Greenshot
A small Windows screenshot tool that captures a region, window or screen and annotates it in one step.
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Other download sites
Run by third parties, not by The Greenshot development team. Prefer the official page above when it works.
Package managers
- winget
winget install --id Greenshot.Greenshot - Chocolatey
choco install greenshot
About Greenshot
Greenshot sits in the tray and takes over the Print Screen key. Capture a selected region, a single window or the full screen, and the image opens in a light editor where you can add arrows and text, highlight something or obfuscate a part of it before saving.
From the editor the shot goes wherever you need it: a file, the clipboard, a printer, an email, an Office document or an upload destination. It is a few megabytes, has no account and does nothing in the background other than wait for a key press.
Strengths
- Region, window and full screen capture bound to the Print Screen key
- Built-in editor for annotating, highlighting and obfuscating parts of a shot
- Exports to file, printer, clipboard, email, Office programs and upload destinations
- Light-weight and configurable, aimed at people who take screenshots all day
Limitations
- Windows only; the macOS app of the same name is a separate paid product
- Scrolling page capture only works with Internet Explorer
- Releases are infrequent compared with newer capture tools
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source on Windows. The separate Greenshot app for macOS is a paid App Store product and is not this listing.
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Developer
- The Greenshot development team
- Platforms
- Windows
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Taking and annotating Windows screenshots quickly, all day
- Categories
- Screen capture
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus downloads catalog (Utilities); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 4 sources on file.
Alternatives to Greenshot
Compare allSoftware that can replace Greenshot for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
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.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily 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.
