Alternatives to Greenshot
A small Windows screenshot tool that captures a region, window or screen and annotates it in one step. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Greenshot
A small Windows screenshot tool that captures a region, window or screen and annotates it in one step.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Greenshot.
ShareX
A Windows capture tool that screenshots, records, annotates and uploads, all driven by hotkeys.
ShareX is also free, open source and Windows only, adding screen recording, GIF capture, OCR and chained upload workflows, at the cost of an intimidating settings window.
PicPick
An all-in-one Windows screen capture and image editor that also bundles a colour picker, pixel ruler, protractor and magnifier.
PicPick adds scrolling capture, screen recording and design tools like a colour picker and ruler, but it is closed source and free only for personal use.
Flameshot
A cross-platform screenshot tool that drops annotation controls right on top of the selection.
Flameshot offers in-place annotation under GPL-3.0 on Windows, macOS and Linux with a command line interface, though it lacks video recording and needs Wayland support on Linux.
ksnip
A screenshot tool with annotation that works on Wayland, which several better-known ones still do not.
ksnip provides open source annotation with numbered markers and image host upload on Windows, macOS and Linux, but releases are slow and maintenance is uncertain.
Snipaste
Screenshot tool that pins snips as floating windows on the desktop.
Snipaste runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and pins snips as floating windows, but it is closed source with advanced features in a paid version.
Snagit
Commercial screen capture suite with scrolling capture and batch tools.
Snagit adds reliable scrolling capture and batch processing on Windows and macOS, but it is commercial, closed source software that is paid after the trial.
Screenpresso
A Windows tool for taking screenshots and screen videos, annotating them and sharing the results.
Screenpresso combines screenshots, screen video and an annotation editor with capture history on Windows, under a closed-source freemium model.
FastStone Capture
A compact Windows screen capture and recording tool with a built-in editor and scrolling capture.
FastStone Capture adds scrolling capture and screen recording with many output targets on Windows, but is paid after a 30-day trial.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Greenshot as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Ashampoo Snap
A Windows tool for taking screenshots and screen videos and annotating them on the desktop.
Greenshot is free and open source for Windows and focuses on quick annotated screenshots, but has no screen video recording and releases infrequently.
HyperSnap
A Windows screen capture tool with scrolling capture, image annotation, OCR text copying and MP4 recording.
Greenshot is free and open source on Windows for quick annotated screenshots, but scrolling capture only works with Internet Explorer and there is no recording.
Lightshot
A lightweight screenshot tool for Windows and Mac that captures a region and shares it by link.
Greenshot is open-source GPL-3.0 for Windows with a fuller annotation editor and many export targets, without the macOS version.
WinSnap
A Windows screenshot tool that captures windows and adds shadows, annotations and other effects.
Greenshot is free and open source with a built-in annotation editor and many export targets, but it lacks WinSnap's window shadow effects and releases infrequently.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Satty
Annotate screenshots in a focused Linux application.
NormCap
A screen capture tool that runs OCR on what you select, so you get the text rather than a picture of it.
ScreenToGif
Records part of your screen and gives you a frame-by-frame editor before you save the GIF.
Shutter
A Linux screenshot program that captures areas, windows, menus or websites and includes an editor.
Monosnap
A screenshot and screen recording tool for Mac and Windows that uploads captures to cloud storage.
