# CaptureStack

Canonical URL: https://capture-stack.com/
Product type: Local, permissioned visual bridge between Windows workflows and compatible AI tools, built on numbered multi-screenshot sessions.
Supported operating systems: Windows 10 and Windows 11 desktop.

## Primary Product Promise

CaptureStack captures multiple screenshots into one numbered session, lets the user select the useful images, and moves the selected set together by copy, drag, paste, or save. The primary benefit is preserving a complete visual story instead of managing screenshots one by one.

## AI Tools and Agent Integration

- Manual AI chat workflow: users prepare captures locally and paste or upload the selected set into the AI chat they choose.
- Agent flow: a compatible assistant requests an approved action; CaptureStack checks consent, uses its own engine, registers the result in Gallery/session state, and returns privacy-safe result metadata.
- Proven local PRO loop: request one real CaptureStack capture, approve it, consume the bounded image, read local OCR from that same Gallery item, and continue with the correlated result.
- Accepted CAP actions: status and capability discovery, show CaptureStack, open Gallery or Commands, list privacy-safe session details, fullscreen capture, and accepted spatial capture presets.
- Activity events: connected, working, completed, needs consent, and error. Correlated requests let compatible agents react to actual completion rather than guessing with fixed delays.
- Local result continuity: request, capture, session, and item IDs; timestamps; dimensions; Gallery state; and stored-content SHA-256 remain correlated. Private paths are not exposed by default.
- MCP adapter: functional locally for compatible AI tools and agents. Capture actions remain behind explicit compatibility and consent gates.
- AI Connections: client templates and guided integration setup exist; real Codex, Claude, and ChatGPT clients are not installed as one-click connections.
- ChatGPT: requires a separately authorized remote connector or Secure MCP Tunnel. No direct local or live-connected claim is made.
- Privacy: CaptureStack does not automatically upload screenshots or expose screen content. The user approves actions and chooses the destination.
- Playwright relationship: Playwright automates browsers; CaptureStack complements it with consent-controlled Windows capture, persistent Gallery sessions, and structured visual evidence.

## Microsoft Snipping Tool Comparison

Microsoft Snipping Tool is a strong free Windows choice for quick one-off image or video capture, annotation, OCR, selected text redaction, and autosave. Its official ms-screenclip protocol can launch capture from packaged Windows apps.

CaptureStack is a Snipping Tool alternative for workflows that need several related captures, numbered sessions, persistent Gallery context, grouped copy or drag, and consent-controlled Agent Bridge/API/MCP actions. CaptureStack is not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft.

Microsoft facts last reviewed: 2026-07-19.
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/Windows/Apps/use-snipping-tool-to-capture-screenshots
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/develop/launch/launch-snipping-tool
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/top-free/apps/pc?category=Utilities+%26+tools

## Editions and Pricing

- CAP: $5.99 one-time purchase. Multi-capture, Gallery, annotation, local history, group copy/drag/paste, and approved local capture actions.
- PRO: $9.99 one-time purchase. Inherits CAP and adds local QA-gated OCR, manual redaction, short no-audio video workflows, and AI connection readiness. General availability remains subject to owner acceptance, packaging, and licensing.
- MAX: $19.99 one-time purchase price. Its presented toolkit includes capture, OCR, redaction, short video, local AI connection, Markdown/HTML session guides, deterministic ZIP evidence packages with manifest and SHA-256, local Gallery search by OCR text/date/tags, and side-by-side visual comparison with deterministic diff.

CAP, PRO, and MAX are independent one-time purchases. MAX packaging is being prepared, but it is not yet available to buy. Secure checkout must not be assumed available unless the verified payment, packaging, and licensing service is active.

Appearance truth:
- CAP has one fixed canonical appearance and no selectable theme control.
- The website previews five metallic New PRO renders produced from the current application control: Racing Red, Graphite Black, Deep Blue, Amber, and Lilac.
- Final visual acceptance, packaging, and public release availability remain separate gates. The preview does not imply a shipped selector or a MAX appearance promise.

## Intended Users

CaptureStack is intended for individuals and teams working in customer support, QA, engineering, consulting, education, operations, and visual documentation where several screenshots must stay in sequence and retain context.

## Contact

Email: info@capture-stack.com