LiminalLiminal

Capture. Annotate.
Pin.

Everything you screenshot stays at your fingertips. A quiet utility for macOS that floats above your desktop.

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See it in action

CaptureView.swift
1import AppKit
2
3class CaptureView: NSView {
4 var selection: NSRect?
5 var magnifier: Magnifier?
6
7 override func mouseDown(with event: NSEvent) {
8 selection = makeRect(from: event)
9 magnifier?.show(at: event.locationInWindow)
10 }
11}
Documents

Capture

Select any region with pixel-perfect precision

Preferences
General
Launch at login
Show in menu bar
Show in dock
Capture
Show magnifier
Play sound
Turn this off
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Annotate

Mark up with arrows, shapes, text, and blur

struct Card: View {
var title: String
var body: some View {
VStack { Text(title) }
}
}
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Success
Warning
Show magnifier
Play sound

Pin

Float screenshots as always-on-top references

Straight from the app

Selecting a screen region in Liminal with the size badge and magnifier

Select

The screen freezes while you capture — grab exactly the pixels you want

Markup annotations and the Liquid Glass toolbar in Liminal

Annotate

Mark up with shapes, arrows, highlights, and text

Floating pin windows on the macOS desktop

Pin

Float any capture as an always-on-top reference

Built for how you work

One app instead of four. Capture, annotate, and reference — without leaving your flow.

Precision capture

Multi-monitor support, window detection, 8x zoom magnifier, and live color readout.

Annotate in place

Shapes, arrows, text, blur, and mosaic. Full undo stack. Mark up before you copy.

Pin to screen

Float screenshots as always-on-top references. Resize, adjust opacity, or click through.

Paste anything

Images, text, HTML, or colors from your clipboard — paste as floating pins instantly.

Keyboard-first

Every action has a shortcut. Stay in your flow.

Capture
F1
Copy
⌘C
Pin to screen
⌘T
Save
⌘S
Undo
⌘Z
Cancel
Esc

Private by design. No cloud, no analytics, no telemetry.

Native by conviction. Built with AppKit, not Electron.

Download Liminal

Free on the Mac App Store. Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later.

Download on the Mac App Store