What VizShot sends
Your screenshots stay on your computer. VizShot only talks to us to check your key and look for updates.
On this page
Your screenshots and recordings never come to us. They stay on your computer, unless you choose to upload one to your own storage.
What VizShot sends to us#
| When | What goes |
|---|---|
| Activating a key, and about once a day after | The key, a random ID made for this computer, a scrambled fingerprint of the computer that can't be turned back into anything, "Mac" or "PC", and the VizShot version. It's how we count the computers on a key |
| Checking for updates (website download only), about once a day | The platform, the processor type, the VizShot version, and the same random ID, so that a release can reach a share of people at a time |
| When you press Send in Send feedback, and only then | What you wrote, your email if you gave one, the VizShot version, your system's version, the sizes of your screens, and the end of VizShot's log unless you untick it. See send feedback |
| If you turn on Help improve VizShot (it's off until you say yes) | Once a day, a few simple numbers about what you used; after a crash, where it crashed. See exactly what is shared |
That's all it sends. There are no ads, and nothing is sold or shared.
What VizShot never sends#
Your captures, folders, upload links, storage keys or anything you've drawn. Never. The log in a problem report can name capture files; nothing else does.
Uploads#
If you turn on share links, a picture goes straight from your computer to your own bucket, signed with your own key. Nothing passes through our servers.
Permissions VizShot asks for#
Screen recording (Mac), so it can capture, only when you ask.
Microphone, only if you switch it on, and only while recording. Your system asks you first, on a Mac and on Windows.
Offline#
VizShot works without the internet. You only need it to activate a key, to check for updates, to upload, and to send feedback. With Help improve VizShot on, a day's count waits until you're online.
The full details are in the privacy policy.