Snipping Tool Alternatives Filtered by 'Portable'

The best alternative to Snipping Tool is ShareX, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Snipping Tool and many of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Snipping Tool are Greenshot, FastStone Capture, PicPick and Spectacle.

Snipping Tool alternatives are mainly Screenshot Capture Tools but may also be Screen Recorders or Screen Casting Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Snipping Tool.

Snipping Tool

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Free • Proprietary
Screenshot Capture Tool

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ShareX
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Free • Open Source
Screenshot Capture Tool
Screen Recorder
Screen Casting Tool
Windows
Steam
234 ShareX alternatives
ShareX is a free and open source program that lets you capture or record any area of your screen and share it with a single press of a key. It also allows uploading images, text or other types of files to many supported destinations you can choose from.
- - ShareX is the most popular Windows alternative to Snipping Tool.
- - ShareX is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Snipping Tool.
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ShareX Features
1. Ad-freeShareX doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. Works OfflineShareX can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
3. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in ShareX without registration.
4. PortableShareX can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
5. OCRExtract the text from a screen capture or file and paste it into another document for edits.
6. Upload ScreenshotUpload your screenhots directly to the cloud in order to easily share them with others.
7. No TrackingShareX will not track you or use your personal data.
8. Dark ModeShareX supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
9. Color PickerShareX allows you to select and copy a color property from an image, object, or shape.
Customizable
Capture Video
Screenshot OCR
Edit screenshots
Built-in Image editor
Share screenshots
GIF recording
Record videos
Support for Hotkeys
Image Annotations
Comments about ShareX as a Alternative to Snipping Tool
Almost everyone thinks ShareX is a great Snipping Tool alternative.
Guest
I like it because it's open source
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Ola Johansson
Maybe a bit to much setup but awesome and flexible tool.
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Guest
It snips. I wish it didn't need so much futzing around. It's not a great alternative, but it's okay.
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Greenshot
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Freemium • Open Source
Screenshot Capture Tool
Image Editor
Mac
Windows
198 Greenshot alternatives
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...
- - Greenshot is the most popular Mac alternative to Snipping Tool.
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Greenshot Features
1. LightweightGreenshot consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Annotate ScreenshotEdit and annotate a screenshot with various editing tools and options.
3. Ad-freeGreenshot doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Greenshot without registration.
5. OCRExtract the text from a screen capture or file and paste it into another document for edits.
6. Works OfflineGreenshot can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
7. Upload ScreenshotUpload your screenhots directly to the cloud in order to easily share them with others.
8. Full-page ScreenshotGreenshot can capture complete (scrolling) web pages from your web browser.
9. PortableGreenshot can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Image Annotations
Usability
Customizable
GPLv3
Edit screenshots
Screenshot OCR
Multiple languages
Data portability
Enumerate steps
Comments about Greenshot as a Alternative to Snipping Tool
Almost everyone thinks Greenshot is a great Snipping Tool alternative.
wookahn624
I use this tool at work it's super useful and is a time saver when compared to MS "Snipping Tool". I can instantly snip>edit>upload. kudos!
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Guest
A lot more useful than snipping tool!
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Guest
MUCH more intuitive than not just Snipping Tool but also any other screen shot software. Simply amazing and very well written. Cheers to the developers!
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FastStone Capture
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Paid • Proprietary
Screenshot Capture Tool
Screen Recorder
Screen Casting Tool
Windows
165 FastStone Capture alternatives
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.
- - FastStone Capture is the most popular commercial alternative to Snipping Tool.
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FastStone Capture Features
1. LightweightFastStone Capture consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableFastStone Capture can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Annotate ScreenshotEdit and annotate a screenshot with various editing tools and options.
4. Upload ScreenshotUpload your screenhots directly to the cloud in order to easily share them with others.
Image Annotations
Capture mouse pointer
Support for FTP
Join Images
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Most users think FastStone Capture is a great Snipping Tool alternative.
PicPick
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Screenshot Capture Tool
Image Editor
Windows
PortableApps.com
Software as a Service (SaaS)
201 PicPick alternatives
A full-featured screen capture tool, Intuitive image editor, color picker, color palette, pixel-ruler, protractor, crosshair, whiteboard and more.
- - PicPick is the most popular SaaS alternative to Snipping Tool.
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PicPick Features
1. Full-page ScreenshotPicPick can capture complete (scrolling) web pages from your web browser.
2. Color PickerPicPick allows you to select and copy a color property from an image, object, or shape.
3. PortablePicPick can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Edit screenshots
Customizable
Record desktop activity
Color Palette
Share screenshots
Spectacle
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Free • Open Source
Screenshot Capture Tool
Screen Recorder
Linux
187 Spectacle alternatives
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.
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Spectacle Features
1. Annotate ScreenshotEdit and annotate a screenshot with various editing tools and options.
2. Privacy focusedSpectacle is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
3. Works OfflineSpectacle can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
4. Dark ModeSpectacle supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
5. Support for Multiple MonitorsSpectacle supports the use of multiple displays.
6. LightweightSpectacle consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
7. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Spectacle without registration.
8. Upload ScreenshotUpload your screenhots directly to the cloud in order to easily share them with others.
9. Ad-freeSpectacle doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Auto File Naming
No Tracking
Portable
Screenpresso
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Freemium • Proprietary
Screenshot Capture Tool
Screen Recorder
Windows
109 Screenpresso alternatives
Screenshot and screencast tool that allows for full-screen, window or region-based captures.
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Screenpresso Features
1. Annotate ScreenshotEdit and annotate a screenshot with various editing tools and options.
2. Support for Multiple MonitorsScreenpresso supports the use of multiple displays.
3. Full-page ScreenshotScreenpresso can capture complete (scrolling) web pages from your web browser.
4. PortableScreenpresso can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Edit screenshots
Built-in Image editor
Share screenshots
Screenshot Captor
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Screenshot Capture Tool
Windows
119 Screenshot Captor alternatives
Screenshot Captor is a program for taking screenshots on your computer. Its different from other screenshot utilis in several notable ways:
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Screenshot Captor Features
1. PortableScreenshot Captor can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Full-page ScreenshotScreenshot Captor can capture complete (scrolling) web pages from your web browser.
3. Annotate ScreenshotEdit and annotate a screenshot with various editing tools and options.
4. Support for Multiple MonitorsScreenshot Captor supports the use of multiple displays.
5. Upload ScreenshotUpload your screenhots directly to the cloud in order to easily share them with others.
HotShots
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Free • Open Source
Screenshot Capture Tool
Windows
Linux
108 HotShots alternatives
Hotshots is a screenshot tool with some editing features. It is particularly suitable for writing documentation (as used in the following chapters) but you can use it to highlight some details on a map image or what ever you want.
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HotShots Features
1. Upload ScreenshotUpload your screenhots directly to the cloud in order to easily share them with others.
2. PortableHotShots can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Edit screenshots
Share screenshots
Discontinued
The project seems no longer developed. Last version, 2.2.0, released in September 2014, can be still downloaded from SourceForge

Comments about HotShots as a Alternative to Snipping Tool
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its fast and has better features
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Hidden Capture
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Free • Proprietary
Screenshot Capture Tool
Screen Recorder
Screen Casting Tool
Windows
99 Hidden Capture alternatives
Grab screenshots in a stealth mode, and start the capturing process at a user-defined time with the help of this simple to use and efficient software tool.
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Hidden Capture Features
1. Built-in viewerHidden Capture shows you a quick preview of an image, page or file in supported formats.
2. No Coding RequiredHidden Capture can be used without an coding or programming skills.
3. No TrackingHidden Capture will not track you or use your personal data.
4. PortableHidden Capture can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
5. LightweightHidden Capture consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
6. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Hidden Capture without registration.
7. Ad-freeHidden Capture doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Automated Screenshots
Record desktop activity
Stealth mode