Lightscreen Alternatives

Lightscreen is described as 'Lightweight screen shooting application for Windows and linux used to automate the process of saving and cataloging screenshots' and is a popular screenshot capture tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Lightscreen for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Google Chrome apps. The best Lightscreen alternative is ShareX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Lightscreen are Greenshot, Ksnip, PicPick and FastStone Capture.

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  1. Snappy icon
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    Snappy is a desktop-capture software for Microsoft Windows that allows to capture the screen of your monitor. Compared to other similar applications, Snappy could be less complete, but my purpose is to keep it as immediate as I can. Try it, and let me know if I'm wrong...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. ClipDesk icon
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    A tool to capture, save, print images.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. You grab Screens or Windows using the standard PrtScn and Alt-PrntScn keys and MGrab will intercept the saved data as it is sent to the clipboard and put it into your chosen folder as a BMP or JPG file leaving the clipboard free for you to take another screenshot.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Free Screen Video Recorder is a compact, yet full-featured screen video recorder and screenshot capture tool that allows you to easily record screen activities and capture anything on the screen including windows, objects, menus, full screen and rectangular regions.

    154 Free Screen Video Recorder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Purrint icon
     1 like

    Make your PrintScreen button work the way it ought. Save to file, print to printer, or copy to dumb ol clipboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. InstantShot! icon
     1 like

    InstantShot! offers classical screenshot functionality for capturing the whole screen, a portion of it or a window and also the option to make timed screenshots or to make delayed captures over time. It offers a wide range of preferences and options to fit everyone's needs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. SnipSnip icon
     2 likes

    SnipSnip is a screen capture utility, designed for easy capture of some or all of your screen(s). It also allows you to do simple tasks like resizing, cropping and drawing on the capture.

    87 SnipSnip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Scup icon
     3 likes

    Easily upload screenshot or files to FTP server and copy its URL address to clipboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. MadoPhoto icon
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    A tool for screen capturing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. qscreenshot icon
     1 like

    Simple creation and editing of screenshots.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Abduction icon
     1 like

    Right click on any web page, frame or iframe, click "Save Page As Image..." and then resize the selection around the piece you want to save.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
     
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