KelpShot
KelpShot 0.1.5Latest
15 October 2026- ImprovedQuiet start at login. When KelpShot opens at login, it waits in the menu bar with its shortcuts ready instead of opening its window. Opening it from Finder, Spotlight, or the Dock still shows the window.
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Earlier versions
0.1.415 October 2026Screenshots of KelpShot itself, and launch at login.
- FixedScreenshots include KelpShot's own windows. Settings, Recognized Text, and the Support window no longer disappear when you capture an area or the whole screen.
- FixedLaunch at login can be turned on. On some Macs the switch in Settings ▸ General was greyed out with “Reinstall KelpShot in Applications”.
0.1.38 October 2026Licenses are on sale.
- NewBuy a license. Buy in the app opens the pricing on kelpshot.app, and your key arrives right after checkout.
- ImprovedManage your license. Settings ▸ License has Change License… (for example to upgrade to Supporter), and Remove License now asks first.
0.1.26 October 2026Update checks ask first.
- ImprovedAutomatic update checks are opt-in. KelpShot asks once whether to check daily. You can change it any time in Settings ▸ Updates.
- ImprovedCheck for Updates… any time. From the KelpShot menu and the menu bar icon.
0.1.16 October 2026Curved arrows and update notices.
- NewCurved arrows. Pick Straight or Curved in the Arrow tool, or press A to switch. Drag the round handle to change the curve.
- ImprovedCleaner arrowheads. Arrowheads end in a clean point and follow the curve.
- NewUpdate notices. KelpShot tells you when a new version is available. It sends nothing about you, your Mac, or your screenshots.
0.1.06 October 2026The first early access.
- NewCapture. Area, window, or screen, with a delay, Repeat Area, and scrolling capture for long pages.
- NewMark up. Arrows, shapes, text, freehand, highlight, numbered steps, spotlight, and magnifier.
- NewRedact and read text. Redact Text… covers words you pick; text recognition copies text from any capture, on your Mac.
- NewShare. A floating thumbnail with Copy, Save, Pin, and drag-out; pins that float above your work; backdrops for polished images.