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Desktop App

Greenshot

A lightweight, open-source screenshot tool for Windows with quick annotation.

Visit Greenshot4.6

  • Rating

    4.6 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Windows, Offline

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What is Greenshot?

Greenshot is a free, open-source screenshot tool for Windows that captures a region, window or full screen with a keyboard shortcut. You can highlight, blur, add arrows and text in its built-in editor, then save, copy, print or send the image to other apps in a couple of clicks.

Pros: what Greenshot does well

  • Fast keyboard-driven captures
  • Handy blur and highlight tools
  • Free and open source

Cons: where it falls short

  • Mac version is a paid App Store app
  • Updates are infrequent

Who Greenshot is for

Windows users who take and mark up screenshots for docs, tickets or support.

Who can skip it

People who need screen recording or cloud sharing built in.

Greenshot alternatives

Not sold on Greenshot? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All Communication resources

Flameshot

Focus: screen capture. Shares screenshots and annotation with Greenshot. Adds Linux and macOS. Same 4.6 rating.

Desktop AppFreeLinux, Windows
4.6Visit

Shottr

Focus: ocr and mac. Shares screenshots and annotation with Greenshot. Freemium (Greenshot: Free). Adds macOS. Rated 4.7 (Greenshot: 4.6).

Desktop AppFree planmacOS
4.7Visit

ShareX

Focus: screen recording, gif and loom alternative. Shares screenshots and windows with Greenshot. A Windows app, not a desktop app. Rated 4.7 (Greenshot: 4.6).

Windows AppFreeWindows
4.7Visit

Markup Hero

Focus: pdf markup and feedback. Shares screenshots and annotation with Greenshot. A web app, not a desktop app. Freemium (Greenshot: Free). Adds Web, Chrome and macOS. Same 4.6 rating.

Web AppFree planWeb, Chrome
4.6Visit

Marp CLI

Focus: slides, markdown and presentations. Shares open source with Greenshot. Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Greenshot: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

ChatCLI

Focus: cli, terminal and llm. Shares open source with Greenshot. Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.3 (Greenshot: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.3Visit

Free alternatives to Greenshot

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

AutoHotkey

Focus: hotkeys, macros and scripting. Shares windows and open source with Greenshot. Rated 4.7 (Greenshot: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, Offline
4.7Visit

Notepad++

Focus: text editor and code editor. Shares windows and open source with Greenshot. Rated 4.7 (Greenshot: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreeWindows
4.7Visit

Shields.io

Focus: badges, readme and developer tools. Shares open source with Greenshot. A web app, not a desktop app. Adds Web. Rated 4.7 (Greenshot: 4.6).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.7Visit

Apprise

Focus: notifications, alerts and command line. Shares open source with Greenshot. An automation tool, not a desktop app. Same 4.6 rating.

Automation ToolFreeCross-Platform
4.6Visit

Gotify

Focus: push notifications, self-hosted and alerts. Shares open source with Greenshot. An automation tool, not a desktop app. Adds Web and Android. Rated 4.5 (Greenshot: 4.6).

Automation ToolFreeWeb, Android
4.5Visit

OpenWA

Focus: whatsapp, api and self-hosted. Shares open source with Greenshot. A web app, not a desktop app. Adds Web and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Greenshot: 4.6).

Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.5Visit
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