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Best Screen Capture Software in 2026

Capturing what is on screen is only part of the job: you may also need to mark up an image, extract text or share the result. Compared on scrolling capture, OCR, annotation tools and export formats, these tools vary in how they support capture and follow-up. Cloud sharing and browser extension availability may suit different workflows, while desktop platforms, free plans and paid-from pricing help clarify access and…

61 appsSorted 24 Oct 2026How we rank
18.0

Gyazo captures still images, videos, frames, webcam footage, and voice explanations, then creates shareable links.

Free planAndroidiOSWeb
Free plan
27.6
Awesome Screenshot logo

Awesome Screenshot captures browser pages and screens, including full-page screenshots, and can record screen video and camera.

Free planiOSWebExtension
From $5 a month
37.5
Microsoft Edge logo

Microsoft Edge is a web browser for desktop and mobile devices, available on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and the web.

Free planAndroidiOSWeb
Free plan
  1. 4Monosnap logo

    Monosnap

    Monosnap captures, edits, uploads, and shares screenshots and videos.

    Free planWebExtensionLinuxmacOS
    7.5From $2.50 a month
  2. 5Greenshot logo

    Greenshot

    Greenshot is screenshot software for Windows PCs, with tools for capturing, editing, and sharing images.

    Free planWindows
    7.0$1.99 one-time
  3. 6

    Screention

    Screention is a native desktop screenshot tool for capturing, annotating, styling, extracting text or QR codes, and sharing screenshots.

    Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
    7.0Free plan
  4. 7Zight logo

    Zight

    Free planiOSmacOSWindows
    7.0From $119.40 a year
  5. 8Droplr logo

    Droplr

    WebExtensionmacOSWindows
    6.9From $8 a month
  6. 9

    Markup Hero

    Markup Hero creates markups from screenshots, uploaded or pasted images and PDFs, blank canvases, or captures made with its Chrome extension.

    Free planExtensionmacOSWindows
    6.9From $3 a month
  7. 10

    PixelCopy

    PixelCopy is a Windows screen-capture studio for capturing, annotating, recording, extracting on-screen text, and sharing screen content.

    Free planWebWindows
    6.9From $8 a month
  8. 11Shottr logo

    Shottr

    Shottr is a screenshot app for macOS with capture, editing, OCR, and sharing tools.

    Free planmacOS
    6.9$12 one-time
  9. 12PicPick logo

    PicPick

    PicPick is a Windows application for capturing and recording screens, editing images, and using design tools such as a color picker and pixel ruler.

    Free planWindows
    6.8From $3,630 a year
  10. 13

    ShareX

    ShareX is a free, open-source screenshot and screen-recording tool for Windows.

    Free planOpen sourceWindows
    6.8Free plan
  11. 14ApexShot logo

    ApexShot

    ApexShot is a Linux desktop screenshot application with cloud sharing.

    Free planExtensionLinuxSelf-hosted
    6.7From $5 a month
  12. 15CaptureWebPage logo

    CaptureWebPage

    Free planWebExtension
    6.7Free plan
  13. 16

    Easy Screen OCR

    Easy Screen OCR is a macOS app that turns text in screenshots and images into editable text.

    Free planmacOS
    6.7From $19.99 a year
  14. 17Pixtel logo

    Pixtel

    Pixtel is Windows software for capturing and annotating screen content.

    Free planWindows
    6.7From $25 a year
  15. 18

    Xnapper

    iOSWebmacOS
    6.7From $5 a month
  16. 19

    Xnip

    Xnip is a macOS screenshot app for capturing scrolling content and adding annotations.

    Free planmacOS
    6.6From $4.99 a year
  17. 20

    FastStone Capture

    FastStone Capture is a Windows tool for capturing and annotating screen content, including windows, menus, regions, full screens, and scrolling web pages.

    Windows
    6.5
  18. 21

    FireShot

    FireShot is a webpage capture tool for saving full pages, visible areas, or selected regions.

    APIExtensionLinuxmacOS
    6.5From $39.95 a year
  19. 22GoFullPage logo

    GoFullPage

    GoFullPage is a browser extension that captures an entire webpage as one screenshot.

    Free planExtension
    6.5From $12 a year
  20. 23Lightshot logo

    Lightshot

    Lightshot is a free screenshot tool for capturing a selected part of a desktop.

    Free planExtensionLinuxmacOSWindows
    6.5Free plan
  21. 24

    Snipaste

    Snipaste is a screen snipping tool for Windows, macOS, and Linux that can pin screenshots and other content as floating windows.

    LinuxmacOSWindows
    6.5
  22. 25

    Unisic

    Unisic is a free, open-source screenshot and screen-recording tool for Linux systems using Wayland.

    Free planLinux
    6.5Free plan

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