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ShareX vs eSearch: catalog facts
ShareX	eSearch
Free Free and open source with no advertising. The Microsoft Store and Steam listings are the…	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.
Windows, Browser extension	Windows, macOS, Linux
Screen capture, screen recording, GIF recording and an annotation editor in one application Automated workflows: capture, edit, save, copy and upload chained to a single hotkey	OCR runs offline on the local machine Screenshot, recording and scrolling capture in one tool
Windows only The sheer number of options makes the settings window intimidating at first	Search and translation features depend on online services Much of the project material is in Chinese
Downloadable app, Browser extension	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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