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Follow Snapling release by release, from new capture and Visual Memory features to workflow improvements and reliability fixes.

Latest release

2.7.1

Improve smart window and region snapping around overlapping windows and across vertically arranged displays.

Release history

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Snapling 2.7.1

Improved

  • Improve smart window and region snapping around overlapping windows and across vertically arranged displays.
  • Configure permissions, the export folder, and editable shortcuts during first launch of the website edition.

Fixed

  • Merge Smart Collections created from app names and equivalent tags, with consistent item counts and filtering.
  • Keep completed onboarding hidden when updating the website edition.

Snapling 2.7.0

Added

  • Resize the app panel vertically and restore your preferred height when reopening it.
  • Expand translation results to compare the original text and translation side by side.

Improved

  • Positioned the app panel closer to its menu bar button.
  • Improved purchase loading, availability feedback, and localized pricing in the App Store edition.

Fixed

  • Keep open menus, dropdowns, and small popovers visible throughout screenshot selection and in the final image.
  • Exclude copied screenshot thumbnails from captures when thumbnail hiding is enabled, including thumbnails that are fading out.

Snapling 2.6.9

Improved

  • Improved update release notes with clearer headings, spacing, lists, and code formatting.
  • Refined the DMG installation window with a smoother drag-and-drop guide and larger app icon rendering.

Fixed

  • Removed administrator-password prompts from the app update installation flow.

Snapling 2.6.8

Added

  • Added full-screen capture to the status bar menu with a configurable shortcut.
  • Added independent OCR and translation result windows with copy-to-memory support.

Improved

  • Added mixed-language OCR translation with language-aware ordering and supported Vision languages.
  • Updated supported language lists, system language following, localization coverage, and capture controls.

Fixed

  • Fixed repeated screenshot translations becoming stuck or failing after the first request.
  • Fixed translated and recognized text not being saved to the app and management panels when enabled.

Snapling 2.6.7

Improved

  • Added a clear first-run permissions guide explaining screen recording and accessibility access.
  • Added a shortcut setup step with direct access to customize Snapling keyboard shortcuts.
  • Rechecked screen recording access through the native capture API to keep the status consistent with actual capture availability.
  • Tuned the Dock icon size to match neighboring macOS applications.

Fixed

  • Removed the unexpected permission request and blocking welcome alert during startup.
  • Added recovery, recheck, and restart actions when macOS shows a permission as enabled but capture still fails.
  • Prevented shortcut recording from triggering an additional accessibility prompt when the event monitor is unavailable.

Snapling 2.6.6

Fixed

  • Added an in-app recovery action for stale screen recording and accessibility permissions after upgrading from older locally signed builds. Affected users must approve permissions again in System Settings once.

Snapling 2.6.5

Improved

  • Improved annotation toolbar visibility across screenshot, OCR, translation, GIF, and long screenshot workflows.

Fixed

  • Restored reliable manual and automatic long screenshot capture.

Snapling 2.6.4

Improved

  • Updated the app icon and refined Visual Memory controls.

Fixed

  • Improved GIF recording controls and long screenshot stitching reliability.

Snapling 2.6.3

Fixed

  • Restored the Install Update action after an update check completes.
  • Included release notes in update prompts.

Snapling 2.6.2

Improved

  • Made the screenshot toolbar easier to reposition and kept it outside captured content when space allows.
  • Prioritized detected regions during smart capture selection.

Fixed

  • Allowed pinned images to scale down to 10%.
  • Prevented annotation color controls from obscuring the main toolbar.

Snapling 2.6.1

Improved

  • Refined text annotation editing, colors, sizing, and selection behavior.
  • Unified GIF recording controls with the screenshot annotation style.

Fixed

  • Fixed Chinese text input and oversized annotation hit areas.
  • GIF exports now use the floating thumbnail preview instead of a success dialog.
  • Prevented the app panel from appearing behind GIF and longshot region selection.
  • Restored direct dragging for pinned images and improved Escape closing behavior.

Snapling 2.6.0

Added

  • Added a proactive update window with release notes, skip, remind later, and install actions.
  • Added settings to hide floating thumbnails during screenshots and close selected pinned images with Escape.

Improved

  • Refined text annotation editing, colors, sizing, and controls for a smoother writing experience.

Fixed

  • Improved Chinese input method behavior in text annotations.
  • Reduced annotation hit areas so nearby markup is easier to create and select.
  • Prevented floating thumbnail remnants from appearing in consecutive screenshots.

Snapling 2.5.11

Improved

  • Text annotations now size naturally to their content and support smoother editing.

Fixed

  • Improved Chinese input method candidate selection in text annotations.
  • Reduced oversized annotation hit areas so nearby markup is easier to create and select.

Snapling 2.5.10

Fixed

  • Smart window and region captures now open with the correct locked area and aspect ratio.

Snapling 2.5.9

Improved

  • Improved visual memory panel responsiveness and drag-and-drop feedback.
  • Settings and visual memory windows now open reliably on the current desktop.

Fixed

  • Fixed screenshot selection outlines appearing only after releasing the mouse.
  • Fixed app panels failing to reappear at the correct time after dragging content.

Snapling 2.5.8

Fixed

  • Fixed Smart Snap selecting a full-screen browser window instead of an inner region.
  • Fixed annotation tools being blocked by the selection layer after a window capture.

Snapling 2.5.7

Improved

  • Made screenshot copying more responsive by moving automatic image saving off the editor close path.
  • Reduced the visual weight of the screenshot thumbnail shadow.
  • Added an optional opacity control for pinned images.

Fixed

  • Fixed pinned image right-click actions for annotating, copying, and deleting.
  • Fixed dragging clipboard text from Snapling panels into other applications.
  • Improved pinned image annotation replacement and cleanup behavior.

Snapling 2.5.6

Fixed

  • Fixed a brief screen flicker when starting a screenshot with smart selection enabled.
  • Restored the annotation toolbar for narrow horizontal screenshot selections.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur while drawing the screenshot magnifier.
  • Improved first-time annotation toolbar presentation after taking a screenshot.

Snapling 2.5.5

Improved

  • Kept screenshot selection previews consistent when browser menus or popovers are open.

Fixed

  • Fixed screenshot editor tools occasionally not appearing after the first selection.
  • Fixed magnifier overlay artifacts appearing in some screenshots.
  • Updated the legal support contact information.

Snapling 2.5.4

Improved

  • Redesigned the region recording options bar for GIF, video, audio, quality, cursor, and click settings.
  • Improved video recording export progress and file validation.
  • Refined status bar feedback during active recording.

Fixed

  • Fixed edge cases in screenshot, recording, and long screenshot state transitions.
  • Fixed unnecessary cancellation alerts for long screenshots.

Snapling 2.5.3

Improved

  • Improved license and Keychain handling.
  • Reduced unwanted permission prompts during license rechecks.
  • Improved GIF export stability for longer recordings.

Snapling 2.5.2

Fixed

  • Fixed video items not appearing correctly in Visual Memory.
  • Improved video preview behavior from Visual Memory and the menu bar quick layer.

Snapling 2.5.1

Fixed

  • Fixed video recording export issues.
  • Fixed video preview issues after recording.
  • Improved video analysis and display in Visual Memory.

Snapling 2.5.0

Added

  • Added Screenshot to Floating Thumbnail mode.
  • Added floating thumbnails after screenshots and long screenshots.
  • Added Floating Thumbnail settings for position and auto-hide timing.

Improved

  • Improved long screenshot capture and stitching reliability.
  • Improved handling of fixed headers and footers in long screenshots.
  • Refined magnifier appearance in light and dark modes.

Snapling 2.4.5

Added

  • Improved screenshot selection, with more stable window and region detection.
  • Enhanced filtering and list presentation in Visual Memory.

Fixed

  • Fixed several screenshot overlay issues.
  • Fixed editor state and interaction issues in the screenshot editor.

Snapling 2.4.4

Improved

  • Improved long screenshot capture.
  • Refined annotation and display details in the screenshot editor.
  • Improved license status handling and display.

Snapling 2.4.3

Added

  • Enhanced long screenshot capture with more reliable scrolling capture.
  • Added clearer permission and update status in Settings.

Improved

  • Improved the pinned toolbar for long screenshots.
  • Improved OCR and screenshot selection flows.
  • Improved in-app update prompts and status display.

Snapling 2.4.2

Improved

  • Refined the layout and list presentation in Visual Memory Library.

Snapling 2.4.1

Improved

  • Improved annotation interactions in the screenshot editor.
  • Refined annotation color behavior.

Snapling 2.4.0

Added

  • Enhanced screenshot editor capabilities.
  • Added clearer permission status handling.

Improved

  • Improved recording and screenshot stability.

Snapling 2.3.2

Improved

  • Improved screenshot, GIF, recording, and translation workflows.
  • Refined status bar menu and quick actions.
  • Improved localized text.

Fixed

  • Fixed edge cases when saving clipboard content to Visual Memory.
  • Fixed several screenshot translation and annotation state issues.

Snapling 2.3.1

Added

  • Added more shortcut and feature settings.

Improved

  • Improved the screenshot translation entry point.
  • Refined status bar menu presentation.
  • Improved shortcut validation messages.

Snapling 2.3.0

Added

  • Added long screenshot / super screenshot capabilities.
  • Added a screenshot background panel with richer background styles.
  • Enhanced OCR text selection.
  • Improved Obsidian export.

Improved

  • Reworked the main app entry points for screenshot, GIF, and long screenshot flows.
  • Refined the annotation toolbar appearance.
  • Improved GIF annotation.
  • Enhanced type labels in Visual Memory.

Snapling 2.2.14

Fixed

  • Fixed issues when switching Spaces during screenshot capture.
  • Reduced cases where Snapling’s own windows could appear in captures.

Snapling 2.2.13

Fixed

  • Fixed flashing during screenshot selection.

Snapling 2.2.12

Improved

  • Improved the screenshot editor and translation panel.
  • Refined status bar icon and menu bar behavior.
  • Improved shortcut settings.

Snapling 2.2.11

Fixed

  • Fixed screenshot overlay behavior.
  • Improved screenshot selection detection and display.
  • Refined menu bar icon display.

Snapling 2.2.10

Fixed

  • Fixed app launch compatibility on macOS 13.

Snapling 2.2.9

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue where the screenshot selection overlay could get stuck.

Snapling 2.2.8

Fixed

  • Fixed app launch compatibility on macOS 13.

Snapling 2.2.7

Fixed

  • Fixed app metadata recognition on macOS 13.

Snapling 2.2.6

Improved

  • Improved macOS 13 compatibility.
  • Improved recording, translation, and video post-processing.
  • Refined screenshot toolbar states.

Snapling 2.2.5

Improved

  • Improved shortcut validation.
  • Refined screenshot editor state display.

Snapling 2.2.4

Improved

  • Improved screenshot editor interactions and text.
  • Improved localized text.

Snapling 2.2.3

Fixed

  • Fixed window visibility behavior after app launch.
  • Improved screenshot editor presentation stability.

Snapling 2.2.2

Improved

  • Added policy links and related information in Settings.
  • Improved screenshot editor presentation.
  • Updated Privacy Policy and User Agreement content.

Snapling 2.2.1

Improved

  • Improved GIF recording timing and frame capture stability.
  • Improved screenshot editor presentation states.

Snapling 2.2.0

Added

  • Enhanced Visual Memory analysis and management.
  • Upgraded filtering and presentation in Visual Memory Library.
  • Improved screenshot editor presentation and selection flow.

Improved

  • Improved how clipboard content is saved into Visual Memory.
  • Refined Visual Memory items in the menu bar Quick Layer.
  • Improved localized text.

Snapling 2.1.2

Fixed

  • Fixed license activation response decoding.

Snapling 2.1.1

Fixed

  • Fixed localization resource lookup in release builds.
  • Improved diagnostics for license activation issues.

Snapling 2.1.0

Improved

  • Baseline release for the 2.1 series, continuing Visual Memory and recording improvements.

Snapling 2.0.4

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue where license rechecks could trigger a Keychain permission prompt.

Snapling 2.0.3

Added

  • Added Visual Memory retention policy settings.

Improved

  • Improved clipboard tracking and Visual Memory loading performance.
  • Refined Visual Memory cards, text thumbnails, hover states, and filters.

Fixed

  • Fixed migration for legacy Visual Memory retention settings.
  • Fixed scrolling and layout stability issues in Visual Memory.

Snapling 2.0.1

Added

  • Added region video recording.
  • Added video export and post-processing window.
  • Added cursor click display options for GIFs.
  • Added recording formats and recording options bar.

Improved

  • Improved GIF trimming timeline interactions.
  • Reduced video recording save latency.
  • Improved video preview window layout.

Fixed

  • Fixed stability issues around video recording completion, export, and cleanup.
  • Fixed cursor state restoration after canceling recording or screenshot selection.
  • Fixed screenshot shortcut behavior from the status popover.

Snapling 2.0.0

Added

  • Introduced Visual Memory to manage screenshots, long screenshots, GIFs, copied text, and copied images in one place.
  • Added local-first visual analysis with OCR, summaries, tags, and thumbnails.
  • Added Visual Memory Library with collections, masonry layout, favorites, pins, and tag editing.
  • Added Obsidian export for visual memories.

Improved

  • Upgraded the menu bar panel into Visual Memory Quick Layer with search, filters, and recent memories.
  • Redesigned Settings with categorized tabs.
  • Added automatic cleanup for unpinned Visual Memory items by type.

Fixed

  • Fixed shortcut conflicts between Library and text input.
  • Fixed stutters when saving large copied images.
  • Fixed stale thumbnails and duplicate collections.