Make your screenshots stop the scroll on X
A raw screenshot disappears in the timeline. Put it on a gradient, give it room to breathe and a real window frame, and it reads like a launch — in about ten seconds.
Set it once.
Post all week.
“Open with these settings” loads all of this into the editor, and the editor remembers it.
Three things
that make it work.
Use 16:9 so nothing gets cropped
X shows wide images edge to edge in the timeline. A 16:9 canvas keeps your whole window visible in the preview instead of a cropped middle strip.
Crop to the one thing you're talking about
A full-screen capture shrinks to unreadable text on a phone. Screenshot just the feature, the chart or the line of code, then let the padding do the framing.
Copy, don't download
Hit Copy and paste straight into the X composer. It skips the downloads folder and keeps your desktop clean when you post several times a day.
Questions,
answered.
What size should a screenshot be for an X post?
A 16:9 image, such as 1600×900, displays well in the timeline. Snapgloss's 16:9 shape and HD export give you exactly that.
Is it free?
Yes. Every frame, shape and the ten core backgrounds are free. Free exports carry a small “Made with Snapgloss” mark; Pro removes it.
Does my screenshot get uploaded anywhere?
No. Snapgloss draws everything in your browser. Your image never leaves your device.
Free forever.
Pro for clean exports.
No subscription. Pay once, keep it.
Free
- All window frames and canvas shapes
- 10 gradient backgrounds
- Padding, corners, shadow, border
- HD export up to 1600 px
- Small “Made with Snapgloss” mark
Pro
- No watermark
- Full-resolution and 4K export
- Mesh gradients and a transparent background
- Custom colour, gradient or image backgrounds
- Every future feature