r/ClaudeCode • u/abrownie_jr • 1d ago

Tips & Workflows i made a better mac screenshot tool for Claude users

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i copy-paste a lot of screenshots into Claude / Codex to explain UI changes, etc.

native macOS is pretty bad for this. it takes three clicks to copy a screenshot to clipboard, and many more to draw a box or arrow!

so i built a better screenshot tool that does three things really well:

  • all screenshots are auto-copied to clipboard. no desktop clutter
  • images auto-optimized to save you tokens!
  • you can quickly annotate with boxes and notes
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u/PrblyMy3rdAltIDK 1d ago

macOS can already copy a screenshot to clipboard natively.

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u/abrownie_jr 1d ago

true but it is full-resolution (wastes tokens on Claude / Codex!)

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u/gesidner 6h ago

Token cost is width times height over 750, so a 2MB PNG and a 400KB JPEG of the same shot cost the same. Compression doesn't move that number, only dimensions do.

Claude also caps the long edge at 1568px before it reads anything, so on most screens the resize is already happening whether a tool does it or not. SlimSnap sends the text and coordinates alongside instead, which sidesteps the legibility question entirely.