Canonical page: https://foxpack.app/snip/help

# FoxSnip help

*Current as of FoxSnip 0.4.2 (2026-10-06). Maintained by [FoxPack](/about).*

This page is the short map: shortcuts that exist in the app, what the OS must allow, which files you can export, and what stays on the machine. The [changelog](/snip/changelog) is where a change shows up first.

## First minute

[Install, capture, annotate, copy](/snip/start). If that path fails, the rest of the site does not matter.

1. Press the screenshot shortcut. Change it in Settings, or let FoxSnip take over the system screenshot keys.
2. Drag a region. The annotate toolbar sits under the selection. Tools use single-letter shortcuts.
3. Copy with ⌘C on macOS or Ctrl+C on Windows. Nothing is uploaded.

## Shortcuts shipped in 0.4.x

These are the ones called out in the changelog, not a complete keymap. The full set lives in Settings.

| Action | How |
| --- | --- |
| Capture | Global shortcut, editable in Settings. Optional: take over the system screenshot keys. |
| Annotate tools | Single letters, same on the inline toolbar and in the editor. |
| Copy | ⌘C / Ctrl+C |
| Upload / share link | **U** on the selection bar. Press again while it spins to cancel. |
| Region record | **N** on the inline annotate bar. |

## Permissions

On macOS, capturing other apps needs **Screen Recording** under System Settings → Privacy & Security. Until that is allowed, other windows stay blank or missing. If you denied it once, turn it on and relaunch FoxSnip.

Windows 10/11 does not use that macOS permission. Capture uses the desktop session you are logged into.

Region recording can draw pointer and key overlays. That overlay is local. It is not a keylogger, and those strokes are not uploaded with a normal copy or save.

## Export

- Stills: copy or save from the selection. Projects are `.snip` canvases.
- After you pause on a region, record inside that frame and export **GIF** (gifski), **WebP**, or **MP4** (the system encoder). You can set FPS, a delayed start, and export defaults in Settings when you are on Plus.

## What stays on the device

By default, all of this stays local and works offline:

- Region, window, full screen, and scrolling capture
- Annotation, redaction, pin, history
- Plain-text OCR and QR reading
- Local export and `.snip` projects
- Region recording

## What leaves, and only if you ask

Pro cloud features upload the selection you start them on. They are not on during a normal copy. As of this writing they are waitlist-only — the app does not charge for Pro until they ship. When they are on, the privacy policy is:

| Feature | What is uploaded | How long it is kept |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Formula, table, chemical-symbol recognition | The image you submit | Processed, then deleted. Not used to train models. |
| Cloud translation | The text or image you submit | Same: processed, then deleted. |
| Share link | The image you choose to publish | Until you delete the link, or it expires (7 or 30 days). Optional password and open limit. |

Delete a share link from the app. Plain-text OCR never uploads the image and does not spend Pro credits.

Details and the contact address: [Privacy](/snip/privacy).

## License, without the pricing table

- 15-day trial unlocks every Plus feature. No card.
- Plus is $12 / ¥80 once. You keep using it. There is no yearly update fee.
- Commercial use is allowed on the trial and on Plus.
- Pro is the optional cloud subscription ($48/year or $6/month; ¥320/year in China). Three months of Pro includes a Plus license.

[Pricing](/snip/pricing) · [Refunds](/snip/refunds) · [Compare](/snip/compare)

## When something breaks

0.4.2 does not list an open bug in the changelog. If you hit one, email hi@foxpack.com with the version from the app's About window, the OS, and what you expected the shortcut or export to do. That report is how the next changelog entry gets written.