Snipping Tool Alternatives
Snipping Tool
The ability to capture a screenshot of a specific region of your screen and then have quick access to basic editing and annotating is what Microsoft's Snipping Tool for Windows is all about.
Snipping Tool can be used to capture a screen shot of any object on your screen which can then be saved, annotated, and shared as an image.
As a relatively basic option, there are alternatives that focus on providing features such as the ability to upload directly to image hosting sites such as Imgur directly within the app. Other alternatives can provide more advanced features that Snipping Tool doesn't have, such as scrolling captures.
Best Open Source Snipping Tool Alternatives
Looking for the best programs similar to Snipping Tool? We reviewed our top picks below. Let's see if there are any Snipping Tool alternatives that work on your platform.
Greenshot
FreemiumOpen SourceMacWindowsGreenshot 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, Box.com, Dropbox, Flick, Imgur without/with password, JIRA, Picasa-Web). Export to Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook) or an "external command" (self defined).
Features:
- Lightweight
- Customizable
- Image Annotations
- Annotate screenshots
- Usability
- Data portability
- Enumerate steps
- Multiple languages
- Portable
- Screenshot Tools
- Edit screenshots
- Screenshot OCR
- Scrolling Capture
- Workflow Automation
ShareX
FreeOpen SourceWindowsChromeSteamFirefoxShareX 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 over 80 supported destinations you can choose from. ShareX supports many ways to capture or record your screen.
Features:
- Screenshot Tools
- Screenshot OCR
- Customizable
- Screen recording
- Ad-free
- Built-in Image editor
- Capture Video
- Automatic upload
- Image Annotations
- Portable
- Edit screenshots
- Share screenshots
- Scrolling Capture
- Built-in editor
- Cloud Storage
- Direct file uploading
- File sharing
- GIF recording
- Image Combining
- Image Editing
- Integrated File Sharing
- Photo Sharing
- Screen recording
- Annotate screenshots
- Screenshot Tools
- Share Videos
- Team work
- Upload directly to Dropbox
- Upload directly to Imgur
- Upload directly to OneDrive
- Video screen capture
Flameshot
FreeOpen SourceLinuxopenSUSEArch LinuxVoid LinuxFedoraUbuntuDebianDockerFeatures a free draw tool, arrows, lines, circles, and other tools for editing screenshots you take. There is no Text Box or Comment Feature. Screenshots can be uploaded to Imgur, saved to a local file, or copied directly to your clipboard to easily paste in other programs. Many configuration options are available, such as hiding icons or changing the colors used in the program. Flameshot is also open source, so experienced developers can help improve the program.
Features:
- Annotate screenshots
- Blur Filter
- Drawing on screenshot
- Edit screenshots
- Upload directly to Imgur
- Filenames patterns
- Lightweight
- Selecting part of screen
- Built-in Color picker
- Built-in editor
- Configurable
- Customizable
- Drawing
- Goal Tracking
- Highlighter
- Instant edit screenshots
- PDF Redaction
- Screenshot Tools
- Share screenshots
- User friendly
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