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Screen capture and recording app with an image and video editor. A closed product from TechSmith.
| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShareX | Full replacement | 40k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | No | C# | v21.0.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| Flameshot | Partial | 31k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | No | C++ | v14.0.0 | 2026-10-03 |
| ScreenToGif | Partial | 28k | MS-PL | Not checked | No | C# | 2.43.2 | 2026-07-28 |
| Greenshot | Partial | 5.1k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | No | C# | v1.3.315 | 2026-10-06 |
| ksnip | Partial | 3.3k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | No | C++ | v1.10.1 | 2026-10-01 |
| Satty | Partial | 2.4k | MPL-2.0 | Open source | No | Rust | v0.22.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| Shutter | Partial | 644 | GPL-3.0 | Open source | No | Perl | v0.99.7 | 2026-08-27 |
7 alternatives
ShareX is a free and open-source application that enables users to capture or record any area of their screen with a single keystroke. It also supports uploading images, text, and various file types to a wide range of destinations.
Screenshots, screen recording, annotation and upload, on Windows.
Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software :desktop_computer: :camera_flash:
Screenshots with in-place annotation on Linux, macOS and Windows, without screen recording.
🎬 ScreenToGif allows you to record a selected area of your screen, edit and save it as a gif or video.
Records the screen, the webcam or a sketchboard on Windows and edits frame by frame, exported as GIF, video or images.
Greenshot for Windows - for more information look here:
Screenshots with an annotation editor and export to files, the clipboard or other apps on Windows, without screen recording.
ksnip the cross-platform screenshot and annotation tool
Screenshots with annotation and upload, on Linux, Windows and macOS; no video recording.
Satty - Modern Screenshot Annotation.
Annotates screenshots taken by another tool, on Linux.
Screenshot tool for Linux
Screenshots with an annotation editor and upload, on Linux only; no video recording.