Sharing & export

Captured images and videos can be exported as packages instead of as individual items. An exported package can be protected or plain.

Export to Package

Select captures (in the Library or the recent strip) and choose Export to Package… (⇧⌘E, or File menu / right-click). The dialog offers:

• Format — .sealshare (opens in Sealshot, keeps everything editable) or .zip (opens anywhere).
• Encrypt with a passcode — on by default when Enhanced Security is on. Sealshot generates a strong passcode (like K7M2Q-9XBHE-4FRPT-8WJ3N), with a Regenerate button if you want a fresh one. You must Copy it before you can export — the Export button stays disabled until you do, so you can’t lose the passcode by accident. Share it with the recipient over a different channel than the package; there’s no way to recover a lost passcode.
• Expiry date (optional, suggested a week out) — an expired package can no longer be opened; the recipient sees when it expired.
• A hint and note for the recipient, and an option to include the original un-redacted capture (off by default — leave it off unless you really need it).

Pick a format, copy the passcode, export.

Export a collection — or everything

The same packaging works at larger scales, from the Library sidebar:

• Right-click a collection → Export Collection… bundles that collection into one package.
• Right-click All Files → Export All Files… bundles your whole library — handy for AirDropping to another Mac and importing there.

Both use the same dialog and options as above, and a progress readout counts the items as they’re packaged.

Opening a package

Open a .sealshare with ⌘O (File → Import to Library…), by dragging it onto Sealshot, or by double-clicking it. Encrypted packages ask for the passcode (showing the sender’s hint), then Add to Library or Save to Folder….

Plain exports

• Export to Image (⌘S) — writes a flattened PNG; annotations and redactions are baked in, the editable .seal stays intact. Select several captures to export them all to a folder.
• Export to Video… — writes a recording back out as .mov/.mp4, singly or in batch.
• Drag out — drag a thumbnail from the recent strip straight into Finder, Mail, Slack, or any app.

What actually gets shared

Exports contain the redacted, annotated result. Solid-fill redactions are flattened into the pixels — the covered content is not in the exported file. The one exception is the explicit “include original un-redacted capture” package option above.