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Feature support on Mac, Windows and Linux
One license covers Cropped on a Mac, a Windows PC and Linux (Beta). Most of Cropped works the same on all three. This page lists everything that doesn't, so you know before you buy or switch computers.
Not on every system yet
These features are missing on at least one system:
| Feature | Mac | Windows | Linux (Beta) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webpage only (capture a browser without its tabs and address bar) | Yes | No | No |
| Smooth Scroll live website recording | Yes | No | No |
| Window shadow on window captures | Yes | No | The desktop decides |
| Timer before a capture | Yes | No | No |
| Type an exact area size or pick one from the sizes list, and a set Area size in Preferences | Yes | No | No |
| Camera bubble in recordings | Yes | No | No |
| Use the system screenshot keys (⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + 3, 4 or 5) | Optional | No | No |
| Record computer sound | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Repeat last area | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Record just an area of the screen | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Leave the Drop Zone out of recordings | Yes | Yes | Yes: it hides while a screen or area records |
| Copy a capture to the clipboard | Yes | Yes | Screenshots only. Drag recordings and files, or use Show in Files |
| Zoom in on clicks added for you | Yes | Yes | X11 only, when you record a whole screen. On Wayland, add zooms with Z |
| Drop Zone Original link under a smaller PDF | Yes | Files picked in Cropped or from a watched folder; not dropped files | Files picked in Cropped or from a watched folder; not dropped files |
| Drag a whole batch out of the Drop Zone at once | Yes | One file at a time | One file at a time |
| AI apps capturing a window without you clicking | Yes | Yes | No: your AI can use Take a screenshot |
| AI apps reading text on screen and finding a button | Yes | No | No |
| AI apps recording a window | Yes, even when covered, with optional app sound | The window's area on screen, with optional app sound on Windows 11 | No |
| Connect to Claude Desktop | Yes | Yes | No: Claude Desktop isn't made for Linux. Use Claude Code, Cursor or Codex |
Works everywhere, with differences
| Feature | Mac | Windows | Linux (Beta) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choosing an area | Cropped's frozen screen with a magnifier | Cropped's frozen screen with a magnifier | GNOME's screenshot tool |
| Padding numbers while choosing an area | Yes | Yes | No: GNOME's tool has none. They show in the Studio after you capture |
| Drag keys while choosing an area (Shift keeps the ratio, Option or Alt resizes from the center) | Yes | Yes | No: GNOME's tool has its own |
| Window capture | Just the window, even when other windows cover it | The window's area as you see it | GNOME's screenshot tool, which picks a window |
| Several windows in one screenshot | Shift-click windows, let go of Shift | Shift-click windows, let go of Shift | Shift-click Window: the picker opens again for each window |
| Record the microphone | macOS 15 or later | Yes | Yes |
| Website capture | Live recording or a 2× design render | 2× design render with Microsoft Edge's engine | 2× design render with WebKitGTK |
| Remove a background | Built into macOS 14 or later | Cropped's own model, downloaded once (about 71 MB), slower | Cropped's own model, downloaded once (about 71 MB), slower |
| Captions | Accurate is the default on Apple Silicon, Fast on Intel Macs | Fast is the default; Accurate is slower | Fast is the default; Accurate is slower |
| Check accessibility reading the text | Apple's built-in text reading | Cropped's own text reader (Beta), downloaded once (about 16 MB) | Cropped's own text reader (Beta), downloaded once (about 16 MB) |
| Subject tracking (Beta) | Yes | Yes, and a scan stops when the subject changes suddenly | Yes, and a scan stops when the subject changes suddenly |
| Video encoding | Apple's built-in encoder | NVIDIA, Intel or AMD graphics encoder when available | NVIDIA or Intel graphics encoder when available |
| Menus | The menu bar | The menu button at the top left of the Studio | The menu button at the top left of the Studio |
The same on all three
The Studio, the Drop Zone, optimizing images and videos, shrinking PDFs, Clean mode, presets, Annotate, Guides, social media sizes, favicon and app icons, the video editor, Jump Cuts, editing a video from its captions, Arrange, Smart Crop Snapping and app updates work the same on Mac, Windows and Linux.
Which computers it runs on
- Mac: Apple Silicon or Intel, on macOS 14 Sonoma or later. Intel Macs have every Mac feature, but captions and video work take longer and captions start with Fast.
- Windows: 64-bit (x64) Windows 11. Windows on Arm PCs run it through emulation, more slowly.
- Linux (Beta): Ubuntu 24.04 or later with GNOME, on x64 or ARM64.
See System requirements, Cropped on Windows and Cropped on Linux for more. Missing something on your system? Request it.
Still stuck? Click the ? button at the bottom left of the Cropped Studio to ask, send us a message, or request a feature.