The Best Snagit AlternativesTop Screenshot Capture Tools & Screen Recorders like Snagit

Snagit is described as 'Capture and edit any image or video from the screen, add callouts and effects, and easily organize and share visual content across various applications' and is a very popular screenshot capture tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Snagit for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best Snagit alternative is ShareX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Snagit are Greenshot, Flameshot, Shutter and Snipping Tool.

filter to find the best alternatives

Snagit alternatives are mainly Screenshot Capture Tools, but if you're looking for Screen Recorders or Document Scanners you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Linux, Linux + Open Source, Google Chrome, Mac, iPad and Android + Screenshot Capture. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Snagit.
Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Snagit alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. ShareX icon
     803 likes

    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.

    265 ShareX alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
     
    |
    7
  2. Greenshot icon
     720 likes

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

    221 Greenshot alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
    |
    7
  3. Flameshot icon
     263 likes

    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.

    85 Flameshot alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
     
    |
    3
  4. Shutter icon
     299 likes

    Shutter is a feature-rich screenshot program for Linux based operating systems. It is free, open-source, and licensed under GPL v3.

    94 Shutter alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    |
    5
  5. Snipping Tool icon
     231 likes

    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.

    165 Snipping Tool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    |
    6
  6. The OSS Document Scanner is an Open Source app to scan all your documents. You either scan using your camera or by importing an image. The app will automatically detect you document within the photo and will crop the image.

    73 OSS Document Scanner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
     
  7. PicPick icon
     198 likes

    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, sharing, and portable operation.

    212 PicPick alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    |
    2
  8. Ksnip icon
     68 likes

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

    68 Ksnip alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
     
    |
    1
  9. 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.

    194 FastStone Capture alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Lightshot icon
     210 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.

    196 Lightshot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning
    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Google Chrome
    • Wine
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
    |
    1
  11. Spectacle icon
     38 likes

    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.

    205 Spectacle alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
     
12 of 218 Snagit alternatives