In reviewv1.0.0

Iris

Every capture on a key.

Iris puts your screenshots and screen recordings on your Stream Deck. Every capture you make has a key that says what it does, and one key turns the whole deck into a capture studio.

For macOS. Uses macOS's own screen capture: nothing else to install, no account, no network.

€2.49

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Copy text, a bug report, a clip and the Studio, in thirty seconds

Six captures, played through

What people actually capture, and what it takes with Iris. Each is a single key set up once, or two taps in the Studio.

A bug report in Slack

Capture key, preset Bug report: the window in front, no shadow, to the clipboard.

1Tap the key. No clicking, no shortcut.
2The key shows a picture of what it copied.
3Paste into Slack.

Ten seconds of a window

Capture key, preset Demo clip: 10 seconds of a window you click, clicks shown, then QuickTime.

1Tap, then click the window.
2The key counts down, then records with the time running round a red ring.
3The clip opens in QuickTime to trim.

Text out of anything

Capture key, preset Copy text: the words in an area, to the clipboard.

1Tap and draw round a picture, a video frame or a PDF.
2The words are on the clipboard.
3The key says how many.

Docs with a timer

Nothing to set up: the Iris key and its Studio.

1Open the Studio, set Timer to 3 s, tap Area.
2Open the menu you want in the picture while the keys count down.
3On the After page, tap Markup, then Done.

The second screen, every day

Capture key, preset Second screen, folder Reports, named "Report {date}".

1Tap once a day.
2Display 2 lands in Reports, named with the date.
3Hold the Last capture key to see it in Finder.

A tutorial

Capture key, preset Tutorial: the screen with the microphone, until you tap again.

1Tap and talk.
2The same key is the stop button, with the time on it.
3The recording is shown in Finder.

One key opens the Studio

Put the Iris action on one key. A tap turns the whole deck into a capture desk, with what matters while capturing on the keys. Done gives you your page back. Iris takes one key of your layout and borrows the rest only while you need them. The Studio comes as a profile for every Stream Deck model.

Capture: area, window, screen, text, timer, where it goes — Capturearea, window, screen, text, timer, where it goes

Record: length, microphone, clicks shown — Recordlength, microphone, clicks shown

After: the capture on four keys, Copy, Markup, Finder, Again — Afterthe capture on four keys, Copy, Markup, Finder, Again

Or a key for each capture you make

Add the Capture action as often as you like and give each key one job, from a preset or set up yourself. Each key draws what it captures, where it goes and what is special about it.

Bug report: front window, no shadow — Bug reportfront window, no shadow

Docs: an area after 3 s — Docsan area after 3 s

Demo clip: 10 s of a window — Demo clip10 s of a window

Copy text: the words in an area — Copy textthe words in an area

Second screen: display 2 — Second screendisplay 2

Last capture: tap to open, hold for Finder — Last capturetap to open, hold for Finder

What one key can be

Picture, video or text: An area you draw, a window you click, the window in front without a click, the whole screen, one display or a fixed region.
Timer and length: A countdown of 3, 5 or 10 seconds on the keys. Recordings until you tap again, or 5, 10, 30 or 60 seconds.
Extras: Window shadow, the pointer and the shutter sound on or off. Microphone and clicks shown for recordings. PNG, JPEG, HEIC or PDF.
Where it goes: The clipboard, a folder, or both, named with the date, the time, the app and a counter. Then open it, open it in an app of your choice, or show it in Finder.

Iris and Iris Lite

Iris Lite is free and stays free. The two install side by side.

	Iris Lite	Iris
Capture keys for pictures, as many as you like	Yes	Yes
Area, window, front window, screen, display, region; timer, shadow, format, folder	Yes	Yes
Last capture key	Yes	Yes
Copy text: the words out of anything	No	Yes
Screen recordings: clips, tutorials, microphone, clicks	No	Yes
The Studio: the whole deck as a capture desk	No	Yes
The Stream Deck Neo's Infobar	No	Yes

On the Stream Deck Neo, the Infobar keeps up

Ready. until you capture something — Readyuntil you capture something

Recording. what, and the time left — Recordingwhat, and the time left

Done. the last capture and where it went — Donethe last capture and where it went

Requirements

Mac: macOS 13 Ventura or newer.
Stream Deck: Any model, with the Stream Deck app 7.6 or newer. The Infobar action needs a Stream Deck Neo.
Permission: Screen Recording for Stream Deck, which macOS asks for once. The microphone only if a key records it.
Studio: Profiles for Mini, Neo, MK.2, Plus and XL come with the plugin.

Privacy

Captures go where you tell them: the clipboard or your folder, and nowhere else. Text is recognised on your Mac by Apple's Vision framework. Iris has no account, keeps no history beyond the last capture's file path, and makes no network connection.