Quicky

Website: gianpmarc.github.io/Quicky

Quicky is an original open-source macOS capture utility for fast screenshots and short screen clips. It keeps capture, copy, rename, delete, and reveal actions close at hand so quick visual notes do not interrupt your flow.

Quicky is inspired by the speed of lightweight capture tools, but it does not reuse Screenpresso code, branding, assets, or reverse-engineered behavior.

Features

• Full-screen PNG snaps.
• Zone snaps with a native macOS selection overlay.
• Zone clip runs through ScreenCaptureKit.
• Local capture vault stored in ~/Pictures/Quicky.
• Rename, copy, reveal, and delete captures from the sidebar or detail view.
• Customizable global shortcuts for screenshots and recording controls.
• On-screen shortcut badges next to capture and recording buttons.
• Menu bar controls plus app-window toolbar actions.
• Global hotkeys:
  • Command + Option + 1: snap the full screen
  • Command + Option + 2: pick an area
  • Command + Option + R: open/start recording controls
  • Command + Option + P: pause recording
  • Command + Option + S: stop recording
• Clipboard support for snaps.
• MIT license, ready for a public GitHub repository.

Requirements

• macOS 13 or newer.
• Xcode command line tools with Swift 5.9 or newer.
• Screen Recording permission enabled for the built app.

Install

Download Quicky.dmg from the latest release (or from the website), open it, and drag Quicky.app to Applications.

Quicky is currently distributed without Apple Developer ID notarization. macOS may therefore show an unidentified-developer warning on first launch. If you trust the downloaded copy, open it with Finder by Control-clicking Quicky.app and choosing Open. See docs/INSTALL.md for the complete end-user install flow.

Build And Run

./script/build_and_run.sh

The script builds the SwiftPM target, stages the app bundle, installs a development copy at ~/Applications/Quicky.app, mirrors it to dist/Quicky.app, signs it, and launches the installed app. This is for development only. For end-user installation and permission testing, use the DMG and install Quicky at /Applications/Quicky.app.

Use this variant when you only want to verify that the process starts:

./script/build_and_run.sh --verify

Use this variant to verify the installed bundle id, code signature, and the exact Screen Recording settings path:

./script/build_and_run.sh --doctor

Create a classic drag-to-Applications installer DMG with:

./script/package_dmg.sh

The generated installer is written to dist/Quicky.dmg.

Distribution notes, release checks, and the current no-notarization policy are documented in docs/DISTRIBUTION.md.

Screen Recording Permission And Signing

macOS ties Screen Recording permission to the exact app bundle path, bundle id, and code signature. For user-facing tests, keep one installed copy only: /Applications/Quicky.app. If the app is not Apple-notarized, approve first launch with Finder Control-click > Open or:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Quicky.app && open /Applications/Quicky.app

That command only handles Gatekeeper quarantine. Screen Recording still needs to be enabled once in System Settings.

Permission behavior and local data handling are documented in docs/SECURITY_AND_PERMISSIONS.md.

Project Layout

• Sources/Quicky/App: app entrypoint, app model, commands.
• Sources/Quicky/Views: SwiftUI window, sidebar, detail, settings.
• Sources/Quicky/Models: capture metadata and progression types.
• Sources/Quicky/Stores: local vault persistence.
• Sources/Quicky/Services: macOS capture, recording, hotkeys, permissions.
• Sources/Quicky/Support: theme, formatters, and platform helpers.

Roadmap

• Multi-display selection and capture parity.
• Lightweight annotation editor.
• Optional microphone capture.
• Export presets and share destinations.
• Optional Developer ID and notarized release artifacts.