Alternatives to Zight
A screen capture service that turns screen recordings, screenshots and AI guides into shareable links. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Zight
A screen capture service that turns screen recordings, screenshots and AI guides into shareable links.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Zight.
Loom
Async video messaging tool for quick screen and webcam recordings.
Loom offers quick screen and webcam recordings shared by link on Windows, macOS and web, without Zight's screenshots, AI guides or support-desk integrations.
Droplr
A screenshot and screen recording app that saves captures to the cloud and shares them as links.
Droplr is a paid Windows, macOS and extension tool sharing screenshots, GIFs and video as links, with Slack, Jira and Teams integrations plus SSO.
Cap
An open-source screen recorder and Loom alternative with local editing, instant share links and the option to use your own storage.
Cap is open source under AGPL-3.0 for Windows and macOS, and can store recordings in your own S3 bucket or be self-hosted instead of a vendor cloud.
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 with trimming and link sharing on Windows, macOS, web and Chrome, and is geared toward sales teams.
Awesome Screenshot
A browser extension and app for taking annotated screenshots and recording the screen and camera.
Awesome Screenshot provides annotated full-page screenshots and screen and camera recording, sharing to Slack, Trello, Asana, Jira and Google Drive, with some features paid.
BrowserStack Bug Capture
A browser extension that records bugs on screen and attaches console logs, network requests and system information.
BrowserStack Bug Capture is a browser extension that records bugs with console logs and network requests, integrates with Jira and Linear, and covers Chrome only.
Monosnap
A screenshot and screen recording tool for Mac and Windows that uploads captures to cloud storage.
Monosnap is a freemium Mac and Windows app for screenshots and screen video uploaded to its own cloud, without Zight's help-desk integrations or AI guides.
ScreenRec
A screen recorder and screenshot tool for Windows and Mac with instant cloud sharing.
ScreenRec is a free Windows and Mac recorder with annotated screenshots and instant cloud share links, lacking Zight's console log collection and integrations.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Zight as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Markup Hero
A screenshot and annotation tool for images, PDFs and websites, with shareable links.
Zight is a freemium web service that shares recordings, screenshots and AI guides as links, with support tool integrations, and requires an account.
ScreenApp
A screen and audio recorder with AI transcription, summaries and meeting notes across desktop, mobile and browser.
Zight is a freemium web service sharing recordings and screenshots as links, with transcripts readable by AI tools over MCP and support tool integrations.
Tella
A screen recorder for Mac, Windows and the web that records, edits and shares videos.
Zight is a freemium web service sharing recordings, screenshots and AI guides as links, geared to support teams with Zendesk and Jira integrations.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Screenity
An open-source Chrome extension for recording the screen, with annotation and editing tools.
Lightshot
A lightweight screenshot tool for Windows and Mac that captures a region and shares it by link.
Screencastify
A browser-based screen recorder for Chrome and Edge for recording, editing and sharing videos.
