comparison
Same class. Different desk.
CleanShot X defines the feature class. Capture aims for that depth on the ByteDesk desk — with a first-class CLI and local-first defaults. Not a trademarked clone; not feature-for-feature fiction.
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| Capability | Capture | CleanShot-class | OS snipping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area / window / fullscreen | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Annotate + redact tools | Yes | Yes | — |
| GIF / video record | Yes | Yes | — |
| Floating pin | Yes | Yes | — |
| History + tags | Yes | Yes | — |
| On-device OCR | Yes | Yes | Partial |
| Tray + global hotkeys | Yes | Yes | — |
| First-class CLI / agents | Yes | — | — |
| Evidence packages | Yes | — | — |
| Local-first default | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| Hosted team cloud | Deferred | Yes | — |
| Native (non-Electron) shell | Yes | Yes | varies |
CleanShot-class column is the product category, not a line-item audit of any single release. Capture cells come from FEATURES.md only.
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Tray agent, full CLI, local-first by default. Hosted cloud is deferred.