Get straight to the point.
Guide the eye with a straight or curved arrow. Adjust the colour, width, and bend to suit your image.
A LITTLE MAC APP WITH A CLEAR PURPOSE
Shaky dog.
Turn a screenshot into clear feedback. Add an arrow, visually blur a detail, leave a callout, or bring Skit along. Copy it into your next conversation.
Made for Apple Silicon · macOS 14 or later
ONE IMAGE. FIVE QUICK MOVES.10 SECOND DEMO
Illustrative demo: a magnifier moves over the fictional shop as Skittish adds a curved arrow, blurs a private email, adds a callout and Skit sticker, then copies the image into a Slack draft.
Native to your MacOriginal images stay originalPNGs, ready to share
JUST THE TOOLS YOU NEED
Big on clarity.
Light on fuss.
A screenshot, a photo, a quick piece of feedback.
Make the important part easy to see.
Soften a detail’s appearance.
Blur is a visual effect, not secure redaction. Don’t rely on it to hide highly sensitive information.
Let the image do the talking.
Add plain text, a cream callout, or a peach note. Say what you need, right where you need it.
FROM “LOOK AT THIS” TO “GOT IT”
Open. Point. Share.
No grand production.
Just a clearer image in a few simple steps.
IN THE APP
Open PNG, JPEG, HEIC, WebP, and other image formats supported by macOS.
⌘ OFEELS RIGHT AT HOME
Mac habits.
Meet a new friend.
Familiar shortcuts and a quiet canvas. Skittish gives your image room, and keeps you in control.
⌘ ZUndo. Try again. Get it right.
Your shortcuts, already here.
Open, undo, redo, copy, and save with the keys you already know.
Your original pixels stay intact.
Exports keep the source image’s dimensions unless an annotation extends beyond it; then the canvas expands with white space.
Get a closer look.
Pinch or Option-scroll to zoom. Hold Space and drag to move around your image.
The original stays yours.
Annotate and export a new image. Your original file is never modified.
BIG EARS. SHARP EYES.
Got something to point out?
Your next screenshot could use a little Skittish.
Apple Silicon · macOS 14+
Preview build · Locally signed and not notarized. macOS may prevent it from opening. A notarized release will be announced here after verification.
FIRST TIME HERE?
Install Skittish
- Download the ZIP and open it to expand the app.
- Drag Skittish.app into your Applications folder.
- Open Skittish from Applications. This preview is not notarized, so macOS may block it from opening.
NO IN-APP UPDATER
Update manually
- Download and expand the latest ZIP from this page.
- Quit Skittish if it is open.
- Drag the new Skittish.app into Applications and choose Replace.
Updates are installed manually; Skittish does not check for updates or notify you in the app.
THE LITTLE QUESTIONS
Good to know.
Which Macs can run Skittish?
Skittish runs on Apple Silicon Macs with macOS 14 or later. This download is a locally signed preview build and is not notarized.
How do I install or update it?
Open the downloaded ZIP, drag Skittish.app into Applications, and open it from there. To update, download the latest ZIP, quit Skittish, and replace the app in Applications. Updates are manual; there is no in-app updater.
Is blur secure redaction?
No. Blur changes how a region looks in the exported image; it is not secure redaction. Don’t rely on blur to conceal highly sensitive information.
What can I open and export?
Open PNG, JPEG, HEIC, WebP, and other image formats supported by macOS. Skittish exports a flattened PNG at the source image’s dimensions unless an annotation extends beyond the image, in which case the canvas expands with white space. Save it to your chosen export folder or copy it to the clipboard.
Will it change my original image?
No. Your original file stays untouched. Arrows, text, and blur regions are combined into a separate PNG when you save or copy.
Can I change my mind while editing?
Yes. Use ⌘Z to undo and ⇧⌘Z to redo. You can select annotations to move, resize, adjust, or delete them.