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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Capture and edit any image or video from the screen, add callouts and effects, and easily organize and share visual content across various applications.

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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 Snagit

     
    Comments about ShareX as an Alternative to Snagit
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    Oct 3, 2020
    1

    Have been running both ShareX and Snagit on separate PC's for over a year. Both are good although Snagit can delete your captures if not careful. Will probably drop Snagit for ShareX on all machines.

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    Oct 16, 2016
    -2

    Unable to record video with sound.

    Most Recent Comment
    Guest
    Positive Jan 5, 2021
    1

    Don't like to pay?? Try ShareX

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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 CustomizableSnagit is not according to our users
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    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 Snagit

     
    Comments about Greenshot as an Alternative to Snagit
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    Mar 28, 2017
    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.

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    Feb 25, 2016
    -1

    SnagIT does video, Green Shot does not!

    Most Recent Comment
    Guest
    Negative Apr 10, 2020
    -1

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

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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

     224 likes
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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 Snagit

     
    Comments about Flameshot as an Alternative to Snagit
    bartonski
    Positive Aug 8, 2022
    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.

    jgorell
    Negative Aug 5, 2024
    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 and CustomizableSnagit is not according to our users
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    Shutter

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

    96 Shutter alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Shutter screenshot 1

    Shutter Features

    1.  Region clipping
    2.  Built-in Image editor
    3.  Edit screenshots
    4.  Real time editing
    5.  Annotate Screenshot
    6.  Upload Screenshot
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Upload directly to Imgur
    9.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts

    Shutter VS Snagit

     
    Comments about Shutter as an Alternative to Snagit
    Top Positive Comment
    pablobianchi
    Sep 16, 2018
    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
    May 25, 2016
    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!

    Most Recent Comment
    r0npuma
    Negative Sep 14, 2023
    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.

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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

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    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.

    63 OSS Document Scanner alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Scan documents
    2.  Export to PDF
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Mobile Scanner
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Built-in viewer
    8.  OCR
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Screenshot OCR
    11.  WebDAV Sync
    12.  Image to text

    OSS Document Scanner VS Snagit

     

    • 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

     61 likes
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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 Snagit

     
    Comments about Ksnip as an Alternative to Snagit
    Guest
    Positive Dec 18, 2023
    0

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

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

     72 likes
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    gImageReader is a simple Gtk/Qt front-end to the Tesseract OCR Engine.

    85 GImageReader alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    GImageReader screenshot 1

    GImageReader Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Image to text
    3.  PDF OCR
    4.  Annotate Screenshot

    GImageReader VS Snagit

     
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