A Shots.so alternative for still mockups
Shots.so is strong on motion. DudeShots sticks to still images: real 3D devices, capture from a link, callouts on the canvas, Pro from £3.75 a month.
Free to start. No signup to try. Nothing stamped on your exports.
Why people look for a Shots.so alternative
Shots.so is a good tool. It has a big set of device frames and backgrounds, and it goes further than most into animated mockups and video. If moving mockups are what you need, it is a sensible pick.
DudeShots is for the still image. Every device is a real 3D model on Pro, so turning a phone shows its side buttons and turning a MacBook shows its keyboard, rather than a flat picture on a slant. It also captures a page from its URL, at desktop size for a browser and at phone size for a phone, so you don't have to take the screenshot first.
Around that: over 30 backdrop styles that can take their colours from your screenshot, eight kinds of callout you drag and type on the canvas, edges and cast shadows for shots with no device, and 41 canvas sizes plus your own. Free needs no account. Pro is £45 a year or £5 a month.
Still images, real 3D devices
Shots.so alternative features
45 devices, flat and 3D
Eight browser windows, five MacBooks, eight monitors, ten phones, nine tablets and five watches, all free as flat frames. On Pro each one is also a real 3D model you turn and tilt. A new account gets a free Pro week to try every 3D device.
Capture from a link
Paste an address and the page lands on the canvas, captured at desktop size for a browser, MacBook or monitor (as wide as the monitor's screen) and at phone size for a phone or watch. The visible screen is free; every fold, each section or the full page is Pro.
Backdrops from your shot
Over 30 styles, with a new one most weeks: studio light, mesh blends, patterns, grown and poured Liquid shapes, and ones made from the screenshot itself. Colours can come straight from your shot, with a grain or paper texture and a light you drag into place. At least 13 are free.
Rain, frost, glass and paint
Surface puts an effect over the finished picture: rain, big drops, condensation, frost, snow, a waterline, cracked glass in 3D, paint drips, a paint splatter, spray paint and more, 14 in all. Each drop bends what's under it like a real lens. Surface is Pro, in the free first week too.
Callouts on the canvas
Headline, tape sticker, note with an arrow, badge, big number, chat bubble, hand-drawn ring and tooltip. Drag, resize, turn and type on the image itself. 3 on Free.
Several devices in one image
A laptop and a phone, a phone and a watch, or a whole family of devices on one canvas: 26 ready-made sets, or build your own and reorder them in Layers. Screenshots with no device can be laid out as collages too. Several devices is Pro.
Every size, and your own
41 canvas presets, from a 1200 × 630 link preview to App Store and Instagram sizes, or type a custom size. PNG, JPEG or WebP at up to 2× on Free and 3× on Pro.
DudeShots and Shots.so, side by side.
| Feature | DudeShots | Shots.so |
|---|---|---|
| Free to start | Yes | Yes |
| Browser, laptop and phone frames | Yes | Yes |
| Tilted and 3D device views | Real 3D models on Pro | Tilted views |
| Animated mockups and video export | No | Yes |
| Capture from a URL | Yes | Browser extension |
| Water, ice and paint over the picture | Pro, 14 effects | ? |
| Shared presets and brand for a team | Pro owner, members free | No |
| Backgrounds from your screenshot's colours | Yes | Yes |
| Callouts typed on the image | Yes | ? |
| Paid plan | £45/yr or £5/mo | Paid plans |
Compiled 2026 from each product's public site. "?" means we couldn't confirm it. Features change, so check the latest before deciding.
Straight answers.
- Is DudeShots free?
- Yes. Every device as a flat frame, at least 13 backdrop styles, 3 edges, 3 callout styles, capture of the visible page and 2× export, with no account. Pro is £45 a year or £5 a month for 3D devices, the rest of the library, full-page capture and 3× export.
- Can DudeShots make animated mockups?
- No. DudeShots exports still images (PNG, JPEG and WebP). For animated mockups or video, Shots.so is the better fit.
- What's the main difference from Shots.so?
- Focus. DudeShots does still images, with devices that are real 3D models you turn to any angle, capture straight from a URL, and callouts edited on the canvas. Shots.so covers motion and video as well.
- Do I need an account to use DudeShots?
- No. You can frame, style and export without signing up. An account is only needed for Pro.
Try DudeShots free.
Free to start, no card needed. Open the studio and drop in an image.