Limelight

A Snagit alternative for live screen presenting

Snagit is a popular screen-capture and recording tool from TechSmith. Limelight is the live on-screen overlay you run on top of it — focused, and one-time priced.

Snagit is great at capturing screenshots and short screen recordings, then marking them up and sharing them. It's a go-to for grabbing and annotating what's on your screen.

Limelight is a macOS menu-bar overlay that works live, on top of any app. It adds a glowing cursor spotlight (⌃⌥1), shows your shortcut keys as on-screen badges (⌃⌥2), and lets you draw freehand on the screen (⌃⌥3, clear with ⌃⌥C). It records and uploads nothing.

Use Snagit when you need to capture and mark up an image or clip. Use Limelight when you want viewers to follow your pointer and keystrokes live — while you capture with Snagit, on a live call, or in a lecture. The two complement each other rather than compete.

Why Limelight

  • ▸Live cursor spotlight that makes your pointer easy to track on any screen
  • ▸On-screen keystroke badges so viewers see every shortcut you press (⌃⌥2)
  • ▸Freehand drawing over any app for in-the-moment annotation; layers on top of Snagit
  • ▸One-time $15 (7-day free trial), lifetime updates — native, Apple-notarized macOS app
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7-day free trial · no card required · macOS 14+

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One-time payment, no subscription. 7-day free trial, then $15 once. macOS 14+, notarized by Apple.

FAQ

Is Limelight a capture tool like Snagit?
No. Limelight captures nothing. It's a live on-screen overlay — cursor spotlight, keystroke badges, and freehand drawing — that runs on top of Snagit or any other app.
How is Limelight priced compared to typical tools?
Limelight is a one-time $15 purchase after a 7-day free trial, with lifetime updates. It's a focused live overlay, not a full capture suite.

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