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RedactPro vs CleanShot X — different points in the workflow.

CleanShot X is a brilliant Mac screenshot app. It redacts after the screenshot. RedactPro redacts before, in the browser. Here's when each is the right choice.

CleanShot X

$29 one-time · macOS only · post-capture editor

Hotkey screenshot capture (full-screen, region, scrolling)

Built-in editor with annotations, blur, pixelate

Cloud upload for instant share links

Screen recording with mouse-click highlights

Works on any app, not just browser

Redaction happens after screenshot — original frame still exists

No auto-detect of sensitive patterns

Doesn't help with screen recordings made by other tools (Loom, Zoom)

macOS only

RedactPro

From $4.99/mo · Chrome/Edge/Brave/Arc · in-browser, before capture

Auto-detect 11 sensitive patterns in one keystroke

Redactions persist through scrolling and tab-switching

Works inside any screen recorder (Loom, Zoom, OBS)

Cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS)

100% local — no upload

Browser-only — doesn't redact in native Mac apps

No screenshot capture (use Cmd+Shift+4 or CleanShot)

The honest answer: use both

If you're on a Mac and you redact daily, the optimal stack is:

RedactPro for the in-browser redaction (Stripe dashboard, Notion page, etc.)
CleanShot X for capture, native-app redaction, screen recording, and cloud sharing

They cover different points in the workflow and don't overlap. Together they're $58 once for a complete redaction stack.

Use CleanShot if:

You redact in native Mac apps, you want all-in-one capture+edit+share, you don't redact in your browser much.

Use RedactPro if: