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 Image Editors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Google Chrome, Portable, Linux, iPhone, Mozilla Firefox, iPad + Screenshot Capture and Windows. 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. Easy, free and full-featured screenshot application to capture, edit, cloud store and share your screenshots effortlessly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
     
  2. Free Screen Video Recorder is a compact, yet full-featured screen video recorder and screenshot capture tool that allows you to easily record screen activities and capture anything on the screen including windows, objects, menus, full screen and rectangular regions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. ABC Screenit icon
     1 like

    ABC Screenit is a very simple to use screen capture application for Mac. It offers some

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Unisic icon
     3 likes

    Unisic is a ShareX-style screenshot and screen-recording tool built natively for Linux Wayland, with first-class support for KDE Plasma/KWin and portable fallbacks via xdg-desktop-portal for GNOME, niri, and other compositors.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
     
  5. CloudShot icon
     5 likes

    Make a screenshot, add your notes on top and share it instantly. Need to show some action? Record what you do, and share a GIF in a few seconds.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Sleekshot icon
     46 likes

    This screenshot tool is made just for Windows 10/11 and lets you take and mark up screenshots really quickly. Right after you take a screenshot, you can start editing it because the editing area shows up around what you've captured.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  7. Schirmfoto icon
     1 like

    Schirmfoto is the easiest way of creating screenshots. Schirmfoto integrates itself into your Windows system by adding a new button in the title bar of each window. Clicking this icon will create a screenshot for you.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. PrintKey-Pro icon
     1 like

    PrintKey-Pro is a screen capture program that can capture the screen or any part of it with the press of the Print Screen key (or any other key you configure).

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Frset icon
     1 like

    Frset is an all-in-one macOS productivity app combining clipboard management, screenshots, OCR, translation, AI shortcuts, and useful utilities in one place.

    89 Frset alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. aScreenshot icon
     2 likes

    aScreenshot, as its name implies, is a screenshot app, which capture your device's current screen display and save as a PNG or JPEG file.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  11. HushSnap OCR icon
     1 like

    A lightweight, privacy-focused Windows tool for offline OCR and screen capture with seamless drag-and-drop workflow.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. Curate Draw icon
     5 likes

    Annotate screenshots on macOS with drawing tools, brushes, shapes, text, and pointer emojis. All processing is local for privacy. Preview and export in JPEG, PNG, or WebP, downscale high-res images, set export paths, and enjoy a small, responsive app.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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