macOS menu bar app

Every screenshot,
searchable.

You took a screenshot three weeks ago. It had that one thing you need right now. Good luck finding it.

Caloura remembers. Every capture is OCR'd and searchable. It lives in your menu bar. It stays out of your way until you need it.

Download for Mac Free for 7 days · macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon & Intel

What it does

Instant capture

One hotkey. Select a region. Done. It's in your clipboard and saved to disk before you finish blinking.

Annotate

Arrows, boxes, text, blur. Mark it up before sharing. No need to open Photoshop for a red circle.

OCR built in

Every screenshot gets its text extracted automatically. Search "invoice" and find that receipt from six months ago.

Pin to screen

Float any capture on top of everything. Reference that design spec while you code. No more window juggling.

Searchable history

All your captures, searchable from the menu bar. Type a few letters. Find what you need. Get back to work.

Private by default

Your screenshots never leave your Mac. No cloud. No accounts. No "we value your privacy" nonsense. Just local files.

1

Capture

Hit your hotkey. Drag a box. Screenshot taken.

2

Annotate (optional)

Draw on it if you want. Or don't. Your call.

3

Find it later

Weeks from now, search for any word in it. There it is.

Three keystrokes. That's it.

Pricing

No subscriptions. Pay once. Own it forever. What a concept.

Free Trial

$0

for 7 days

  • All features included
  • No account required
  • No credit card
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Questions

What's OCR?

Optical Character Recognition. It reads the text in your screenshots so you can search for them later. Took a screenshot of a recipe? Search "garlic" and find it. It all happens locally on your Mac using Apple's Vision framework.

Is this a subscription?

No. It's a one-time purchase. Pay once, use forever. All future updates included.

What happens after the trial?

The app keeps working. You'll see a brief reminder once per launch asking you to purchase. No features are disabled.

How many Macs can I use it on?

One license covers one person on all their personal Macs. Use it on your desktop and laptop.

How do I activate my license?

After purchase, you'll receive a license key via email. Open Caloura → Preferences → License, paste the key, and click Activate.

I lost my license key

Check your email for the Gumroad receipt. Your license key is in that email. You can also log into your Gumroad library to retrieve it.

Can I get a refund?

Yes, within 30 days of purchase if Caloura doesn't work for you. Email with your Gumroad receipt and I'll process it.

Do you offer student discounts?

Not yet, but it's planned. Follow for updates.

Is my data sent anywhere?

No. Screenshots, OCR, and history stay entirely on your Mac. No cloud, no accounts, no telemetry. License activation is the only network call.

Get it

Try free for 7 days. Then $9 if you like it.

Download for macOS

Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple Silicon & Intel