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, Ksnip and Snagit.

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  1. Full page screenshot, region capture, OCR text extraction, annotations, PDF export and scheduled captures. Free with $2.99 lifetime premium.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
     
  2. SunnyCapturer is a simple and beautiful cross-platform screenshot software that supports OCR for extracting text from images, image translation, custom stickers, and pinning images to the screen. Supports Windows, MacOS, Linux operating systems.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. 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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • GNOME
     
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  4. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  5. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Savvyshot icon
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    Capture attention with stunning screenshots! Savvyshot, a lightweight app for Windows and MacOS, lets you instantly edit, auto-align, and create shareable screenshots—no design skills or complicated tools needed. Make your screenshots shine effortlessly! ?🚀.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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