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ShareX vs PixPin: catalog facts
ShareX	PixPin
Free Free and open source with no advertising. The Microsoft Store and Steam listings are the…	Freemium Free to download and use, with some features reserved for a paid membership.
Windows, Browser extension	Windows, macOS
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	Pins screenshots, text and colors to the screen as floating notes Scrolling long screenshots and built-in OCR
Windows only The sheer number of options makes the settings window intimidating at first	Website and documentation are mainly in Chinese Some features require a paid membership
Downloadable app, Browser extension	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
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 1, 2026

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