18.8
Gyazo captures still images, videos, frames, webcam footage, and voice explanations, then creates shareable links.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
Best Screenshot Tools in 2026
Screenshot tools capture images of your screen for saving, editing or sharing. This chart compares options by scrolling capture, OCR text extraction, export formats, cloud storage and shareable links. Check platform support before choosing.
28.4
GrabzIt brings web capture, scraping, monitoring, and conversion tools together through APIs, online tools, and browser extensions.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
38.3
Awesome Screenshot captures browser pages and screens, including full-page screenshots, and can record screen video and camera.
Free planiOSWebExtension
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Browshot
Browshot is a web service for taking real-time screenshots of live websites through a dashboard or API.
Free planWebAPILinuxmacOS8.0Free plan - 5
Monosnap
Monosnap captures, edits, uploads, and shares screenshots and videos.
Free planWebExtensionLinuxmacOS7.9From $2.50 a month - 6
ApiFlash
ApiFlash is a cloud API for generating website screenshots, including full-page and mobile captures.
Free planWebAPI7.8From $7 a month - 7
Greenshot
Greenshot is screenshot software for Windows PCs, with tools for capturing, editing, and sharing images.
Free planWindows7.7$1.99 one-time - 8
ShareX
ShareX is a free, open-source screenshot and screen-recording tool for Windows.
Free planOpen sourceWindows7.6Free plan - 9
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 planWindows7.4From $3,630 a year - 10
Zight
Free planiOSmacOSWindows7.4From $119.40 a year - 11
Shottr
Shottr is a screenshot app for macOS with capture, editing, OCR, and sharing tools.
Free planmacOS7.3$12 one-time - 12
Droplr
WebExtensionmacOSWindows7.2From $8 a month - 13
Screenpresso
Screenpresso captures screenshots and screen video, then provides tools to annotate captures and share instructions.
Free planExtensionWindows7.1Free plan - 14
FastStone Capture
FastStone Capture is a Windows tool for capturing and annotating screen content, including windows, menus, regions, full screens, and scrolling web pages.
Windows7.1 - 157.1From $19 a month
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7.0From $39 a year - 17
Flameshot
Flameshot is a free, open-source screenshot tool for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows7.0Free plan - 18
Snipping Tool
Snipping Tool is a Windows app for capturing text or images from a PC screen and then editing, saving, or sharing them.
Free planWindows7.0Free plan - 19
CleanShot X
CleanShot X is a Mac-native toolkit for screenshots, screen recordings, editing, and sharing.
WebAPImacOS7.0From $120 a year - 20
Snipaste
Snipaste is a screen snipping tool for Windows, macOS, and Linux that can pin screenshots and other content as floating windows.
LinuxmacOSWindows7.0 - 21
Apowersoft Free Screen Capture
Apowersoft Free Screen Capture captures visible screen content and is available through web, Windows, and macOS platforms.
Free planWebmacOSWindows7.0Free plan - 22
FireShot
FireShot is a webpage capture tool for saving full pages, visible areas, or selected regions.
APIExtensionLinuxmacOS6.9From $39.95 a year - 23
SmartShot
SmartShot is a screenshot tool for Windows that lets users capture images, keep them visible above other windows, and extract text with OCR.
Free planWindows6.9$9.99 one-time - 24
Screenshot Captor
Screenshot Captor is a Windows tool for capturing, editing, annotating, and sharing screenshots.
Free planWindows6.8Free plan - 25
GoFullPage
GoFullPage is a browser extension that captures an entire webpage as one screenshot.
Free planExtension6.8From $12 a year
Choosing well
Check where it runs
The platform options represented here include Windows, macOS, web, Linux, browser extensions and APIs. Match the tool to the device where you capture screens.
Check the product's platform details if you need a phone or tablet app.
Choose the capture features
Compare standard screenshots with scrolling capture if you need a long page or document in one image.
Look for OCR text extraction when you need to turn text in a screenshot into usable text.
Review exports and sharing
Export formats affect how easily screenshots fit your workflow. Compare the formats a tool provides before committing.
Cloud storage and shareable links can simplify sending captures to other people, but check which of these options the tool includes.
Compare free and paid terms
A free plan is available from tools in this category, while other products use paid pricing or freemium plans. Compare the listed Free plan and Paid from details.
A free trial is offered by products in the category. Check the trial length and terms shown by the product before starting.
Check the licence
Open-source code is available from tools in this category. If you need to read, modify or redistribute code, check the licence for the tool you are considering.
Questions people ask
Can I find a free screenshot tool?
Yes. A free plan is offered by tools in this category. Pricing models and paid upgrades differ, so compare the Free plan and Paid from fields.
Which features should I compare?
Compare scrolling capture, OCR text extraction, supported platforms, export formats, cloud storage and shareable links.
Are free trials available?
A free trial is offered by products in this category. Trial length and terms depend on the product.
Are any screenshot tools open source?
Open-source code is offered by tools in this category. Check the licence if code access or modification matters to you.