Open Source Greenshot Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Greenshot for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Windows alternative is ShareX. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Greenshot and many of them are open source and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Windows alternatives to Greenshot are Flameshot, Ksnip, NormCap and Capture2text.

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Greenshot alternatives are mainly Screenshot Capture Tools, but if you're looking for Screen Recorders or Animated GIF Creators you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Mac, Windows + Open Source, iPad, Chrome OS, iPhone and Android. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Greenshot.
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  1. ShareX icon

    ShareX

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    Open-source screen capture and file sharing tool with recording, editing, and annotation features. Supports 4K, dark mode, theming, offline use, and offers a lightweight, ad-free experience without tracking user data.

    251 ShareX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
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    Comments about ShareX as an Alternative to Greenshot
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    2

    It's a fantastic tool for anything related to your screen. Screenshots (with custom editions), screen recording (for gifs or videos), file uploading, OCR, color picker, custom tasks and keybinds to do anything you want with all the available tools... Simply beautiful

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    AdrienVR
    2

    You don't have defaults quick actions like in Greenshot (save, print, edit) right after the screenshot is done. You can customize it but by default screenshot function is set to Ctrl + PrintScreen instead of PrintScreen.

    Guest
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    no option to easily change where screenshots are saved

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    • Most users think ShareX is a great Greenshot alternative.

    • ShareX is the most popular Windows alternative to Greenshot.

    • ShareX is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Greenshot.

    • ShareX is Free and Open SourceGreenshot is Freemium and Open Source
    • ShareX is Privacy focusedGreenshot is not according to our users
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    Flameshot

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    Flameshot is a free, open-source screenshot tool that is cross-platform compatible, offering customization, editing features, CLI scripting, and direct Imgur uploads for seamless sharing. It provides an intuitive user experience through features like area selection, annotations, and saving options.

    75 Flameshot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    Powerful, yet simple to use open-source screenshot software
     
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    Comments about Flameshot as an Alternative to Greenshot
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    6

    Very quick with a lot of features. Layout is different than Greenshot, functions are really similar.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    bluMyst
    0

    I wanted a cross-platform way to be able to:

    • Screenshot a rectangular area
    • Automatically open that screenshot in an arbitrary external app

    It seems like Flameshot does have that feature, but I wasn't able to figure out how to make it work. The UI seemed broken for me on Windows.

    disassembler
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    No OCR and other magical features

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    • Most users think Flameshot is a great Greenshot alternative.

    • Flameshot is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Greenshot.

    • Flameshot is Free and Open SourceGreenshot is Freemium and Open Source
    • Flameshot is Privacy focusedGreenshot is not according to our users
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    Ksnip

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    Ksnip is a Qt based cross-platform screenshot tool that provides many annotation features for your screenshots.

    59 Ksnip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
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    Guest
    Positive
    3

    Almost all Greenshot features are available.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Greenshot is not maintained anymore, no new release for several years.

    Ksnip has all the features in needed from Greenshot, and isn't running on a bloated electron engine, but on QT5

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Has features:

    • Auto-save captures to a folder
    • Put capture in clipboard
    • Display capture in editor
    • Shows grid lines and a magnified view of the pointer when capturing and area
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    • Almost everyone thinks Ksnip is a great Greenshot alternative.

    • Ksnip is Free and Open SourceGreenshot is Freemium and Open Source
    • Ksnip is Privacy focusedGreenshot is not according to our users
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    NormCap

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    OCR powered screen-capture tool to capture information instead of images.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Ginj

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    An open source multi-platform screen capture and recording tool for simple "capture / annotate / share" workflow. Ginj was inspired by Jing (now discontinued), but although there are similarities in the way both tools behave, Ginj is not Jing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java Mobile
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    Text Grab

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    Text Grab is a minimal optical character recognition (OCR) utility for Windows 10/11 which makes all visible text available to be copied.

    62 Text Grab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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    HotShots

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    Hotshots is a screenshot tool with some editing features. It is particularly suitable for writing documentation (as used in the following chapters) but you can use it to highlight some details on a map image or what ever you want.

    111 HotShots alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Main Interface
     
  14. ScreenCloud icon

    ScreenCloud

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    ScreenCloud is an easy to use screenshot sharing application. Take a screenshot using one of the 3 hotkeys or simply click the ScreenCloud tray icon. You can choose where you want to save your screenshot.

    54 ScreenCloud alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    ScreenCloud running on Windows 7
     
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