Alternatives to Awesome Screenshot
A browser extension and app for taking annotated screenshots and recording the screen and camera. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Awesome Screenshot
A browser extension and app for taking annotated screenshots and recording the screen and camera.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Awesome Screenshot.
Nimbus Screenshot
Screenshot and screen recording extension with annotation.
Nimbus Screenshot is a browser extension with screenshots, webcam screen recording, annotation and blurring, but it has no listed desktop or iOS apps and cloud features need an account.
Screenity
An open-source Chrome extension for recording the screen, with annotation and editing tools.
Screenity is a free, open-source Chrome extension with no recording limits and built-in annotation, though it is tied to Chromium browsers and focused on recording rather than full-page screenshots.
Jumpshare
A screen recorder for macOS, Windows and Chrome that records, edits and shares videos by link.
Jumpshare records screen and webcam up to 4K on Windows, macOS and Chrome with link sharing, but leans toward sales teams and relies on its hosted service.
Droplr
A screenshot and screen recording app that saves captures to the cloud and shares them as links.
Droplr captures screenshots, GIFs and HD video on Windows, macOS and browsers with Slack and Jira integrations, but it is paid and stores captures on its servers.
Zight
A screen capture service that turns screen recordings, screenshots and AI guides into shareable links.
Zight shares screen recordings, screenshots and AI guides as links with Jira and Zendesk integrations, but it is a proprietary web service requiring an account.
ScreenRec
A screen recorder and screenshot tool for Windows and Mac with instant cloud sharing.
ScreenRec is free on Windows and Mac with screen, webcam and system audio recording plus cloud-saved annotated screenshots, but depends on the developer's cloud and is closed source.
Monosnap
A screenshot and screen recording tool for Mac and Windows that uploads captures to cloud storage.
Monosnap captures screenshots and screen video on Mac and Windows with one-click cloud upload, but has no browser extension listed and relies on the developer's cloud.
Loom
Async video messaging tool for quick screen and webcam recordings.
Loom focuses on quick screen and webcam video messages shared by link on Windows, macOS and the web, with less emphasis on annotated screenshots.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Awesome Screenshot as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
FireShot
A browser extension that captures full web pages, selections or visible areas as images or PDF.
Awesome Screenshot captures full pages with annotation and adds screen recording and team sharing, with desktop and iOS apps alongside the extension.
GoFullPage
Captures an entire web page as one image in a single click.
Awesome Screenshot captures full pages with annotation included and adds screen recording and team sharing, with some features on a paid plan.
Lightshot
A lightweight screenshot tool for Windows and Mac that captures a region and shares it by link.
Awesome Screenshot adds full-page capture and screen recording with sharing to Slack, Jira and Google Drive, with some features paid.
Markup Hero
A screenshot and annotation tool for images, PDFs and websites, with shareable links.
Awesome Screenshot is freemium on Windows, macOS, iOS and as an extension, adding screen and camera recording and sharing to Slack, Jira and Google Drive, but no Linux app.
Screencastify
A browser-based screen recorder for Chrome and Edge for recording, editing and sharing videos.
Awesome Screenshot combines full-page annotated screenshots with screen and camera recording, and shares to Slack, Trello, Asana, Jira and Google Drive instead of offering lesson features.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
BrowserStack Bug Capture
A browser extension that records bugs on screen and attaches console logs, network requests and system information.
