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. Capture .NET icon

    Capture .NET

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    Capture .NET Free is an integrated, multi-functional, powerful and general-purpose System, Design, File, Desktop and Develop utility tool. Includes many helpful tools: Capture Screen/Image Editor/Capture Color/Post-It/Screen Clock/Screen Calender/Screen Reminder/Screen...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • TW flagTaiwan

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Capture .NET screenshot 1

    Capture .NET Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Widgets
    3.  All in one

    Capture .NET VS Lightshot

     
  2. Xnip icon

    Xnip

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    Handy Screenshot App for Mac.

    18 Xnip alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Xnip screenshot 1

    Xnip Features

    1.  Annotate Screenshot
    2.  Edit screenshots

    Xnip VS Lightshot

     
  4. TechSmith Capture icon

    TechSmith Capture

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    TechSmith Capture provides a simple, free way to create basic screenshots and screen recordings and share them with others.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Main screen of TechSmith Capture

    Top TechSmith Capture Features

    1.  Annotate Screenshot
    2.  Built-in viewer
    3.  Upload Screenshot
    4.  Share screenshots
    5.  Image Annotations
    6.  Integrated File Sharing
    7.  Record HD screen
    8.  Image Sharing
    9.  Video upload
    10.  Shared links
    11.  Upload images
    12.  Record videos

    TechSmith Capture VS Lightshot

     
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    PicPick

    Provides versatile screen capture options, built-in image annotation, color picking and palette, precision measurement tools like ruler and protractor, hotkey customization, clipboard and multi-format support, simple tray access,...

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  6. Trickle icon

    Trickle

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    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.

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Mac
    Trickle screenshot 1

    Trickle Features

    1.  Screen Sharing
    2.  AI-Powered
    3.  Screenshot OCR
    4.  AI Summarization

    Trickle VS Lightshot

     
  7. Capster Screen Capture icon

    Capster Screen Capture

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    Capster helps you enhance your asynchronous communication with captures of your screen. Record your screen as you demonstrate a feature, idea, or bug, or take a screenshot and annotate it to better convey your point - and instantly share it through the cloud.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Capster Screen Capture screenshot 1

    Capster Screen Capture Features

    1.  Support for 4K
    2.  Annotate Screenshot
    3.  Quick Preview
    4.  Share screenshots

    Capster Screen Capture VS Lightshot

     
  8. CharmShotAI icon

    CharmShotAI

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    Add charming backgrounds to Images to share on social media and get x12 more engagement.

    Become popular within your circle.

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Editor

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  OCR
    4.  Annotate Screenshot
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Screenshot OCR

    CharmShotAI VS Lightshot

     
  10. ScreenCloud icon

    ScreenCloud

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    ScreenCloud is an easy to use screenshot sharing application. Take a screenshot using one of the 3 hotkeys or simply click the ScreenCloud tray icon. You can choose where you want to save your screenshot.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    ScreenCloud running on Windows 7
    Discontinued

    Last commit and version is from October 2020

    ScreenCloud Features

    1.  Share screenshots

    ScreenCloud VS Lightshot

     
  11. Web Clipper: Easy Screenshot icon

    Web Clipper: Easy Screenshot

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    Easy Screenshot is an easy to use screen capture tool. Simply press one of the context menu items to capture entire or a portion of your screen.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Microsoft Edge
    Capture selected area

    Web Clipper: Easy Screenshot Features

    1.  No registration required

    Web Clipper: Easy Screenshot VS Lightshot

     
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