How to Start

Get from zero to your first beautified screenshot in under three minutes. No account required.

1. Download

Pick the right build for your machine on the download section:

  • macOS — Apple Silicon (arm64) or Intel (x86_64)
  • Windows — 64-bit installer

The download includes a free trial. You can use every capture, annotation and compositor feature before deciding on a lifetime license.

2. Install

macOS

  1. Open the downloaded .dmg
  2. Drag Heretic Lazy Shot into Applications
  3. On first launch, grant Screen Recording permission in System Settings → Privacy & Security
  4. Optional: grant Accessibility permission for advanced window picker

Windows

  1. Run the .msi installer
  2. Accept the prompts
  3. On first launch, Windows will ask to allow screen capture — accept

3. Bind your hotkeys

Open Settings → Hotkeys. The defaults that matter most:

ActionmacOSWindows
Capture region⌘ ⇧ 4Ctrl Shift 4
Capture window⌘ ⇧ 5Ctrl Shift 5
Capture display⌘ ⇧ 3Ctrl Shift 3
Open editor⌘ ⇧ ECtrl Shift E

Every action can be rebound. Per-monitor hotkeys are supported.

4. Capture → Annotate → Beautify

  1. Press your region hotkey. Drag a rectangle. Hold Shift for a square, Alt for center-out, Space to freeze.
  2. The editor opens. Press a single key per tool: A arrow, T text, B blur, C counter, M marker, E eraser.
  3. Hit ⌘ B (macOS) or Ctrl B (Windows) to open the compositor. Pick a canvas preset, adjust shadow, export.

5. Let agents drive it

Heretic Lazy Shot ships with a built-in MCP server. Hand control to Claude, Cursor or Copilot — see MCP tools and integrations.

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