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

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

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  1. ShareX icon

    ShareX

     790 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.

    252 ShareX alternatives

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
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    MartinO
    Positive
    0

    Easy to use, with all the features you'll ever need.

    Guest
    Positive
    2

    I like it because it's open source

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Ola Johansson
    Positive
    0

    Maybe a bit to much setup but awesome and flexible tool.

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    • Almost everyone thinks ShareX is a great Snipping Tool alternative.

    • ShareX is the most popular Windows alternative to Snipping Tool.

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

    • ShareX is Free and Open SourceSnipping Tool is Free and Proprietary
    • ShareX is Customizable and Privacy focusedSnipping Tool is not according to our users
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    Greenshot

     715 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.

    209 Greenshot alternatives

    Cost / License

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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    wookahn624
    Positive
    4

    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!

    Guest
    Positive
    2

    A lot more useful than snipping tool!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    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!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Greenshot is a great Snipping Tool alternative.

    • Greenshot is the most popular Mac alternative to Snipping Tool.

    • Greenshot is Freemium and Open SourceSnipping Tool is Free and Proprietary
    • Greenshot is CustomizableSnipping Tool is not according to our users
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    Flameshot

     248 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.

    75 Flameshot alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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    Top Positive Comment
    Shaz Shah
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    After migrating from macOS to Windows, I used Flameshot knowing it's cross-platform available and was my choice on macOS. The initial challenge is to set a hotkey to trigger the app. Once you get through the hurdle, the rest of the experience is very straightforward. It's good for me so that I can take a screenshot and annotate it straightaway.

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    0

    it does not work easy. too complicated.

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

    No easy command to open like Snipping Tool's Win+Shift+S

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Flameshot is a great Snipping Tool alternative.

    • Flameshot is the most popular Linux alternative to Snipping Tool.

    • Flameshot is Free and Open SourceSnipping Tool is Free and Proprietary
    • Flameshot is Customizable and Privacy focusedSnipping Tool is not according to our users
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    Ksnip

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

    59 Ksnip alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
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    Spectacle

     36 likes
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    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

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    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
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    Screenshot Tile

     7 likes
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    Screenshot Tile offers a variety of features designed to enhance your experience when taking and managing screenshots. One of the key benefits of our app is the ability to customize storage location, format, and notification settings to suit your preferences.

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    • Android
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    • Screenshot Tile is the most popular Android alternative to Snipping Tool.

    • Screenshot Tile is Free and Open SourceSnipping Tool is Free and Proprietary
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    Firefox Screenshots

     9 likes
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    Intuitive screenshots baked right into the browser. Capture, save and share screenshots as you browse the Web using Firefox.

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    • Firefox
     
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    Swappy

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    Swappy is a Wayland screenshot editing tool featuring brushes, text, shapes, arrows, and blur. Images can be saved locally or copied directly to the clipboard.

    57 Swappy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
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  14. Xfce4-Screenshooter icon

    Xfce4-Screenshooter

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    This application allows you to capture the entire screen, the active window or a selected region. You can set the delay that elapses before the screenshot is taken and the action that will be done with the screenshot: save it to a PNG file, copy it to the clipboard, open it...

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Comments about Xfce4-Screenshooter as an Alternative to Snipping Tool
    Guest
    Positive
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    Built into Xfce (which I use) and performs all the Snipping Tool functions that I know of.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Xfce4-Screenshooter is Free and Open SourceSnipping Tool is Free and Proprietary
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