PrintScreen.ly vs Xnapper — honest comparison

Looking for an Xnapper alternative? Here's an honest PrintScreen.ly vs Xnapper comparison. PrintScreen.ly captures on Mac, Windows and Linux, takes scrolling captures and records your screen to MP4 (on Linux, on an X11 desktop), and syncs your screenshots to one private library on your iPhone, iPad, Android phone and the web. Xnapper's released app captures only on the Mac, and if your screenshots go straight into posts, slides and landing pages, its automatic backgrounds and mockup frames are built for that job.

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Verified 2026-09-26
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PrintScreen.ly vs Xnapper at a glance

At a glance	PrintScreen.ly	Xnapper
Entry price	$0 for 7 days, then $9.99/mo	Free (with a watermark); Basic $29.99 one-time for 1 Mac
Next plan up	$0 for 7 days, then $95.99/yr	Personal $54.99 one-time (2 Macs)
Lifetime license	$399 once	One-time licenses from $29.99 (1 Mac) to $79.99 (3 Macs), with 1 year of updates; renew at 40% off or keep your last version
Platforms	Mac, Windows, Linux, Web, iOS (companion), Android (companion)	Mac, iOS (beta, sold separately), Web editor (Xnapper Studio)

Where PrintScreen.ly and Xnapper each win

Pick PrintScreen.ly if

Mac, Windows, Linux and your phone: PrintScreen.ly runs on all three computers, with iPhone, iPad, Android and web apps on the same account. Xnapper's released app captures only on the Mac, its Windows build is early access only, and its iOS app is in beta and sold separately.
Scrolling capture and screen recording: capture a whole scrolling page as one tall image, or record a region or the full screen to MP4 with system sound and your microphone (Linux: X11). Xnapper's released Mac app lists neither, and Xnapper's early-access build lists scrolling screenshots and GIF recording.
A private synced library: your screenshots sync to 2 GB of cloud storage you can open on your phone and the web, with 24-hour share links. Xnapper's released Mac app still lists cloud upload as coming soon; its web app, Xnapper Studio, saves uploads to the cloud with share links.
Every update included: $399 once, no subscription, and it unlocks the 8 other Bravely apps. Xnapper's one-time licenses include one year of updates, then renew at 40% off.

Pick Xnapper if

Automatic polish: Xnapper balances each shot, picks a background colour, adds your own gradient or image background and sizes it for social media; its web editor, Xnapper Studio, adds browser and device mockups. PrintScreen.ly doesn't style screenshots with backgrounds, padding or frames.
Automatic redaction: one click hides emails, credit card numbers, IP addresses and API keys. PrintScreen.ly's blur is manual.
A lower price of entry: Xnapper is free to use with a watermark, and a one-time Basic license is $29.99 for one Mac. PrintScreen.ly has no free tier.
Older Macs: Xnapper needs macOS 10.15 or later, where PrintScreen.ly needs macOS 14 on a Mac with Apple silicon.

PrintScreen.ly vs Xnapper, feature by feature

Verified 2026-09-26. Source linked at the bottom.

Feature	PrintScreen.ly	Xnapper
Automatic backgrounds, padding and balance	No	Yes, its core feature
Social media sizes and ratios	No	Yes
Browser and device mockups	No	Yes, in its web editor
Auto-redact (emails, cards, IP addresses, API keys)	No	Yes, one click
Blur by hand	Yes, on every app (a soft blur on Linux)	Yes
Region / window / full-screen capture	Yes (Mac, Windows, Linux)	Region and window (Mac)
Scrolling capture	Yes (Mac, Windows; Linux on an X11 desktop)	Early-access build only
Screen recording	Yes: MP4 with system sound and mic (Linux: X11)	GIF, early-access build only
Markup tools	8 plus crop: pen, highlighter, eraser, arrow, rectangle, ellipse, text, blur	Arrows, shapes, text, blur
Text grab (OCR)	Yes, on-device, on every app	Yes, on-device (Mac)
Runs on	Mac (macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon), Windows 10 (1809 or later) or 11 (64-bit), Linux (64-bit), iPhone and iPad (iOS 17 or later), Android 8.0 or later, and the web	Mac (macOS 10.15 or later); a separate iPhone and iPad app, in beta; Windows only as an early-access build; a web editor in the browser
Windows and Linux	Yes	Windows: early access only. Linux: no. Its web editor runs in a browser
Account needed	Yes (a Bravely Account)	No: a license key unlocks the Mac app
Phone and tablet apps	iPhone, iPad and Android, on the same account	iOS app in beta, sold separately
Synced library	Yes: 2 GB, on every device and the web	In its web app: cloud storage and share links. Its Mac app's cloud upload says coming soon.
Clipboard hand-off to your phone	Yes: Mac or Windows to the iPhone, iPad and Android apps	No
Free tier	No (a 24-hour no-card trial, then a plan)	Yes, with a watermark
Price	$0 for 7 days, then $9.99/mo; $95.99/yr; or $399 once, all updates included	$29.99 to $79.99 once (1 to 3 Macs), 1 year of updates; Team $5 per device a month, billed annually

PrintScreen.ly vs Xnapper FAQs

Does PrintScreen.ly beautify screenshots with backgrounds and padding?

No. PrintScreen.ly captures, records and marks up screenshots; it doesn't style them with backgrounds, padding or frames.

Does PrintScreen.ly have OCR like Xnapper?

Yes. Both read text right on the device, and PrintScreen.ly does it on every app: Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android and the web.

How do the prices compare?

$399 once for PrintScreen.ly, with every update and the 8 other Bravely apps included, or $9.99/mo. Xnapper's one-time licenses cost $29.99 to $79.99 for 1 to 3 Macs and include one year of updates, with renewals at 40% off.

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Pricing verified 2026-09-26. Xnapper pricing source. Subject to change.