Privacy Policy

Last updated September 2026

In short: ShotGIF collects nothing. It has no analytics, no tracking, no account, and makes no network requests of any kind.

What ShotGIF stores

ShotGIF stores a small amount of data locally on your Mac, using the standard macOS preferences system (UserDefaults). This never leaves your device and is never transmitted anywhere. It consists only of:

Your chosen save folder for screenshots and recordings (if you've changed it from the default)
Your preferred maximum recording length
Your preferred recording frame rate
Your chosen export format (GIF or MP4)
Whether High-Quality GIF Encoding is turned on
Whether GIFs loop forever or play once
Whether you've completed the app's one-time welcome screen

Your screenshots and recordings

Captured screenshots and GIF recordings are saved directly to a folder on your Mac that you control (by default, ~/Pictures/ShotGIF). ShotGIF never uploads, transmits, or has any access to these files beyond writing them to that folder and copying them to your clipboard.

Permissions

ShotGIF requests macOS Screen Recording permission, which is required by Apple's ScreenCaptureKit framework for any app that captures the screen. This permission is used solely to perform the capture you initiate — it is never used in the background and nothing is recorded without your explicit action (clicking Screenshot/Record GIF, or using the keyboard shortcuts).

Third parties

ShotGIF does not integrate with, or send data to, any third-party service, analytics provider, or advertising network.

Changes to this policy

If this policy ever changes, the update will be posted on this page.

Contact

Questions about this policy can be sent to dagedv@gmail.com, or raised as an issue on GitHub.