Compare · vs Skitch
If you searched for "Skitch alternative for Mac" you’re probably one of thousands of people who liked Skitch for its speed and simplicity and never found a replacement that wasn’t a heavyweight subscription product. Pizazoo is built for that gap: lightweight, free, native, and — unlike Skitch — still actively shipped.
TL;DR — Skitch was a beloved free annotation tool that Evernote effectively abandoned — it still installs but is unsupported, lacks Apple Silicon optimisation, and shows its age on modern macOS. Pizazoo 1.0.2 fills the gap: a free, native, on-device editor with arrows, text, shapes, redact, blur, watermark, signature — plus an auto-organized library so you can find every annotated screenshot later.
| Feature | Pizazoo | Skitch |
|---|---|---|
| Actively developed | Yes — 1.0.2 in 2026 | No — effectively abandoned by Evernote |
| Apple Silicon native | Yes | Intel binary running under Rosetta |
| Price | Free + $15 one-time Pro | Free (account required) |
| Account required | No | Yes — Evernote login |
| Arrows, text, shapes | Yes | Yes |
| Redact / blur / pixelate | Yes — plus auto-redact PII | Blur only |
| Watermark + signature | Yes | No |
| Step badges | Yes | Basic |
| Searchable library of past screenshots | Yes — OCR indexed | Only within Evernote |
| Auto-categorize new captures | Yes | No |
| Privacy | 100% on-device | Tied to Evernote’s cloud |
| macOS support | macOS 14 Sonoma+ | Legacy — unsupported on current macOS |
Common questions
Effectively yes. Evernote has not added features to Skitch in years, it is not Apple Silicon native, and Evernote actively pushes users to the main Evernote app. It still launches, but you should not build a workflow on top of an abandoned app.
Pizazoo. It covers Skitch’s core fast-markup workflow (arrows, text, shapes, blur), adds more privacy tools (redact, auto-redact PII, watermark, signature), and — unlike Skitch — also organizes your screenshot library with OCR search.
No. Pizazoo runs entirely on your Mac without an account. A free Pizazoo account is only needed if you upgrade to Pro for license management.
Not natively. Use macOS Share Sheet — Pizazoo exports annotated screenshots through the standard share menu, including Evernote if you have it installed.
The markup editor is intentionally close to Skitch’s philosophy: open, draw, save. The library workflow is opt-in — you can use Pizazoo purely as a Skitch replacement and never look at the library if you don’t want to.
Download the free version. Point it at your screenshots folder. Decide in a week whether Pizazoo or Skitch fits your workflow better.