Release notes

The biggest update yet. AuraSnipping no longer just frames your screenshot — it tells you how good the result is, and how to make it better.

The Aurometer

Every design now gets an Aura score from 0 to 1000, computed live as you edit. A solid ring shows where you are; a faint arc shows where you could be — and the suggestion chips close the gap. Each chip is measured, not guessed: tap “+20 Aura” and the score moves by exactly 20.

Under the hood it runs thirteen image metrics — exposure, contrast, sharpness, colourfulness, composition, cropped elements, leftover window chrome, text legibility and more — and automatically picks the right rubric for photos, screenshots, or a mix. Everything is analysed locally on your device: no uploads, no network, no AI quota.

Filters

Seven film-style colour grades — Warm, Punch, Fade, Cool, Velvet, Golden and Mono — applied at full resolution, with live swatches previewing each grade on your own image.

Template packs

14 ready-made designs across three packs — Real estate, Travel blog and Youtuber — each combining a background, an image band, editable text and a matching filter in one tap. Templates come with copy in English and Spanish, and the Adjust sliders keep working after a template lands.

The Studio

Tap the canvas to open a full-screen editor:

• The artboard at true export size, zoomable (Fit / 100% / ±10%)
• Drag your screenshot to reposition it inside the frame, plus a size slider
• Text layers — add, drag, and style headlines in four bundled fonts

More ways to get an image in

• Drag & drop a file anywhere onto the window
• A file picker on the empty stage (with a ＋ button on mobile)
• Paste and the PrtScn hotkey work as always

Also new

• English / Español — the whole app is now bilingual, defaulting to your device language
• A redesigned Settings screen: plan card, license activation and restore, language switch, watermark toggle
• 13 export formats grouped by destination — Instagram, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook and Web — always at exact pixel dimensions
• A short guided tour on first launch

Free & Pro

Everything above is part of the free app. Pro ($9.99/year) removes the watermark, unlocks all 144+ backgrounds, every filter, custom image backgrounds and unlimited presets — and the upgrade sheet now lists exactly which premium features your current design is using.

A small upgrade over 0.1.0: licensing is no longer running in test mode.

Changed

• Lemon Squeezy switched to live mode, so Pro licenses can be purchased and activated for real. Buy a key on the website, paste it into the desktop app or the web app, and the watermark is gone.

Capture your screen — or paste any image — and instantly wrap it in a stunning gradient background with smooth padding, rounded corners, and soft shadows. Perfect for presentations, documentation, social media posts, bug reports, and portfolio work.

No design skills needed. Pick a background, adjust a few sliders, copy to clipboard, and paste anywhere. That’s it.

Initial features

• Capture your screen with a global hotkey, or paste any screenshot with Ctrl+V
• Beautiful gradient backgrounds, solid colors, and custom images
• Fine-tune padding, border radius, shadow, and inset
• Canvas size presets for X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Open Graph, and more
• Save your favorite style as a preset and apply it with one click
• Copy to clipboard or export as high-resolution PNG (2x)
• Lives quietly in your system tray, always ready
• Lightweight and fast, built with modern native technology

Free & Pro

AuraSnipping is free to use. Free exports include a small watermark. Remove it with an affordable annual license, purchased from our website.

Made for Windows and web, by Alejandro Torres. 🟣