Pixlet is a sleek, modern macOS menu bar app built for macOS 26 (Tahoe) with full Liquid Glass design. Capture your screen instantly without interrupting your workflow.
- Liquid Glass UI — built from the ground up for macOS 26 with native glass effects
- Full Screen, Window & Selection capture modes
- Timed captures — 3s, 5s, 10s delay with mode selection
- Auto copies to clipboard — paste anywhere instantly (PNG + TIFF + file URL)
- Recent captures — quick access to your last 5 captures from the menu
- Notifications — thumbnail preview of your capture shown in the notification
- Onboarding flow — guided permission setup on first launch (Screen Recording, Notifications, Folder)
- Preferences — format (PNG, JPEG, HEIC, TIFF), auto-open, notifications, folder
- Launch at login via
SMAppService - Sandboxed & Hardened Runtime — secure by design
- macOS 26 (Tahoe) or later
- Apple Silicon & Intel
- Download Pixlet.dmg from the latest release
- Open it and drag Pixlet.app into Applications
- Launch from Launchpad or Spotlight
- On first launch, grant Screen Recording permission and choose a save folder
- Pixlet appears in your menu bar — ready to capture
git clone https://github.com/ExTV/screenshot-menu-bar-app.git
cd screenshot-menu-bar-app
open pixlet.xcodeprojSelect the Pixlet scheme, build and run (requires Xcode 26+, macOS 26 SDK).
| Permission | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Screen Recording | Required to capture your screen |
| Notifications | Optional — shows capture thumbnail after saving |
| User-Selected Files | Read/write access to your chosen save folder |
- App not capturing — go to System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen Recording and enable Pixlet, then relaunch
- Folder not accessible — re-select it via Settings → Capture Folder → Change…
- Icon not showing — make sure you are on macOS 26 or later
Pull requests are welcome.
- Fork the repo and create a feature branch
- Make changes with clear commit messages
- Open a PR describing what changed and why
MIT — see LICENSE for details.