Alternatives to Snipaste
Screenshot tool that pins snips as floating windows on the desktop. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Snipaste
Screenshot tool that pins snips as floating windows on the desktop.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Snipaste.
Flameshot
A cross-platform screenshot tool that drops annotation controls right on top of the selection.
Flameshot is free and open source on Windows, macOS and Linux with in-place annotation and a command line, but it has no pinning workflow.
ShareX
A Windows capture tool that screenshots, records, annotates and uploads, all driven by hotkeys.
ShareX is free and open source with capture, recording, annotation and uploads, but it runs only on Windows and has no pinning feature.
ksnip
A screenshot tool with annotation that works on Wayland, which several better-known ones still do not.
ksnip is a GPL-3.0 screenshot and annotation tool on Windows, macOS and Linux with Wayland support, though its maintenance future is uncertain.
Greenshot
A small Windows screenshot tool that captures a region, window or screen and annotates it in one step.
Greenshot is a free open source Windows capture and annotation tool with many export destinations, but it has no macOS or Linux version.
Shottr
Fast Mac screenshot tool with scrolling capture, OCR, and annotation.
Shottr is a freemium macOS tool adding scrolling capture and OCR, but it has no Windows or Linux version.
PicPick
An all-in-one Windows screen capture and image editor that also bundles a colour picker, pixel ruler, protractor and magnifier.
PicPick is a Windows capture suite with annotation, recording and design tools, free for personal use but paid for business and closed source.
Lightshot
A lightweight screenshot tool for Windows and Mac that captures a region and shares it by link.
Lightshot is a free Windows and Mac tool for region screenshots shared by short link, with uploads stored on the developer's server.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Snipaste as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
CleanShot X
Premium Mac screenshot and screen recording app with built-in annotation.
Snipaste runs free on Windows, macOS and Linux and pins snips as floating windows, but advanced features are paid and it is not a full screen recorder.
FastStone Capture
A compact Windows screen capture and recording tool with a built-in editor and scrolling capture.
Snipaste is a freemium snip-and-pin screenshot tool across Windows, macOS and Linux, but it is not a full screen recorder.
Shutter
A Linux screenshot program that captures areas, windows, menus or websites and includes an editor.
Snipaste is a closed-source freemium tool for Linux, Windows and macOS that pins snips as floating windows, with advanced features paid.
Snagit
Commercial screen capture suite with scrolling capture and batch tools.
Snipaste is freemium on Windows, macOS and Linux and centres on pinning snips as floating windows rather than scrolling or batch capture.
Xnapper
A macOS screenshot app that frames captures with backgrounds and hides sensitive information automatically.
Snipaste runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and centres on pinning snips as floating windows, with advanced features in a paid version.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
