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Screenshot Software Recommendations

Users recommend and compare screenshot and screen recording tools such as ShareX, Flameshot, CleanShot, Greenshot, and Lightshot, discussing features like annotations, video capture, and advantages over built-in OS tools on Mac, Windows, and Linux.

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Sample Comments

newusertoday • Jan 27, 2024 • View on HN

which screenshot software do you use?

speps • Apr 8, 2020 • View on HN

Try ShareX, I used to use Greenshot but ShareX has more features like video recording.

lukaszmtw • Apr 9, 2020 • View on HN

You should check out CleanShot then, it has everything mentioned

sawaruna • Aug 9, 2020 • View on HN

I don't use it, but Cleanshot X can do this - https://cleanshot.com/

yzmtf2008 • Jan 18, 2018 • View on HN

Try monosnap: http://monosnap.com

nicbou • Apr 9, 2020 • View on HN

How does it differ from MacOS' excellent screen capture tool? It does what you describe, and also captures videos.

abrugsch • Feb 7, 2024 • View on HN

Also works on Windows, Firefox (labeled as "Take Snapshot" though)

euph0ria • May 23, 2021 • View on HN

Screen2gif seems to be an option also

robsi • Mar 28, 2014 • View on HN

I'm not allowed to install any other screenshot tool on my pc due to limited permissions.. Looks like a good option!

brightball • May 19, 2020 • View on HN

Have you tried Flameshot for screenshots?