The Best Open Source LightShot AlternativesTop Screenshot Capture Tools and other similar apps like LightShot

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

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Lightshot - easy screenshot tool, is screen capture tool for Windows and Mac platforms, with the added advantage of automatically uploading it online for sharing or editing.

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  1. ShareX icon
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    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.

    250 ShareX alternatives
    Main window

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Screen Recording
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Screenshot OCR
    4.  Capture Video
    5.  Share Videos
    6.  Edit screenshots
    7.  Built-in Image editor
    8.  GIF recording
    9.  Support for Hotkeys
    10.  Share screenshots
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Record videos
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    Ola Johansson

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

    Top positive comment •Oct 3, 2016
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    ihorvaporromanyshyn

    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.

    Positive comment •Mar 13, 2023
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    Guest

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

    Positive comment •Sep 1, 2020
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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 CustomizableLightShot is not according to our users
  2. Flameshot icon
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    Flameshot

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    Flameshot is a free and open-source, cross-platform tool to take screenshots with many built-in features to save you time.

    67 Flameshot alternatives
    Powerful, yet simple to use open-source screenshot software

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Free & open source screenshot software
    Highly customizable
    +4
    In-app screenshot editing

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  User friendly
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Drawing on screenshot
    2.  Annotate Screenshot
    3.  Edit screenshots
    4.  Selecting part of screen
    5.  Upload directly to Imgur
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Shortcut keys
    8.  Instant edit screenshots
    9.  Blur Filter
    10.  Highlighter
    11.  Filenames patterns
    12.  Works Offline
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    ultome

    The most lightshot-like app on Linux

    Top positive comment •Dec 2, 2020
    2
    Guest

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

    Positive comment •Jan 6, 2023
    3
    BrenoZ

    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)

    Positive comment •Oct 13, 2021
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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 Lightweight and CustomizableLightShot is not according to our users
  4. Greenshot icon
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    Greenshot

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    Greenshot is a light-weight screenshot tool optimized for productivity with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) support. Save a screenshot or a part of the screen to a file within a second or load it up to an Internet-picture-storage and get a public accessible URL (Confluence...

    200 Greenshot alternatives
    image editor (no stamp with greenshot)

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    image editor: arrow

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Image Annotations
    2.  Usability
    3.  Annotate Screenshot
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  GPLv3
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Edit screenshots
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Portable
    10.  Full-page Screenshot
    11.  Upload Screenshot
    12.  OCR
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    Pavlin Lazarov

    Good alternative to lightshot I recommend this app

    Positive comment •Jun 21, 2023
    1
    Guest

    The best and most customizable tool for screenshotting!

    Positive comment •Mar 30, 2016
    1
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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 Lightweight and CustomizableLightShot is not according to our users
  5. Ksnip icon
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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.

    48 Ksnip alternatives
    Annotations

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    Snipping area with magnifying glass
    Snipping area
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Image Annotations
    2.  Annotate Screenshot
    3.  Blur Filter
    4.  Edit screenshots
    5.  Upload directly to Imgur
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Upload Screenshot
    9.  Built-in viewer
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  OCR
    12.  Image Filters
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  6. Spectacle icon
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    Spectacle

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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.

    185 Spectacle alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Annotate Screenshot
    2.  Auto File Naming
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    9.  Upload Screenshot
    10.  Portable
    11.  Keyboard Shortcuts
    12.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
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    Guest

    Great integration with KDE Plasma

    Positive comment •Jul 28, 2019
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    • Spectacle is Free and Open SourceLightShot is Free and Proprietary
    • Spectacle is Privacy focused and LightweightLightShot is not according to our users
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    ishare

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    The definitive screen capture utility for macOS, designed with simplicity and efficiency in mind.

    19 ishare alternatives
    ishare screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Upload Screenshot
    4.  Dark Mode
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  9. Firefox Screenshots icon
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    Firefox Screenshots

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    Intuitive screenshots baked right into the browser. Capture, save and share screenshots as you browse the Web using Firefox.

    108 Firefox Screenshots alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Firefox

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Full-page Screenshot
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Works Offline
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  10. Screenshot Capture icon
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    Screenshot Capture

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    Screenshot Capture / Browser Extension.

    59 Screenshot Capture alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Microsoft Edge

    Screenshot Capture Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Browser extension
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