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Desktop app for screenshots, screen recording, and local OCR on macOS, Windows, and Linux, with assets stored on your machine.

Open-source alternative to:SnipasteCleanShot X

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What is it?

Kiri is a desktop tool for capturing windows or regions of the screen, recording video, and extracting text from images. It runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux, and captured material is kept in a local asset library rather than uploaded to a service.

Screenshots can be annotated with text, arrows, and mosaic blur, and pinned on top of other windows for reference. Screen recordings can be saved as MP4 with optional system audio and microphone, or as silent GIF. Built-in OCR pulls text out of images and reads QR codes.

The asset library supports search, tags, favorites, export, and a trash bin for recovering accidental deletions. Simple video editing lets you trim clips and rearrange segments of one recording before exporting a new MP4.

Key features

  • 01Capture a window or a selected region as a screenshot.
  • 02Annotate screenshots with text, arrows, and mosaic.
  • 03Record MP4 video with optional system audio and microphone, or silent GIF.
  • 04Run local OCR on images and recognize QR codes.
  • 05Trim and rearrange clips from a recording, then export as MP4.
  • 06Search, tag, favorite, and export assets, with a trash bin for recovery.

Use cases

  • Quickly grabbing a screenshot, annotating it, and pasting it into a chat or document.
  • Pulling text out of screenshots or images without sending them to a cloud service.
  • Recording a short demo or tutorial clip with system audio.
  • Keeping a searchable, tagged local library of reference screenshots.

Quick start

  1. 1

    Download the latest version from the releases page

  2. 2

    Open the capture panel with the shortcut (macOS)

    ⇧⌘A
  3. 3

    Open the capture panel with the shortcut (Windows / Linux X11)

    Shift+Ctrl+A
  4. 4

    Choose screenshot, recording or OCR, then click a window or drag an area; press Enter to finish a screenshot

Things to know

  • The README gives no build-from-source steps, so setup relies on the prebuilt releases.
  • Linux support is described with separate docs, and the README only mentions X11 shortcuts.

Topics

#screenshot#screen-recorder#ocr#annotation#desktop-app#local-first#tauri#cross-platform#gnome#image-annotation

FAQ

What is Kiri?
Desktop app for screenshots, screen recording, and local OCR on macOS, Windows, and Linux, with assets stored on your machine. Kiri is a desktop tool for capturing windows or regions of the screen, recording video, and extracting text from images. It runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux, and captured material is kept in a local asset library rather than uploaded to a service.
Is Kiri free to use? What license does it have?
Kiri is open source under the MIT license. Check the license terms before using it in commercial products.
Is Kiri still maintained?
Actively maintained. The last commit to Kiri was on Oct 18, 2026.
What can I use Kiri for?
Quickly grabbing a screenshot, annotating it, and pasting it into a chat or document. Pulling text out of screenshots or images without sending them to a cloud service. Recording a short demo or tutorial clip with system audio. Keeping a searchable, tagged local library of reference screenshots.
How do I install Kiri?
Download the latest version from the releases page Open the capture panel with the shortcut (macOS): ⇧⌘A Open the capture panel with the shortcut (Windows / Linux X11): Shift+Ctrl+A Choose screenshot, recording or OCR, then click a window or drag an area; press Enter to finish a screenshot
Where can I get Kiri?
The source code and installation instructions are on GitHub: https://github.com/yuxino/Kiri

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