Lightshot Alternatives Filtered by 'Portable'

The best alternative to Lightshot is ShareX, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Lightshot and many of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Lightshot are Flameshot, Greenshot, FastStone Capture and PicPick.

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  1. ShareX icon

    ShareX

     784 likes
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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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
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    Comments about ShareX as an Alternative to Lightshot
    Top Positive Comment
    Ola Johansson
    4

    Great tool if you need loads of features and freedom to upload images to custom services.

    Ihor
    Positive
    0

    That's the best screenshot tool with tens of built-in instruments. Also, it can do scrolling capture, GIF capture, and video capture, annotate and share.

    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    This tool is a good addition to lightshot for a more thorough preparation.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks ShareX is a great Lightshot alternative.

    • ShareX is the most popular Windows alternative to Lightshot.

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

    • ShareX is Free and Open SourceLightshot is Free and Proprietary
    • ShareX is Customizable and Privacy focusedLightshot is not according to our users
  2. Flameshot icon

    Flameshot

     247 likes
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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
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    Comments about Flameshot as an Alternative to Lightshot
    Top Positive Comment
    ultome
    2

    The most lightshot-like app on Linux

    Guest
    Positive
    3

    Flameshot is open-source and doesn't send info to Yandex.ru as Lightshot do.

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

    Adds some fancy features, but the basic, like customize screen capture shortcut, it's not possible on MacOS and probably will never be. (https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/issues/1259)

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    • Almost everyone thinks Flameshot is a great Lightshot alternative.

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

    • Flameshot is Free and Open SourceLightshot is Free and Proprietary
    • Flameshot is Customizable and Privacy focusedLightshot is not according to our users
  4. Greenshot icon

    Greenshot

     715 likes
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    Lightweight screenshot tool offering OCR, exports to Office apps and online storage, integration with external commands, supporting 32 languages and minimal space requirement.

    209 Greenshot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Pavlin Lazarov
    Positive
    1

    Good alternative to lightshot I recommend this app

    Guest
    Positive
    1

    The best and most customizable tool for screenshotting!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Greenshot is a great Lightshot alternative.

    • Greenshot is Freemium and Open SourceLightshot is Free and Proprietary
    • Greenshot is CustomizableLightshot is not according to our users
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    Screenpresso

    Comprehensive screenshot and screencast tool offering full-screen, window, or region captures with a built-in editor. Supports cropping, resizing, labels, and effects, with integration for popular services. Free version includes ...

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    FastStone Capture

     222 likes
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    A powerful, lightweight, yet full-featured screen capture tool that allows you to easily capture and annotate anything on the screen including windows, objects, menus, full screen, rectangular/freehand regions and even scrolling windows/web pages.

    182 FastStone Capture alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Most users think FastStone Capture is a great Lightshot alternative.

    • FastStone Capture is the most popular commercial alternative to Lightshot.

    • FastStone Capture is Paid and ProprietaryLightshot is Free and Proprietary
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    PicPick

     197 likes
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    Provides versatile screen capture options, built-in image annotation, color picking and palette, precision measurement tools like ruler and protractor, hotkey customization, clipboard and multi-format support, simple tray access, sharing, and portable operation.

    201 PicPick alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Comments about PicPick as an Alternative to Lightshot
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    I don't think people who use Lightshot wants PicPick. Its very different. Though they have the same objective, they are different

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • PicPick is the most popular SaaS alternative to Lightshot.

    • PicPick is Free Personal and ProprietaryLightshot is Free and Proprietary
    • PicPick is CustomizableLightshot is not according to our users
  8. Spectacle icon

    Spectacle

     36 likes
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    Spectacle is a simple application for capturing desktop screenshots. It can capture images of the entire desktop, a single monitor, the currently active window, the window currently under the mouse, or a rectangular region of the screen.

    195 Spectacle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
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    Comments about Spectacle as an Alternative to Lightshot
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Great integration with KDE Plasma

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Spectacle is Free and Open SourceLightshot is Free and Proprietary
    • Spectacle is Privacy focusedLightshot is not according to our users
  10. Screenpresso icon

    Screenpresso

     55 likes
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    Comprehensive screenshot and screencast tool offering full-screen, window, or region captures with a built-in editor. Supports cropping, resizing, labels, and effects, with integration for popular services. Free version includes some branding and is limited to 15s screen casts.

    116 Screenpresso alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    ScreenshotX

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    ScreenshotX is a new, lightweight app for Windows for creating beautiful screenshots. It's freeware, it doesn't come with any spyware and you can also share your screenshots without the need to register or any other nonsense.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    WinSnap

     20 likes
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    WinSnap is a small enhancement utility for taking and editing screenshots. Standard features include easy capture of non-rectangular windows with customized and transparent backgrounds, simple and automatic canvas transformations, coloring effects, and the addition of eye-candy...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. HotShots icon

    HotShots

     9 likes
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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
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  15. Capture .NET icon

    Capture .NET

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    Capture .NET Free is an integrated, multi-functional, powerful and general-purpose System, Design, File, Desktop and Develop utility tool. Includes many helpful tools: Capture Screen/Image Editor/Capture Color/Post-It/Screen Clock/Screen Calender/Screen Reminder/Screen...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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