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 PicPick.

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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, Open Source, iPhone, Mozilla Firefox and iPad + Screenshot Capture. 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
     
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  2. Satty icon
     2 likes

    Satty is a screenshot annotation tool inspired by Swappy and Flameshot.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Rust
    • GTK
     
  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. 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
     
  5. SnapCrab icon
     5 likes

    SnapCrab is a photo capture software that can capture any part of your screen. Files are saved in PNG format. Capture the whole screen, specified windows or areas, or wherever you like. With SnapCrab you can directly post captured images to Twitter, or save them to Evernote.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Sleipnir
     
  6. 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
     
  7. 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
     
  8. Sleekshot icon
     2 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.

    13 Sleekshot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. 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
     
  10. Captures the contents of the screen with a single keystroke. The captured screen can then be sent to the printer, or saved to disk as a file in 6 different graphics file formats. 15 languages.

    111 Gadwin PrintScreen alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Bug Shooting is the perfect tool for software developers as well as testers. Bug Shooting provides you an easy way to create screen captures and attach them to items of your bug tracking or issue management system, e.g.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. Cropper icon
     3 likes

    Cropper is a screen capture utility written in C#. It makes it fast and easy to grab parts of your screen. Use it to easily crop out sections of vector graphic files such as Fireworks without having to flatten the files or open in a new editor.

    64 Cropper alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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