Download SnapPrompt for Windows, Mac and Linux

Install it, activate a free 3-day trial key, and ask Claude about anything on your screen with one shortcut.

SnapPrompt is a desktop app for Windows, Mac and Linux. Open this page on your computer to download it.

SnapPrompt has no ChromeOS build. It runs on Windows, Mac and Linux; the Linux build has not been tested in a Chromebook's Linux environment.

Windows
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit
SnapPrompt for Windows is x64 only for now. Windows 11 on ARM runs x64 apps through emulation; Windows 10 on ARM does not.
- Download for Windows
  Windows 64-bit: version 0.4.0 · 8.9 MB · released Nov 14, 2026
The Windows build is not published yet. This page links it as soon as it is.
Mac
macOS 12.3 or newer, Apple Silicon or Intel
Not sure which chip? Apple menu › About This Mac.
- Mac with Apple SiliconComing soon
- Mac with IntelComing soon
The Mac build is not published yet. This page links it as soon as it is.
Linux
Linux x64, tested on Ubuntu 22.04
SnapPrompt for Linux is x64 only for now.
- Linux AppImageComing soon
- Linux .debComing soon
The Linux build is not published yet. This page links it as soon as it is.

The app stays locked until you activate a key: a free trial key from the form on this page, or the key you get when you buy a license for $19 + applicable tax.

Requirements

Windows: Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.
Mac: macOS 12.3 (Monterey) or newer, on Apple Silicon or Intel.
Linux: x64, tested on Ubuntu 22.04 with X11 and Wayland. Needs WebKitGTK 4.1, an AppIndicator library for the tray icon, and Tesseract for text recognition.
The Claude Code CLI, signed in, for quick answers and Send to Claude Code. It uses your own Claude account. If the CLI is missing, SnapPrompt can download and install the official build for you.
No CLI needed for Claude chat. That destination opens a new chat in the Claude app or on claude.ai.

Install and first launch

Windows

Run the installer (SnapPrompt_<version>_x64-setup.exe).
Activate your key when SnapPrompt asks for it.

Mac

Open the .dmg for your Mac's chip and drag SnapPrompt to Applications. Not sure which chip? Apple menu › About This Mac.
Allow the first launch. SnapPrompt is not notarized by Apple, so macOS blocks it the first time. Open System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway next to the SnapPrompt message (on macOS 14 or older, right-click the app in Finder › Open also works). If macOS says the app is damaged, run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/SnapPrompt.app once in Terminal and open it again.
Grant two permissions when asked: Screen Recording, to capture the screen, and Accessibility, for the global shortcut and text selection. Restart SnapPrompt after granting them.
Activate your key when SnapPrompt asks for it.

Linux

AppImage: install the libraries, then make the file executable and run it. The AppImage updates itself.

sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 libayatana-appindicator3-1 tesseract-ocr xdg-desktop-portal
chmod +x SnapPrompt_*.AppImage
./SnapPrompt_*.AppImage

Add tesseract-ocr-vie for Vietnamese text.

.deb, once it is published: sudo apt install ./SnapPrompt_*.deb also installs WebKitGTK, the AppIndicator library and Tesseract; add tesseract-ocr-vie for Vietnamese and, on Wayland, xdg-desktop-portal. A .deb does not update itself: install the new one to update.
Tray icon on GNOME needs the AppIndicator extension. On Wayland the desktop may ask once before the capture shortcut works.
Activate your key when SnapPrompt asks for it.

Then press Ctrl+Shift+1 (on a Mac too: the Control key), select part of the screen and type your question. Offline computers: see Activate your license. Thequick start shows the rest.

Updates ended? SnapPrompt keeps working on every version released at or before your updates end (the date and time shown on the license page). A version released after that moment needs a renewal to run with your license. Renew on the license page before installing a newer version, or write to[email protected] for the version your license covers.