Previous Builds of SoloSnap
Here you'll find older versions of SoloSnap, kept around for reference and compatibility. Newer builds on the changelog page are recommended for everyday use.
SoloSnap 1.6
New Features & Bug Fixes
- Seamless Active Display ModeMobilityCore
- Zero-gap switching between displays—no dropped frames
- Records all displays simultaneously, routes active display to a single file
- Event-driven cursor tracking replaces 500ms polling
- Microphone stays synchronized across all display switches
- Colorblind Mode
- Adjusts colors throughout the app for better visibility
- Open Settings from the main menu bar dropdown or hotkey, navigate to App Behavior & Notifications tab, scroll to Colorblind Accessibility within the Notifications and UI Controls card, and enable the toggle
- Redesigned UI
- Streamlined settings cards for a cleaner, more intuitive layout
- Improved organization for device and display selection
- Better controls for the preview window
- Hide Apps from RecordingsMobilityCore
- Exclude specific applications from screen recordings
- Toggle apps on/off without removing them from the list
- Works with MobilityCore engine
- Improved Recording Timer
- Timer continues running even when the overlay is hidden
- More accurate time display
Bug Fixes
We've carefully addressed 17 different issues that could interfere with timing accuracy during long recording sessions. Your extended recordings should now run smoother than ever.
SoloSnap 1.6.1
New Features & Bug Fixes
- Taking a screenshot of a single window works much better on MacBooks with the notch—it now picks the right window every time.
- Screenshots save in the format you actually chose (PNG, JPEG, TIFF, or HEIC), including when capturing all displays at once. If your Mac doesn't support a format, SoloSnap handles it gracefully.
- The camera recording window is simpler—just Record and Stop. If Quit Protection is on, close the camera window first before quitting the app.
- Notifications now use your Mac's built-in settings (System Settings → Notifications) instead of custom in-app controls, keeping things simpler.
- Helpful tips and notes are still available, now tucked behind one easy toggle so they're less cluttered.
- Fixed a bug where the menu bar icon would briefly flicker after you moved it.
- Text in light mode is easier to read with better sizing and spacing.
- Colorblind modes (red/green and blue/yellow) look more consistent throughout the app and only one can be active at a time, expanding on what was introduced in version 1.5.
- Keyboard shortcuts are more reliable for everyday actions like taking screenshots and starting recordings.
- Floating Toolkit
A small, movable toolbar you can place anywhere on screen to quickly take screenshots, start recordings, and change settings—handy when the menu bar is hard to reach. It won't show up in your captures, and you can collapse it in Settings under App Behavior.
- Region ModeMobilityCore
Enhanced region selection now translates your rectangle into the format the Mac's capture system expects, ties it to the correct monitor, and snaps to real screen pixels—especially important on Retina displays—so the captured area matches exactly what you outlined.
- Multi-Display Audio Routing
When recording all displays at once, you can now choose how audio is handled. One File mode attaches the audio track to a single file; Every File mode includes audio in all files produced. Find this option in the Recording Target section of the Recording tab.
- Shortcuts & Siri Integration
You can now use Apple's Shortcuts app or ask Siri to take screenshots and control recordings hands-free. Great for setting up quick workflows or when you're juggling multiple displays.
- Uninstallation Script
SoloSnap now includes a built-in uninstallation script, making it easy to cleanly remove the app and all its associated files if you ever need to.
SoloSnap 1.5
SoloSnap 1.5 introduced two brand-new recording engines, expanded MobilityCore with window and region capture, and rebuilt audio handling for cleaner, more reliable recordings.
What's New
- Lightweight, single-stream screen capture
- System and application audio in one track
- Optional separate microphone track
- Main display, current display, or all displays
- Camera picture-in-picture overlay
- Dedicated camera-only recording
- Resizable real-time preview window
- Pause and resume mid-recording
- Auto-start and duration-based auto-stop
- Device, resolution, frame rate, and codec controls
Hover to highlight a window, click to capture it with pixel-perfect boundaries. System UI and SoloSnap's own windows are filtered out automatically.
Click and drag to record a custom rectangle, with a live size readout and snapping that respects Retina scaling and multi-display setups.
Recording follows your cursor between displays, creating a new file for each switch while keeping the microphone perfectly in sync.
48 kHz capture at 256 kbps, dual tracks for system audio and microphone, and improved sync across every recording mode.
Blocks accidental quits while a recording, camera window, or selection overlay is active, so you never lose a session by reflex.
Moved fully to ScreenCaptureKit, reduced memory use by 20–35% on Apple Silicon, and added adaptive frame rates under memory pressure.
Fixes
- Microphone audio no longer comes through too quiet on some systems.
- Displays that are connected or disconnected mid-recording are handled cleanly.
- Memory pressure issues on 8 GB M1 Macs during long recordings are resolved.
- Camera overlay positioning is correct on multi-display setups.
- Region selection now calculates coordinates correctly on Retina displays.
SoloSnap 1.3
SoloSnap 1.3 reworked display handling, introduced a new Window Mode with native macOS color picker integration, and added a long list of polish to screenshots, camera, and the overall interface.
What's New
SoloSnap detects your hardware and adjusts the interface: a focused three-option layout on a single display, the full multi-display toolkit when more screens are connected.
A new Window Mode with the native macOS color picker for highlights and backgrounds, including custom palettes and live preview.
Pixel-perfect window boundaries via Core Graphics, custom background colors, and real-time identification across application types.
Press ESC at any point during a window capture to abort cleanly, with all temporary state cleared automatically.
A redesigned exclusions card with consistent styling, clearer typography, and proper spacing.
- 30 or 60 FPS at 720p and 1080p
- Five size presets from 160×90 up to 640×360
- Integrated picture-in-picture when preview is enabled
A consistent 8 pt grid, refined typography, cleaner buttons and cards, and a reorganized Screenshots tab for a calmer interface.
