Lumshot vs Chalk

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Lumshot compared with Chalk
Detail	Lumshot	Chalk
What it does	Screenshot and screen recording tool for desktop with annotation, OCR, AI auto-paste, and Jira integration	A native macOS drawing app for quick sketches, screenshot markup, and AI-generated diagrams
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
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Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free plan includes unlimited screenshots, annotations, clipboard and drag-and-drop sharing, PNG and JPG exports with watermark, and lifetime updates. Pro is a one-time purchase at $29 USD (early bird price, regularly $69 USD) and adds screen recording with video editing, scrolling capture, OCR, Smar	Free: $0 forever, includes all drawing tools, unlimited sketches in one folder, copy to clipboard as PNG, and auto-save with local-first storage. Pro: coming soon.
Key features	Screen recording with system audio, microphone, and camera bubble support Scrolling screenshot for long webpages and documents AI Auto Paste into ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Gemini, and GitHub Copilot OCR text extraction from screenshots Jira issue creation from captures Smart Redaction for detecting and hiding private details Video editing with trim, speed adjustment, and voiceover Local processing for OCR and redaction without uploading to servers Drag and drop sharing to chat, email, and documents	Instant copy-to-clipboard as PNG No accounts or setup required Local-first storage with auto-save Screenshot annotation with arrows, boxes, text, and freehand tools AI diagram generation via Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code Refine diagrams through chat Paste screenshot from clipboard Unlimited sketches in one folder Native macOS performance All drawing tools included in free version
What makes it different	One-time Pro purchase with lifetime updates instead of subscription model AI Auto Paste automatically inserts screenshots into supported desktop AI apps Privacy-focused with sensitive processing staying local on device Workflow integration from capture through explanation to action	Zero-friction design: open, draw, and share in seconds with no setup or accounts Local-first architecture: all sketches stay on your Mac, nothing leaves unless you ask AI integration runs through your own subscription with no proxying of prompts
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	14 −1 (down) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	18	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	21	24
Referring domains (Majestic)	60	46

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