Lightshot Alternatives

Lightshot is described as 'Captures customizable screen areas, enables instant online upload, sharing via short URLs, quick edits, local saves, and seamless browser add-ons' and is a very popular screenshot capture tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Lightshot for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and Google Chrome apps. The best Lightshot alternative is ShareX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Lightshot are Flameshot, Greenshot, PicPick and Ksnip.

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Lightshot alternatives are mainly Screenshot Capture Tools, but if you're looking for Screen Recorders or Image Editors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Mac, iPad, Linux + Open Source, iPhone, Portable and Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Lightshot.
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  1. Snip-Snap! is a lightweight, privacy-focused screenshot utility for Windows 10/11. Capture regions, windows, or full screens with pixel-perfect precision using a built-in magnifier. Features a powerful editor with annotations (arrows, text, shapes, highlighters), quick styles...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. ClipAce icon
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    AI-powered screenshot utility for region, window, and full-screen capture, featuring background removal, optical character recognition, image enhancement, annotation, watermark, and signature tools. Supports creatives, professionals, and content sharing workflows.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Scap icon
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    Enables macOS users to capture screenshots, annotate images, draw on a blank canvas, overlay image layers, use blur, mosaic, spotlight, QR code, watermark tools, add social badges, manage high-resolution export, and quickly share visuals via clipboard or file.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. SimplifyNote facilitate easy and efficient note-taking from web pages, YouTube videos, and PDFs directly into Google Docs with a single click.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
     
  5. JShot turns your screen captures into finished images in seconds. No clutter, no friction — just the perfect flow.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. EasyCapture Pro is a screenshot utility designed for Windows users who need a quick and simple way to take screenshots and save images locally.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Capture macOS screenshots with a floating thumbnail for quick actions like renaming, copying, extracting text, scrolling capture, and local background removal. Supports custom folders, virtual desktops, Apple Silicon, temporary stashing, privacy, and customization.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Hardcopy allows you to take screenshots, mark them and save them.

    Standard Hardcopy: The key [Print] prints out the current screen. The key [Alt+Print] prints out the current window. A click onto the Hardcopy - symbol in the System Tray prints out the current screen. In additio.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. A modern screenshot utility. Simple yet configurable. Powerful features: Send Snips to your Phone, Upload to Facebook. Drag and Drop images, Snip Types: Manual Size, Window/Region Capture, Fixed Size and Fixed Ratio. That and so much MORE...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Image Tools is a screen capture, file sharing and image processing tool. It features multi-threaded batch image resizing, conversion, cropping, flipping/rotating, watermarks, decolorizing (grayscale, negative, sepia), and optimizing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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