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Lightshot

 204 likes

Captures selectable screen regions for Windows and Mac, offers instant uploading, quick editing, and sharing through short URLs, supports saving locally, annotating, clipboard copying, browser add-ons, upload history access, and operates without heavy system use.

LightShot's site prnt.sc or prntscr.com

License model

  • FreeProprietary

Application type

Country of Origin

  • RU flagRussia

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Google Chrome
  • Wine
  • Mozilla Firefox
Warning

The Lightshot app generates URLs that are easy to guess or scrape, making it alarmingly easy for anyone to view grabs of private messages or intimate photos.

Bundleware

Offers to install Russian software Yandex Alisa, Yandex Browser and other products from Yandex company.

3.5 / 5 Avg rating (15)
204likes
13comments
0news articles

Features

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Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Annotate Screenshot
  2.  Edit screenshots
  3.  Instant edit screenshots
  4.  Low memory usage
  5.  Override print-screen hotkey
  6.  Share screenshots
  7.  Upload Screenshot
  8.  Built-in editor
  9.  Downscale Retina Display
  10.  Colored Text
  11.  Native application
  12.  Browser extension
  13.  Automatic upload

 Tags

  • print-screen
  • snapshot

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  • TBayAreaPat reviewed Lightshot  
    7 days ago

    While Lightshot seems quick and easy, it only shares to Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, VK (Russian), and it's own site, printscr.com. It says it will also send to Google for image compare, but that did not work for me. If the extension had a way to let you choose sending to contacts or Google Keep, I might like the extension enough to keep it.

  • POX updated Lightshot
    8 days ago
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    lumi2025 added Lightshot as alternative to Leawo Free Screen Recorder
    19 days ago
  • braky updated Lightshot
    27 days ago
  • sterno900 added Lightshot as alternative to Hardcopy
    about 1 month ago
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    Korwin added Lightshot as alternative to Cropper
    5 months ago
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    rivafarabi added Lightshot as alternative to Savvyshot
    7 months ago
  • ATUser80 liked Lightshot
    8 months ago
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    POX added Lightshot as alternative to Screenshot
    8 months ago
  • veneno_ liked Lightshot
    10 months ago
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Lightshot information

  • Developed by

    RU flagSkillbrains
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Free product.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.5 (15 ratings)
  • Alternatives

    175 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Our users have written 13 comments and reviews about Lightshot, and it has gotten 204 likes

Lightshot was added to AlternativeTo by lookynator on Jan 29, 2010 and this page was last updated May 9, 2025.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Comment summary: LightShot is praised for its speed, simplicity, and ease of use. Many users find it effective for presentations and customizable compared to other tools like puush and Greenshot. LightShot is an alternative to Windows' less efficient PrntScrn and Snipping Tool features. Some criticisms include its limited functionality with multiple monitors and lack of a few advanced features like layers and OCR. Overall, users find it reliable for quick screenshots, though some additional features could enhance it further.
Top Positive Comment
KAdot
Dec 11, 2011
2

Very fast and simple tool. Love it.

Top Negative Comment
Korwin
Jul 12, 2024
0

It is difficult to think of more toxic apps than Yandex products.

TBayAreaPat
May 9, 2025
0

While Lightshot seems quick and easy, it only shares to Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, VK (Russian), and it's own site, printscr.com. It says it will also send to Google for image compare, but that did not work for me. If the extension had a way to let you choose sending to contacts or Google Keep, I might like the extension enough to keep it.

Not Yourbusiness
Feb 22, 2023
1

Not the best, has some potential to hit, but a great way into screenshots, with very few obligations.

Luis Lobo
Jul 24, 2020
0

It works perfectly and has been on my PC for many months. No problem, the only thing is that it took me a while to figure it out:

Use CTRL + "+" (the button with the numeric "+" symbol) to increase the size of the text and arrows. I can only use with the "+" key on the numeric keypad (NumLock enabled) And use CTRL + A to streamline print on the entire screen

I decided to comment here to make it easier for you lol.

Shpigorx
Jun 20, 2020
0

Nice app! But there is lack of some features.

INCEDIBILE feature: search captured image in google in 1 click. Don't know another app with that feature.

Nice features:

  • capture part of screen with possibility to move selection
  • usable editing right on screenshot: lines, arrows, text, marker
  • copy to clipboard or save
  • hotkeys for fullscreen and area capture

Poor features:

  • edit in paint-style, no layers like in ShareX
  • can't edit text size, font and other

Missing features:

  • no steps tool in editing, like step 1, step 2
  • no integration with other image services, only prnt.sc
  • no snap to window when capture an area like in ShareX
  • no multicapture mode (few screens to 1)
  • no pixelate / blur tool
  • no OCR
laurabrown
Jul 5, 2018
1

Recommended by my nephew, Zack. Works better than the screencapture I had been using before.

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What is Lightshot?

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. Available also as Firefox addon, Chrome extension and besides Desktop application. The program has short domain https://prnt.sc/g5g1s5 (or long one http://prntscr.com/g5g1s5 inspite, here they're soft options on this screenshot) where you can see all screenshots you've uploaded before.

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