pay
- **Lifetime non-commercial license for $99.99** (Lifetime license): The Mac App Store listing offers the paid non-commercial version as a lifetime purchase for $99.99, alongside monthly and yearly subscriptions. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/monosnap-screenshot-editor/id540348655?mt=12

## Key features

- **Screenshot capture:** Captures the full screen, part of it or a selected window, with an 8x magnifier for exact crop edges, customizable hotkeys and delayed screenshots.
- **Annotation editor:** Highlights details with a pen, text, arrows and shapes and blurs private information. A capture can also be opened in an external editor.
- **Video and GIF recording:** Records screencasts and GIFs and can highlight details while recording. The Free plan allows 5 minutes of video; paid plans are unlimited.
- **Monosnap storage and short links:** Uploads a capture or any dropped file to Monosnap's cloud and returns a short link. Storage is 2 GB on Free and starts at 10 GB on paid plans.
- **External storage integrations:** Paid plans can send captures to Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, Evernote, Yandex.Disk, Amazon S3, FTP, sFTP or WebDAV. Free accounts get this for 30 days.
- **Team accounts and private links:** The Commercial plan adds a team account and private links. Enterprise adds single sign-on, advanced access control and central settings control.

## Good for

- Annotated screenshots with arrows, text and blur on Mac or Windows
- People who keep captures in their own Dropbox, S3 or FTP storage
- Home users who need screenshots and short clips at no cost

## Worth knowing

- The Free and Non-Commercial plans are for personal use only; any commercial use needs the Commercial plan.
- Free accounts are limited to 5 minutes of video recording, 2 GB of storage and 100 MB per upload, and lose the cloud integrations after 30 days.
- Mac App Store purchases are priced separately, at $4.49 a month or $44.99 a year for the non-commercial version.
- Apps are offered for Mac, Windows and Chrome only; no Linux or mobile app is listed.

## Works with

Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, Evernote, Yandex.Disk, Amazon S3, YouTube

**Tags:** Screenshots, Screen recording, File sharing

## Alternatives

- [Camtasia Snagit](https://toolgpa.com/tools/snagit): Screen capture and recording tool with annotation and step guides. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/monosnap-vs-snagit)
- [CleanShot X](https://toolgpa.com/tools/cleanshot-x): Mac screenshot and screen recording app with a one-time license. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cleanshot-x-vs-monosnap)
- [Droplr](https://toolgpa.com/tools/droplr): Screenshots, screen recordings and file uploads as short links. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/droplr-vs-monosnap)
- [Zight](https://toolgpa.com/tools/zight): Screen recordings, screenshots and GIFs shared as instant links. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/monosnap-vs-zight)
- [ScreenRec](https://toolgpa.com/tools/screenrec): Desktop screen recorder and screenshot tool with instant share links. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/monosnap-vs-screenrec)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://monosnap.ai/
- https://monosnap.ai/pay
- https://monosnap.ai/download
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/monosnap-screenshot-editor/id540348655?mt=12

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/monosnap
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