Snip&Sketch AlternativesScreenshot Capture Tools and other similar apps like Snip&Sketch

Snip&Sketch is described as 'Quickly annotate screenshots, photos and other images with your pen, touch, or mouse and save, paste or share with other apps' and is a screenshot capture tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Snip&Sketch for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, PortableApps.com and Wine apps. The best Snip&Sketch alternative is ShareX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Snip&Sketch are Flameshot, Greenshot, Snipping Tool and FastStone Capture.

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Quickly annotate screenshots, photos and other images with your pen, touch, or mouse and save, paste or share with other apps.

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Snip&Sketch alternatives page was last updated Mar 26, 2024
  1. ShareX icon
     730 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.

    241 ShareX alternatives
    Main window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

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

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    • ShareX is the most popular Windows alternative to Snip&Sketch.

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

    • ShareX is Free and Open SourceSnip&Sketch is Free and Proprietary
    • ShareX is CustomizableSnip&Sketch is not according to our users
  2. Flameshot icon
     220 likes

    Flameshot is a free and open-source, cross-platform tool to take screenshots with many built-in features to save you time.

    67 Flameshot alternatives
    Powerful, yet simple to use open-source screenshot software

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  User friendly
    3.  Customizable

    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.  Instant edit screenshots
    9.  Blur Filter
    10.  Highlighter
    11.  Filenames patterns
    12.  Works Offline
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    Comments about Flameshot as an Alternative to Snip&Sketch
     
    zokris

    Has more features than Snip & Sketch like lines, arrows, text, blur, plain or full rectangles/circles and even has a tray icon. The filename pattern is also customisable.

    Positive commentAug 15, 2020
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    Flameshot icon
    • Flameshot is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Snip&Sketch.

    • Flameshot is Free and Open SourceSnip&Sketch is Free and Proprietary
    • Flameshot is Lightweight and CustomizableSnip&Sketch is not according to our users
  3. Greenshot icon
     704 likes

    Greenshot is a light-weight screenshot tool optimized for productivity with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) support. Save a screenshot or a part of the screen to a file within a second or load it up to an Internet-picture-storage and get a public accessible URL (Confluence...

    201 Greenshot alternatives
    image editor (no stamp with greenshot)

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Image Annotations
    2.  Usability
    3.  Annotate Screenshot
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  GPLv3
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Edit screenshots
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Portable
    10.  Full-page Screenshot
    11.  Upload Screenshot
    12.  OCR
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  4. Snipping Tool icon
     228 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.

    148 Snipping Tool alternatives
    Snipping Tool screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    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
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    Guest

    Simple, reliable, fewer snags than Snip&Sketch

    Positive commentMay 16, 2020
    0
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    • Snipping Tool is Free and ProprietarySnip&Sketch is also Free and Proprietary
    • Snipping Tool is LightweightSnip&Sketch is not according to our users
  5. FastStone Capture icon
     220 likes

    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.

    176 FastStone Capture alternatives
    FastStone Capture screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    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 iconSnip&Sketch Icon

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    • FastStone Capture is the most popular commercial alternative to Snip&Sketch.

    • FastStone Capture is Paid and ProprietarySnip&Sketch is Free and Proprietary
    • FastStone Capture is LightweightSnip&Sketch is not according to our users
  6. PicPick icon
     192 likes

    A full-featured screen capture tool, Intuitive image editor, color picker, color palette, pixel-ruler, protractor, crosshair, whiteboard and more.

    204 PicPick alternatives
    PicPick screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    PicPick Features

    1.  Full-page Screenshot
    2.  Portable
    3.  Edit screenshots
    4.  Record desktop activity
    5.  Color Palette
    6.  Share screenshots
    PicPick iconSnip&Sketch Icon

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    • PicPick is the most popular SaaS alternative to Snip&Sketch.

    • PicPick is Free Personal and ProprietarySnip&Sketch is Free and Proprietary
  7. LightShot icon
     205 likes

    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.

    177 LightShot alternatives
    LightShot's site prnt.sc or prntscr.com

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Google Chrome
    • Wine
    • Firefox

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    LightShot iconSnip&Sketch Icon

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  8. Snagit icon
     198 likes

    The ultimate screen capture tool. With Snagit’s capture, edit, organize and share technology… it’s easy to create engaging visuals that grab attention and keep it. Let images do the talking for you.

    193 Snagit alternatives
    Snagit screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    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. YouTube icon  Upload directly to YouTube
    11.  Auto Scrolling
    12.  Upload directly to Dropbox
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  9. Spectacle icon
     32 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.

    186 Spectacle alternatives
    Spectacle screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Snipaste is a simple but powerful snipping tool, and also allows you to pin the screenshot back onto the screen. Snip. Then paste. Free. Customizable. Portable.

    50 Snipaste alternatives
    Snipaste screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Annotate Screenshot
    2.  Customizable shortcuts
    3.  Edit screenshots
    4.  Upload Screenshot
    5.  Full-page Screenshot
    6.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Share screenshots
    11.  Pin the specified window on top of all
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  11. Fenêtre Capture Tool icon
     3 likes

    The Fenêtre Capture Tool for making professional screenshots and screen recordings. With advanced functions and abilities that other free capture tools don't offer.

    58 Fenêtre Capture Tool alternatives
    The interface of the app

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Full-page Screenshot
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No registration required
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Annotate Screenshot
    7.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    8.  OCR
    9.  Share screenshots
    10.  Capture Video
    11.  Live Screen Recording
    12.  Edit screenshots
    Fenêtre Capture Tool iconSnip&Sketch Icon

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  12. Sunny Screenshot icon
     1 like

    Sunny is a beautiful and useful “Screenshot & Pinning” software, also supports “Screen Recognition” and “OCR” software, supports Windows, MacOS, Linux operating systems.

    52 Sunny Screenshot alternatives
    Sunny Screenshot screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Annotate Screenshot
    4.  Cross-Platform
    5.  Edit screenshots
    Sunny Screenshot iconSnip&Sketch Icon

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