PicPick AlternativesTop Screenshot Capture Tools and other similar apps like PicPick

PicPick is described as 'Offers multi-mode screen capture, integrated image editing, color selection tools, on-screen measuring utilities, hotkeys, sharing options, and a simple interface' and is a very popular screenshot capture tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 100 alternatives to PicPick for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Web-based apps. The best PicPick alternative is ShareX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PicPick are Greenshot, Flameshot, Ksnip and FastStone Capture.

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Offers multi-mode screen capture, integrated image editing, color selection tools, on-screen measuring utilities, hotkeys, sharing options, and a simple interface.

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PicPick alternatives page was last updated May 23, 2025
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  1. ShareX icon

    ShareX

     757 likes
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    Open-source screen capture and file sharing tool with recording, editing, and annotation features. Supports 4K, dark mode, theming, offline use, and offers a lightweight, ad-free experience without tracking user data.

    242 ShareX alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
    Main window

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Screen Recording
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Screenshot OCR
    4.  Capture Video
    5.  Edit screenshots
    6.  Built-in Image editor
    7.  Share Videos
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  GIF recording
    10.  Support for Hotkeys
    11.  Record videos
    12.  Share screenshots

    ShareX VS PicPick

     
    Comments about ShareX as an Alternative to PicPick
    Most Recent Comment
    Graziella
    Positive Apr 12, 2018
    1

    Similarly to PicPik it comes with color picker, measuring tools, and screen capturing featurers

    TBayAreaPat
    Positive Feb 24, 2025
    0

    ShareX is a great program, but there's so many settings that it needs a named settings saver.

    Guest
    Negative Sep 28, 2020
    0

    PicPick has a really good image editor in addition to the capture functionality. ShareX's image editing capabilities do not come close to PicPick's.

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    • Almost everyone thinks ShareX is a great PicPick alternative.

    • ShareX is the most popular Windows alternative to PicPick.

    • ShareX is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PicPick.

    • ShareX is Free and Open SourcePicPick is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • ShareX is CustomizablePicPick is not according to our users
  2. Greenshot icon

    Greenshot

     712 likes
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    Lightweight screenshot tool offering OCR, exports to Office apps and online storage, integration with external commands, supporting 32 languages and minimal space requirement.

    200 Greenshot alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    image editor (no stamp with greenshot)

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Image Annotations
    2.  Usability
    3.  Annotate Screenshot
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  GPLv3
    7.  Edit screenshots
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Portable
    10.  Full-page Screenshot
    11.  Upload Screenshot
    12.  OCR

    Greenshot VS PicPick

     
    Comments about Greenshot as an Alternative to PicPick
    Guest
    Positive Aug 12, 2017
    -1

    It has great functionality and customizability. Moreover, the documentation and support is outstanding.

    PicPick Icon
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    • Almost everyone thinks Greenshot is a great PicPick alternative.

    • Greenshot is the most popular Mac alternative to PicPick.

    • Greenshot is Freemium and Open SourcePicPick is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Greenshot is Lightweight and CustomizablePicPick is not according to our users
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    Flameshot

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    Flameshot is a free, open-source screenshot tool that is cross-platform compatible, offering customization, editing features, CLI scripting, and direct Imgur uploads for seamless sharing. It provides an intuitive user experience through features like area selection, annotations, and saving options.

    67 Flameshot alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    Powerful, yet simple to use open-source screenshot software

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  User friendly
    3.  Customizable
    4.  Privacy focused
    5.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Drawing on screenshot
    2.  Annotate Screenshot
    3.  Edit screenshots
    4.  Selecting part of screen
    5.  Upload directly to Imgur
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Shortcut keys
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Instant edit screenshots
    10.  Blur Filter
    11.  Highlighter
    12.  Filenames patterns

    Flameshot VS PicPick

     
    Comments about Flameshot as an Alternative to PicPick
    Guest
    Negative Nov 21, 2020
    0

    Less shortcuts, less image editing

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    • Flameshot is the most popular Linux alternative to PicPick.

    • Flameshot is Free and Open SourcePicPick is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Flameshot is Lightweight and CustomizablePicPick is not according to our users
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  6. Ksnip icon

    Ksnip

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    Ksnip is a Qt based cross-platform screenshot tool that provides many annotation features for your screenshots.

    53 Ksnip alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    Annotations

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Image Annotations
    2.  Annotate Screenshot
    3.  Blur Filter
    4.  Edit screenshots
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Upload directly to Imgur
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Built-in viewer
    9.  Upload Screenshot
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Command line interface
    12.  Tabbed interface

    Ksnip VS PicPick

     
  7. FastStone Capture icon

    FastStone Capture

     221 likes
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    A powerful, lightweight, yet full-featured screen capture tool that allows you to easily capture and annotate anything on the screen including windows, objects, menus, full screen, rectangular/freehand regions and even scrolling windows/web pages.

    172 FastStone Capture alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    FastStone Capture screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Screen Recording
    2.  Image Annotations
    3.  Capture mouse pointer
    4.  Portable
    5.  Support for FTP
    6.  Annotate Screenshot
    7.  Upload Screenshot
    8.  Join Images

    FastStone Capture VS PicPick

     

    • FastStone Capture is the most popular commercial alternative to PicPick.

    • FastStone Capture is Paid and ProprietaryPicPick is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • FastStone Capture is LightweightPicPick is not according to our users
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    Snipping Tool

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    Snipping Tool is a screen capture utility that allows users to take screenshots of specific objects or full screens, annotate them, and save or share the captured images or videos.

    143 Snipping Tool alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Snipping Tool screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Annotate Screenshot
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  OCR
    6.  Screen Sharing
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Bundled with Windows

    Snipping Tool VS PicPick

     
  10. Snagit icon

    Snagit

     199 likes
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    Advanced screen capture and recording tool enabling image or video captures directly from your screen. Includes editing features like callouts, transparency, and effects to enhance visuals. Organize and easily share creations through documents, presentations, or favorite applications.

    193 Snagit alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Snagit screenshot 1

    Top Snagit Features

    1.  Full-page Screenshot
    2.  Edit screenshots
    3.  Upload Screenshot
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Annotate Screenshot
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  OCR
    10.  Dark Mode
    11. YouTube icon  Upload directly to YouTube
    12.  Auto Scrolling

    Snagit VS PicPick

     
  11. Lightshot icon

    Lightshot

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    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.

    176 Lightshot alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Google Chrome
    • Wine
    • Mozilla Firefox
    LightShot's site prnt.sc or prntscr.com
    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.

    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

    Lightshot VS PicPick

     
    Comments about Lightshot as an Alternative to PicPick
    Guest
    Positive Jul 24, 2020
    0

    That's what I was looking for: simpler and faster than PicPick.

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    • Lightshot is Free and ProprietaryPicPick is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Lightshot is LightweightPicPick is not according to our users
  12. Spectacle icon

    Spectacle

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    Spectacle is a simple application for capturing desktop screenshots. It can capture images of the entire desktop, a single monitor, the currently active window, the window currently under the mouse, or a rectangular region of the screen.

    185 Spectacle alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    Spectacle screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Annotate Screenshot
    2.  Auto File Naming
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    9.  Upload Screenshot
    10.  Portable
    11.  Keyboard Shortcuts
    12.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts

    Spectacle VS PicPick

     
    Comments about Spectacle as an Alternative to PicPick
    Guest
    Negative Jun 12, 2020
    1

    PickPick is very complete, Spectacle is a good capturing software but it doesn't offer the simple feature as to scrool capture that picpick offer

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    • Spectacle is Free and Open SourcePicPick is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Spectacle is Privacy focused and LightweightPicPick is not according to our users
  13. Evernote Web Clipper icon

    Evernote Web Clipper

     102 likes
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    Save anything you see online - including text, links and images - into your Evernote account with a single click.

    192 Evernote Web Clipper alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Internet Explorer
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Opera
    • Firefox
    Evernote Web Clipper screenshot 1

    Evernote Web Clipper Features

    1.  Annotate Screenshot
    2.  Web Clipper
    3.  Save web page for offline use
    4.  Website screenshots
    5.  Screenshot OCR
    6.  Instant edit screenshots
    7.  Browser extension
    8.  Microsoft Edge extension
    9.  Image recognition

    Evernote Web Clipper VS PicPick

     

    • Evernote Web Clipper is the most popular Web-based alternative to PicPick.

    • Evernote Web Clipper is Free and ProprietaryPicPick is Free Personal and Proprietary
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