Paid Lightshot Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Lightshot for Mac and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best paid Mac alternative is Snagit. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Lightshot and 16 are paid and available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting paid Mac alternatives to Lightshot are CleanShot X, Vibrantsnap, SnapNDrag Pro and Capty.

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Lightshot alternatives are mainly Screenshot Capture Tools, but if you're looking for Screen Recorders or Color Picker Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, iPad, Linux + Open Source, iPhone, Open Source, Portable and Windows. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Lightshot.
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  1. Snagit icon
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    Advanced screen capture and recording tool enabling image or video captures directly from your screen. Includes editing features like callouts, transparency, and effects to enhance visuals. Organize and easily share creations through documents, presentations, or favorite applications.

    240 Snagit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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  2. CleanShot X icon
     25 likes

    Capture and record screens on Mac with CleanShot X, featuring seamless recording, custom keyboard shortcuts, customizable wallpapers, Quick Access Overlay, and Desktop icon toggle for a tidy user interface.

    236 CleanShot X alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Vibrantsnap icon
     6 likes

    Enhances your storytelling through animated screenshot, add gradient background, images or video. Whether for presentation, social media posts, or engaging content creation, VibrantSnap provides the tools to make your visuals stand out and immersive.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. SnapNDrag Pro icon
     5 likes

    SnapNDrag makes taking screenshots super easy. Click, select and the screenshot is added to your library. SnapNDrag maintains a library of all the screenshots you have ever taken. Think of it as iPhoto for screenshots.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Capty icon
     4 likes

    Capture your screen, windows, or regions on macOS, record with audio, edit screenshots and videos using built-in tools like shapes, blur, and redaction, export in various formats with multiple quality presets, enjoy ad-free usage, offline access, and no registration.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Beautiful screenshots with stunning backgrounds and powerful annotation tools. Create, edit, and share professional-quality screenshots with ease.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  7. Capto icon
     7 likes

    Capture HD video at 60 FPS, record iOS devices, and edit screen or image content with annotation, voiceover, and advanced file management. Includes fullscreen, selection, and web capture, quick sharing to cloud, FTP, YouTube, and fast search for Mac users.

    148 Capto alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  8. Trickle icon
     2 likes

    Trickle helps you summarize and organize screenshots, extracting insights for easy search and query. Transform visual chaos into an intelligent archive, allowing you to screenshot anything and effortlessly retrieve and utilize its contents later.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Mac
     
  9. Say you're working on a blog post and want to take screenshots that look their best on both Retina and non-Retina Macs.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Xnapper icon
     1 like

    Capture and balance screenshots instantly with auto background colors, sensitive info redaction, text selection, custom shortcuts, social media sizing, history, presets, and compressed images in a native macOS app, supporting annotations and sharing.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  11. Glui icon
     6 likes

    Glui is the simplest way to capture, annotate and share screenshots.

    Key features: • Capture crosshair, window or fullscreen screenshots, or drag and drop existing images. • Annotate with arrow, rectangle, pen and text tool. • Instantly upload to .

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  12. Snapplr icon
     3 likes

    Snapplr is a revolutionary tool to efficiently take and share screenshots. It completely replaces Mac OS Xs native capabilities and works in the same way as the system tool, but offers a wide range of options. Its main feature is to upload screenshots automatically to Snapplr.

    83 Snapplr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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