Snipping Tool Alternatives

Snipping Tool is described as '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' and is a very popular screenshot capture tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Snipping Tool for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Google Chrome apps. The best Snipping Tool alternative is ShareX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Snipping Tool are Greenshot, Flameshot, PicPick and Ksnip.

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Snipping Tool alternatives are mainly Screenshot Capture Tools, but if you're looking for Screen Recorders or Screen Casting Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Google Chrome, Portable, iPad + Screenshot Capture, iPad, iPhone and Mozilla Firefox. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Snipping Tool.
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  1. GNOME Screenshot is a utility used in the GNOME desktop environment for taking screenshots. It was part of the GNOME Utilities (gnome-utils) package, but was split into its own package for the 3.3.1 version in 2011.

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    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • GNOME
     
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    Cannot do region capture, nor can it do marking or highlighting.

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    • GNOME Screenshot is Free and Open SourceSnipping Tool is Free and Proprietary
  2. Capto icon
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    Capture HD video at 60 FPS, record iOS devices, and edit screen or image content with annotation, voiceover, and advanced file management. Includes fullscreen, selection, and web capture, quick sharing to cloud, FTP, YouTube, and fast search for Mac users.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  3. Screen capture in real time and send instantly to any destination: clipboard, file, graphic editor, studio, e-mail, web, Windows Instant Messenger, ICQ, printer/fax.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  4. TPUCapture icon
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    TPUCapture is an easy to use screenshot utility with a small memory footprint that resides in the system tray.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  5. Sniptool icon
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    Snip tool is a screen capture tool that lets you capture one or more selected areas on your desktop and save it with optional annotations.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  6. Freeshot icon
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    Freeshot is a free, lightweight and modern screenshot tool for Windows. Capture any region, window or full screen in under 100 ms, edit instantly with shapes, text & highlighter, organize everything in a clean library and print intelligently – 100 % free, no ads, no registration.

    48 Freeshot alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  7. Capture anything on your PC screen easily. Try it for free! Innovative features like the pop-out toolbar, thumbnail viewer and bi-directional scroller save you time and effort.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  8. Longshot icon
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    Longshot is a versatile software that allows you to conveniently annotate images, capture scrolling screenshots, highlight windows, and turn any image or text into a tack for easy viewing and comparison.

    39 Longshot alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  9. Window Clippings is screenshot app that capture the full Aero glass and shadows interface in screenshots. You can use it to capture shots of windows, menus, or even a free-form selection quickly and easily.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  10. PixEase icon
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    Capture, Customize, and Share Effortlessly with PixEase. We understand the value of your time, which is why we've designed our app to make the process of creating stunning visuals quick and seamless.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  11. ScreenSnag provides a quick and easy way to take a photo of your computer screen. Capture the entire screen, a region of the screen, a window, or an element on the window with a single hotkey or click. You can also use Timer option to perform captures at intervals that you...

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  12. AeroShotCRE icon
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    AeroShotCRE is an open source improved fork of AeroShot developed by Cvolton aimed for Crazy Error videos. Despite that it can be used as a regular window screenshotting tool.

    4 AeroShotCRE alternatives

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