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ShareX vs ksnip: catalog facts
ShareX	ksnip
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	Works on Wayland as well as X11 Numbered markers, blur and pixelate for writing instructions safely
Windows only The sheer number of options makes the settings window intimidating at first	The author has asked for a co-maintainer, so the future is uncertain Releases are slow; 1.10.1 on GitHub dates from March 2023
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	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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