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ShareX vs Gifcap: catalog facts
ShareX	Gifcap
Free Free and open source with no advertising. The Microsoft Store and Steam listings are the…	Free Free to use in the browser.
Windows, Browser extension	Web
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	No installation, runs in the browser Recording and GIF encoding happen locally
Windows only The sheer number of options makes the settings window intimidating at first	Outputs GIF only Few editing options compared with desktop recorders
Downloadable app, Browser extension	Web application
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
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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