Fast, lightweight and offline-first Snipping tool for Windows with integrated high-accuracy OCR. Capture any screen area and extract text instantly without any cloud processing.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
Lightshot Alternatives
Lightshot has been discontinued. Similar apps include ShareX, which is free and open source. Other options are Greenshot, Flameshot, FastStone Capture and PicPick. Screenshot Capture Tools like Lightshot are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, the web, Linux and iPhone.
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ScreenX is a native Windows screenshot utility designed for speed and aesthetics. Built on a lightweight Rust (Tauri) backend, it replaces slow, memory-heavy Electron apps with a buttery-smooth React interface.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
Nigeria
Stik is a Chrome & Brave side-panel extension that captures visible, full-page, or screen-area screenshots, bundles them into groups, and pastes many images into Slack, Notion, and X in a single paste.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Google Chrome
Japan
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Record your screen, capture screenshots, annotate, and share them instantly. FastCapture is a lightweight, all-in-one Chrome extension for video recording, image capture, and annotation - no upload to external servers. Everything is processed locally in your browser.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Google Chrome
United States
+1
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
China
+2
ClearShot captures any area of your browser tab, lets you annotate with arrows, rectangles, text, and freehand drawing, then saves as PNG or copies to clipboard. Everything stays on your device — no upload, no account, no tracking.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Google Chrome
- United States
Foldout captures an entire web page as a single image, including everything below the fold. Click the button and it scrolls the page, captures each section, and stitches them together in the browser.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Google Chrome
Canada
+1
F
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
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Google Chrome
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
+2
Screenshot and screen recording tool for Windows designed for fullscreen, area, or window captures, with audio recording, advanced annotation editor, and text-based search. Pro features add scrolling capture, text extraction, webcam, replays, and cloud sharing.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
United Arab Emirates
C
1Capture is a native Mac app for screenshots, screen recording, and annotations, built for people who frequently share visual feedback.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- United States
+2
Free, open-source screenshot annotation for Windows and Mac: a native Skitch replacement with tapered arrows, blur and pixelate.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- United States
