Summary
Keep CleanShot for marketing shots and human sharing. Use Casso when the next step is pasting into a coding agent that needs to know exactly which region to change.
Side by side
| Dimension | Casso | CleanShot X |
|---|---|---|
| Job to be done | Visual context for AI coding agents | Capture, annotate, and share for humans |
| Annotation style | Numbered boxes + optional notes mapped to prompt | Arrows, text, blur, steps for human readers |
| Agent handoff | Prompt + annotated composite + crops + paths | Raw image (agent must guess the target) |
| Platforms | Mac now, Windows planned; one license | Mac-focused product suite |
| Price | 7-day free trial / $29 one-time | One-time plus optional cloud subscription |
Choose Casso when
- You paste screenshots into Claude Code, Codex, or similar agents all day.
- You need numbers in the prompt that match boxes on the image.
- You want agent-agnostic workflow, not a general screenshot suite.
Choose CleanShot X when
- You need scrolling capture, GIF, cloud share links, or beautified marketing frames.
- The audience is a human teammate, not a coding agent.
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Numbered screen annotations for Claude Code, Codex, and other agents. 7-day free trial, then $29 once - not a subscription.