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, Google Chrome, Web-based and Mozilla Firefox apps. The best Lightshot alternative is ShareX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Lightshot are Flameshot, Greenshot, Ksnip and FastStone Capture.

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Lightshot alternatives are mainly Screenshot Capture Tools, but if you're looking for Screen Recorders or Screen Casting Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux + Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Lightshot.
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Captures customizable screen areas, enables instant online upload, sharing via short URLs, quick edits, local saves, and seamless browser add-ons.

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Lightshot alternatives page was last updated May 9, 2025
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  1. Snipboard icon

    Snipboard

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    Snipboard (previously known as Snaggy) is an image host that lets you quickly paste and share images from your clipboard directly online.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Homepage

    Snipboard Features

    1.  Online Gaming
    2.  Share screenshots
    3.  Image Sharing

    Snipboard VS Lightshot

     
  2. ScreenTray icon

    ScreenTray

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    A macOS app for capturing, annotating and sharing screenshots. Quickly add comments, highlight what matters or blur any sensitive content. Upload screenshots to Google Drive or Dropbox. Copy screenshots to the clipboard and paste them directly into Slack, Skype, Jira, Trello and...

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac

    ScreenTray Features

    1.  Annotate Screenshot
    2.  Edit screenshots
    3.  Share screenshots

    ScreenTray VS Lightshot

     
  4. Capto icon

    Capto

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    Capto is an easy-to-use app that takes capturing, recording, video and image editing to the next level.

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Capto screenshot 1

    Capto Features

    1.  Video annotation
    2.  Record videos

    Capto VS Lightshot

     
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  6. Snapit icon

    Snapit

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    Snapit is a tool to capture, annotate, and share screenshots with just few buttons. Take a screenshot of anything on your screen and we’ll make it look amazing in seconds. Creating beautiful screenshots has never been so easy!

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Easily create and design your screenshots.

    Snapit Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Annotate Screenshot
    3.  Ad-free

    Snapit VS Lightshot

     
  7. RetinaCapture icon

    RetinaCapture

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

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    RetinaCapture screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    5.  No Tracking

    RetinaCapture VS Lightshot

     
  8. Fenêtre Capture Tool icon

    Fenêtre Capture Tool

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    The Fenêtre Capture Tool for making professional screenshots and screen recordings. With advanced functions and abilities that other free capture tools don't offer.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    The interface of the app

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Full-page Screenshot
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No registration required
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Annotate Screenshot
    7.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    8.  OCR
    9.  Share screenshots
    10.  Capture Video
    11.  Live Screen Recording
    12.  Edit screenshots

    Fenêtre Capture Tool VS Lightshot

     
  10. HotShots icon

    HotShots

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Main Interface
    Discontinued

    The project seems no longer developed. Last version, 2.2.0, released in September 2014, can be still downloaded from SourceForge

    HotShots Features

    1.  Upload Screenshot
    2.  Portable
    3.  Edit screenshots
    4.  Share screenshots

    HotShots VS Lightshot

     
  11. SnapInker icon

    SnapInker

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    If you are using Windows, SnapInker is an easy way for beautifying your screenshots with effects such as Background Images, Shadow effects, and more.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SnapInker screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Annotate Screenshot
    3.  Upload Screenshot
    4.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    5.  No registration required

    SnapInker VS Lightshot

     
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