Alternatives to Lightshot
A lightweight screenshot tool for Windows and Mac that captures a region and shares it by link. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Lightshot
A lightweight screenshot tool for Windows and Mac that captures a region and shares it by link.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Lightshot.
Greenshot
A small Windows screenshot tool that captures a region, window or screen and annotates it in one step.
Greenshot is open-source GPL-3.0 for Windows with a fuller annotation editor and many export targets, without the macOS version.
ShareX
A Windows capture tool that screenshots, records, annotates and uploads, all driven by hotkeys.
ShareX is open source for Windows only, adding recording, OCR and custom uploaders so links can point at your own server.
Flameshot
A cross-platform screenshot tool that drops annotation controls right on top of the selection.
Flameshot is GPL-3.0 on Windows, macOS and Linux with in-place annotation and a CLI, saving locally instead of to a developer server.
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, under a freemium model.
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 lacks link sharing and has paid advanced features.
ScreenRec
A screen recorder and screenshot tool for Windows and Mac with instant cloud sharing.
ScreenRec is free on Windows and Mac with instant cloud share links and adds screen, webcam and system audio recording.
Awesome Screenshot
A browser extension and app for taking annotated screenshots and recording the screen and camera.
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.
Markup Hero annotates screenshots, PDFs and websites with share links on Windows, macOS, Linux and web, relying on the developer's hosted service.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Lightshot as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
CleanShot X
Premium Mac screenshot and screen recording app with built-in annotation.
Lightshot is a free Windows and Mac region screenshot tool with quick annotation and link sharing, storing uploads on the developer's server.
Nimbus Screenshot
Screenshot and screen recording extension with annotation.
Lightshot is a free screenshot tool as an extension or desktop app with instant short links, but it has no screen recording.
Shottr
Fast Mac screenshot tool with scrolling capture, OCR, and annotation.
Lightshot is free for Mac and Windows with quick region capture and short share links, but offers basic editing and stores uploads on its server.
Xnapper
A macOS screenshot app that frames captures with backgrounds and hides sensitive information automatically.
Lightshot is a free Windows, Mac and browser tool for quick region captures shared by link, storing uploads on the developer's server with basic editing.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Droplr
A screenshot and screen recording app that saves captures to the cloud and shares them as links.
Dropshare
A Mac and iOS app that uploads files and screenshots to your own storage and shares a link.
GoFullPage
Captures an entire web page as one image in a single click.
FireShot
A browser extension that captures full web pages, selections or visible areas as images or PDF.
PicPick
An all-in-one Windows screen capture and image editor that also bundles a colour picker, pixel ruler, protractor and magnifier.
