Most software treats experimental features like a haunted wing of the building: technically there, nobody talks about it, and if you wander in you’re on your own.
hypershot’s experimental features are the opposite. They’re out in the open, they need to be switched on, and we’re honest about the fact that they might bite.
Introducing Composite Capture
Composite Capture captures your screen with each window as its own layer — your desktop becomes a tiny layered composition instead of one flat photo. Window here, window there, stacked the way the moment happened.
To turn it on:
- Open Settings → System
- Flip on Experimental features
- Trigger it with the Composite Screen capture mode — by default that’s ⌘⇧6 on macOS or Win+Shift+6 on Windows (the default shortcut, of course — you can change it in Settings → Shortcuts)
What “experimental” actually means here
It means the honest version of the word:
- It could contain bugs.
- It might be rough around the edges.
- It’s the feature we’re actively figuring out.
We’re not slapping “experimental” on it to be trendy. It’s a label that says still being shaped, and you get to watch (and help). If you hit something weird, that’s the feature working as labeled — and we’d love to hear about it at [email protected].
Why the dare
Experiments happen in the open. Clearly labeled. Safe to try — Composite Capture doesn’t touch your other capture modes, your shortcuts, or your settings. If it’s not for you, switch it off and nothing changes. If it earns its keep, the badge comes off and it becomes a regular feature. If it doesn’t, it disappears quietly.
That’s how a product improves without demanding you relearn it every Tuesday.
The dare
Most products would quietly ship the weird stuff and hope nobody asks. We’d rather label it experimental, tell you it might misbehave, and let you decide.
So: do you dare? Settings → System → Experimental features, and see what your desktop looks like as a stack of layers.
Download hypershot free (macOS) or grab the Windows build and flip the switch.