The Monosnap Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Monosnap in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Monosnap
The Insider’s Guide
Screenshot and screen recording tool with its own cloud storage
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among screen recording and video tools, read from Monosnap’s own pages.
Made by Monosnap Inc. · checked Oct 9, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Monosnap’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Monosnap’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.8
GPA, above 38 of the 52 other screen recording and video tools we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Monosnap, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No store rating on record, but this is an app you download and use straight away: take a capture, mark it up, paste the link.
- 1
Best for annotated screenshots with a share link
Monosnap takes a screenshot, lets you put arrows, text and blur on it, and hands you a short link, and it can send captures to your own Dropbox, Google Drive or Amazon S3.
- 2
Paid plans start at $2.50 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $2.5 per month, billed yearly; $3 billed monthly.
- 3
There is a 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.
- 4
It runs on 2 platforms
macOS and Windows, with a browser extension too.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 2.8 GPA, above 38 of 52
That is against the other screen recording and video tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
Nothing Monosnap does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 6 things listed below take a company.
Monosnap at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $2.5 per month, billed yearly; $3 billed monthly
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- macOS, Windows, Browser extension
- Made by
- Monosnap Inc.
- Category
- Screen Recording & Video
- Our grade
- 2.8 GPA, good
The report card
Best for annotated screenshots with a share link
Monosnap takes a screenshot, lets you put arrows, text and blur on it, and hands you a short link, and it can send captures to your own Dropbox, Google Drive or Amazon S3. Free and the $2.5 plan are licensed for personal use only, so work means Commercial at $5 per user a month. Free video stops at 5 minutes, and there's no Linux or phone app.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | Non-Commercial is $2.5 a month on the year, and Commercial, the one you need at work, is $5 per user. The lowest quarter of this category starts at $5 and the middle is $10, so both plans sit at or under that line. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Unlimited screenshots free. But video stops at 5 minutes, storage at 2 GB, each upload at 100 MB, the cloud integrations go after 30 days, and the license is personal and family use only. |
| Features | C | It does the capture-and-annotate job fully: magnified crops, delayed shots, pen, text, arrows, blur, plus screencasts and GIFs. That's a smaller job than video proper, and the listing shows no video editing, with team accounts and private links held back for Commercial. |
| Ease of use | B | No store rating on record, but this is an app you download and use straight away: take a capture, mark it up, paste the link. Pointing it at your own Dropbox, S3 or FTP is optional, not a setup step. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Mac, Windows and a Chrome extension, with paid plans sending captures to Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, Evernote, Amazon S3, FTP and more. No Linux and no phone app, which is what keeps it off an A. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Monosnap is for
- Fits if you send annotated screenshots with arrows, text and blur all day
- Works for home users who need screenshots and short clips at no cost
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want it free at work, as Free and Non-Commercial are for personal use only
- Tight if you're staying free and record video, because clips stop at 5 minutes, storage at 2 GB and uploads at 100 MB
- Not for you if you're on Linux or a phone, since apps are Mac, Windows and Chrome only
- Watch out: free accounts lose the cloud integrations after 30 days, and no video editing is listed
- Pricey if you buy through the Mac App Store, at $4.49 a month against $3 a month on Monosnap's own site
Good to know
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$2.50
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Monosnap has a free plan. Paid plans start at $2.5 per month, billed yearly; $3 billed monthly.
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.
The 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.
Read from monosnap.ai on Oct 9, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save up to 50% with yearly billing
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).
Stated on monosnap.aiLifetime license
Lifetime non-commercial license for $99.99
The Mac App Store listing offers the paid non-commercial version as a lifetime purchase for $99.99, alongside monthly and yearly subscriptions.
Stated on apps.apple.com
What the app costs elsewhere
Each country’s App Store price for “Non-commercial plan MONTHLY.”, against $4.49 in the United States, in dollars at the day’s rate. The four cheapest and the four dearest of 11.
| Country | Price there | In dollars | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | ₺29,99 | $0.61 | 86% less |
| Brazil | R$ 16,90 | $3.38 | 25% less |
| Indonesia | Rp 65ribu | $3.64 | 19% less |
| Philippines | ₱ 229.00 | $3.65 | 19% less |
| Mexico | $85.00 | $4.67 | about the same |
| Australia | $6.99 | $4.88 | 9% more |
| Germany | 4,99 € | $5.59 | 25% more |
| United Kingdom | £4.49 | $5.94 | 32% more |
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: macOS, Windows and Browser extension
Screenshot and screen recording tool with its own cloud storage. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: screen recording, screenshots, file sharing.
It does the capture-and-annotate job fully: magnified crops, delayed shots, pen, text, arrows, blur, plus screencasts and GIFs.
- 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.
Where it runs
- macOS
- Windows
- Browser extension
What it works with
- Dropbox
- Google Drive
- Box
- Evernote
- Yandex.Disk
- Amazon S3
- YouTube
Monosnap is made by Monosnap Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
38/52
Other screen recording and video tools it is graded above
Monosnap's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 38 of the 52 other screen recording and video tools we grade, and level with 6.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 39 of 52) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $2.50 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 1 of the 41 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 53 screen recording and video tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Monosnap’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 39 of 52
- CFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 52
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 52
- BEase of useAbove 20 of 52
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 15 of 52
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 46 screen recording and video tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Monosnap is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
Nothing Monosnap does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 6 things listed below take a company.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 38 of the 52 other screen recording and video tools we grade. It costs $30 a year.
What you could not
- Capture tools hooked into the operating system.
- Recording the screen with its sound, and somewhere to keep the video.
- Storing and serving files for other people.
- A real app for macOS and Windows. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Dropbox, Google Drive and Box among them.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on.
What this rests on. Monosnap’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Camtasia Snagit, CleanShot X, Droplr, Zight and ScreenRec
The 5 tools Monosnap is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Camtasia Snagit
Free trial · from $39/yr
Screen capture and recording tool with annotation and step guides.
- Monosnap has a free plan. Camtasia Snagit does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Monosnap lists a browser extension.
- Monosnap also covers file sharing.
- 2.0GPA
CleanShot X
From $35 one-time
Mac screenshot and screen recording app with a one-time license.
- Monosnap has a free plan. CleanShot X does not.
- Only Monosnap lists a Windows app.
- Only Monosnap lists a browser extension.
- 2.2GPA
Droplr
Free trial · from $6/mo
Screenshots, screen recordings and file uploads as short links.
- Monosnap has a free plan. Droplr does not, though it has a free trial.
- 2.4GPA
Zight
Free plan · from $9.95/mo
Screen recordings, screenshots and GIFs shared as instant links.
- Only Zight lists a web app.
- Only Zight lists an iOS app.
- Zight also covers meeting notes, transcription and video editing.
- 2.4GPA
ScreenRec
Free plan · from $4.99/mo
Desktop screen recorder and screenshot tool with instant share links.
- Only Monosnap lists a browser extension.
- Only ScreenRec lists a Linux app.
- Monosnap also covers file sharing.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Monosnap free?
Monosnap has a 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.
How much does Monosnap cost?
Monosnap lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Monosnap work on?
Monosnap is available on macOS and Windows. It also has a browser extension.
Does Monosnap offer any discounts?
Monosnap publicly lists the following: Save up to 50% with yearly billing; Lifetime non-commercial license for $99.99.
Does Monosnap have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Monosnap is listed for macOS and Windows.
Does Monosnap have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Monosnap is listed for macOS and Windows.
Is Monosnap open source?
Monosnap is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 9, 2026.
What does Monosnap integrate with?
Monosnap's listing names Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, Evernote, Yandex.Disk, Amazon S3 and YouTube.
Who makes Monosnap?
Monosnap is made by Monosnap Inc.
What are the alternatives to Monosnap?
The closest alternatives to Monosnap in our directory are Camtasia Snagit, CleanShot X, Droplr, Zight and ScreenRec.
How does Monosnap compare with other screen recording and video tools?
Monosnap's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 38 of the 52 other screen recording and video tools we grade, and level with 6.
Is Monosnap good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Monosnap A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $2.50 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 1 of the 41 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Monosnap?
Nothing Monosnap does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 6 things listed below take a company.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Monosnap’s own pages on Oct 9, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Monosnap's own pages on 9 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-02-16.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Monosnap Inc. Prices change, so check monosnap.ai before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Monosnap, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/monosnap
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Monosnap’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Monosnap is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Monosnap Inc. Prices and plans change: check monosnap.ai before you buy.