Full Analysis
Organizes the entire existing screenshot library to build an initial set of thematic collections.
Overview
CaptainShot is a native app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that turns a screenshot-heavy photo library into an organized, searchable, and actionable personal archive.
Powered by on-device AI, the app classifies screenshots by theme, extracts useful information, generates summaries, and helps turn passive images into usable outcomes.
Built from day one with a privacy-first approach, CaptainShot works without accounts, without image-processing backends, and without personal data collection.
Quick facts
- App name
- CaptainShot
- Founder
- Damien Clère
- Location
- Paris, France
- Platforms
- Native iPhone, iPad, and Mac app
- Compatibility
- iOS 26 and later, with Apple Intelligence support required. Also available natively on iPadOS 26+ and macOS 26+.
- Built with
- Swift / SwiftUI
- AI stack
- Apple Intelligence, CoreML, Vision, OCR, CLIP
- Languages
- App interface: French and English. Content analysis: French, English, Spanish, German, and Italian.
- Business model
- CaptainShot includes a 7-day free trial with full access to all features, with no sign-up or account required. After the trial, some advanced features are reserved for Pro subscriptions or a lifetime unlock.
- Pricing
- €0.99 / $0.99 per month. €2.99 / $2.99 per 6 months. €4.99 / $3.99 per year. €5.99 / $4.99 lifetime unlock.
- Data & privacy
- No account, no ads, and no personal data collection. All analysis runs locally on the device. If iCloud backup is enabled, only organization metadata is stored in the user’s private iCloud space. Screenshots themselves are not sent to CaptainShot servers.
- Launch
- 2026
- Website
- captainshot.ai
- App Store
- CaptainShot on the App Store
The story
CaptainShot started from a simple frustration.
As a product manager in tech, I was constantly taking screenshots: UI inspiration, receipts, travel bookings, AI articles, and competitor research. Over time, my camera roll filled with thousands of screenshots that were impossible to retrieve efficiently.
Search was unreliable. Albums were manual. Everything stayed trapped in passive storage.
Yet screenshots contain structured information: dates, amounts, addresses, contacts.
So I built CaptainShot.
What began as a personal side project evolved over two years into a fully native Apple ecosystem app powered entirely by on-device AI. No backend. No cloud processing. Just intelligent local analysis.
CaptainShot transforms screenshot chaos into a personal knowledge base.
Differentiation
CaptainShot is designed around privacy-first architecture and deep Apple platform integration.
Key features
Smart Update
Processes only new screenshots or newly added content since the last analysis.
Camera Photos
Adds photographed documents, signs, slides, tickets, or notes into existing collections.
Smart Search
Searches across OCR text, generated keywords, AI summaries, detected data, and relevance signals.
SmartData
Automatically detects dates, amounts, emails, URLs, phone numbers, references, and other useful structured information.
SmartCollections
Builds dynamic collections from combined rules based on image type, text, data, time period, or status.
AI summaries
Generates a short title and key ideas from the textual content of a screenshot.
AI reminders
Prepares an Apple Reminders entry with title, notes, and a suggested date.
Timeline & Statistics
Provides chronological browsing and visibility into screenshot volume and library evolution.
Multi-device
One subscription across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with private iCloud storage limited to organization metadata.
Technical stack
CaptainShot is built entirely in Swift and SwiftUI.
Core technologies include:
The core experience runs locally on the device. Some supporting features, such as iCloud backup or subscription verification, may require connectivity.
Use cases
Logos
Screenshots
iPhone
iPad / Mac
Contact
We’re happy to help with any questions. Reach us at team@captainshot.ai.
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