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

The best open source alternative to Snagit is ShareX. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Snagit and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Snagit are Greenshot, Flameshot, Shutter and OSS Document Scanner.

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  1. ShareX icon

    ShareX

     791 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.

    253 ShareX alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
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    Comments about ShareX as an Alternative to Snagit
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    1

    Just tested it out and it works great.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    -2

    Unable to record video with sound.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Don't like to pay?? Try ShareX

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 7 comments
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    • Most users think ShareX is a great Snagit alternative.

    • ShareX is the most popular Windows alternative to Snagit.

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

    • ShareX is Free and Open SourceSnagit is Paid and Proprietary
    • ShareX is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedSnagit is not according to our users
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    Greenshot

     715 likes

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

    210 Greenshot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    image editor (no stamp with greenshot)
     
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    Comments about Greenshot as an Alternative to Snagit
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    4

    The OCR functionality is very useful and the annotation and markup tools are plentiful and easy to use; very small learning curve for a powerful tool.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    -1

    Doesn't come near the ease and functionalities of what Snagit has. On the plus side, it is free.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    -5

    Greenshot does not even come near Snagit. Very low usability. NOT intuive and the tools are on such a low level-I can`t even describe.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 7 comments
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    • Most users think Greenshot is a great Snagit alternative.

    • Greenshot is the most popular Mac alternative to Snagit.

    • Greenshot is Freemium and Open SourceSnagit is Paid and Proprietary
    • Greenshot is Lightweight and CustomizableSnagit is not according to our users
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    Flameshot

     250 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.

    75 Flameshot alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    Powerful, yet simple to use open-source screenshot software
     
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    Comments about Flameshot as an Alternative to Snagit
    bartonski
    Positive
    1

    If you're looking to make "8x10 glossy photograph with the circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each", it can't be beat. Lightweight, does its job, gets out of the way quick.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    sentakushi
    Negative
    0

    Snagit stores the screenshots in their "native" format in its own gallery: the image and the annotations/editions (texts, arrows…). It is very handy when your workflow is to edit the modifications after the fact (ex: correcting the text). Flameshot only allows you to annotate the screenshot just after you took it, once it is exported to a standard image (JPG, PNG…) you cannot edit it any more. Also, Snagit allows to record screencasts. Flameshot feels really light and is free software.

    jgorell
    Negative
    0

    Flameshot is not an option until the project owner corrects the kde-frameworks dependency. https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/issues/3119

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    • Flameshot is the most popular Linux alternative to Snagit.

    • Flameshot is Free and Open SourceSnagit is Paid and Proprietary
    • Flameshot is Lightweight, Customizable and Privacy focusedSnagit is not according to our users
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    Shutter

     298 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
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    Comments about Shutter as an Alternative to Snagit
    Top Positive Comment
    pablobianchi
    1

    At least on Linux is, stable, on official repos of main distros and with a lot of useful features... and is indeed currently active!

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    8

    With SnagIt you can remove sections from anywhere in the image, close the orphaned parts together to remake the whole, strip out, reduce top,sides,bottom to make a new size, all in the one session. With shutter all you have is crop!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    r0npuma
    Negative
    0

    SnagIt is the best. Unfortunately only works with windows and osx. Shutter has the x11 limitation which is unfortunate as I use Wayland. Also I have to use a screenshot tool with anotations and markup mulitple times a day. Shutter unfortunately doesn't come close. Devs please add wayland support and also checkup snaggit for implementation ideas.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 5 comments
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    • Most users think Shutter is a great Snagit alternative.

    • Shutter is Free and Open SourceSnagit is Paid and Proprietary
  5. OSS Document Scanner icon

    OSS Document Scanner

     60 likes

    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.

    70 OSS Document Scanner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
    OSS Document Scanner screenshot 1
     

    • OSS Document Scanner is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to Snagit.

    • OSS Document Scanner is Free and Open SourceSnagit is Paid and Proprietary
    • OSS Document Scanner is Lightweight and Privacy focusedSnagit is not according to our users
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    Ksnip

     65 likes

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

    59 Ksnip alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
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    Comments about Ksnip as an Alternative to Snagit
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It is not as powerful as snagit, but the most common features it has - for me a perfect fit.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Ksnip is Free and Open SourceSnagit is Paid and Proprietary
    • Ksnip is Lightweight, Customizable and Privacy focusedSnagit is not according to our users
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    Spectacle

     36 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.

    195 Spectacle alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
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