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What are the best screen capture tools?
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10
Options
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Best screen capture tools
Price
Platforms
Video Formats
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ShareX
FREE
Windows
GIF
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Greenshot
FREE
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OBS
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Windows, Linux, Mac
MP4, FLV, MKV
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Flameshot
Free
Windows, Linux, Mac
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Flamory
Free
Windows, Chrome, Firefox
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ShareX
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ShareX
My Recommendation for
ShareX
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Experiences
1
Pros
9
Cons
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Specs
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Pro
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Can make gif captures
Is able to create GIF captures, useful for tutorials, guiding people, showing apps working without recurring to heavy videos.
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Con
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Too complicated
This is extremely customizable, but extremely complex! If you want something simple and intuitive out of the box, stay away from ShareX.
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Dennis Dantas de Sousa's Experience
Simply the Best! The only thing it isn't allowed to do is screen capturing a whole website. But all new browsers are coming with this. The GIF tool is my favorite. One that It's reeeeeally useful on tutorials.
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows
Video Formats:
GIF
Technology:
C#
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Pro
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Freezes screen when you capture
When you enter a capture mode, the screen content is preserved as it was when you started capturing by default. However there is a special "Light" mode where the screen does not freeze.
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Can capture video too
Apart from still images, ShareX allows the user to record unlimited video with all the options available for normal image capture.
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Pro
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Free and open source
ShareX is licensed under GPL with source code available on GitHub.
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Pro
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It has a dead simple way for creating animated GIFs
It is great for creating software tutorials or highlighting new features in a sales function - nothing beats a well-placed animated GIF in an email.
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Pro
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Capturing (screen, video, a window, etc.) with annotation + automation
Capturing (screen, video, a window, etc.) with annotation + automation makes for some powerful workflows. Annotation is key for research on any project size. Capturing screenshots, editing them ("annotating"), converting to a PNG, removing the background to make a transparent version, saving to google drive, creating large+med+sm sizes, uploading thumbnails, is an example of a workflow you could create. The list goes on... You'll find the same strength & depth in features for image handling also for text, videos, other files by type, and on and on..
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Customizable
You can choose what shortcut key to bind your command to, as well what host it uploads the file to.
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Pro
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Allows uploading to a vast number of different services
Designed as file uploader in the first place, ShareX supports overhelming amount of services for you to upload your files to and the list is expanding.
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Pro
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Has an editor
It has its own screen editing tool.
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FREE
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Greenshot
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ommendation
for
Greenshot
My Recommendation for
Greenshot
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9
Experiences
1
Pros
8
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Pro
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Multi export options
Export to clipboard, printer, 3rd party program or hosting.
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ShojiVR's Experience
Fast, Easy to use, Built-in Image Editor, Export to clipboard, printer, 3rd party program or hosting
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Pro
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Selecting custom rectangle is the default
Easy to use selection tool with a magnifier to select only the part of the screen that you need.
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Pro
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Classic UI design makes it easy to use
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Pro
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Can be quickly invoked with the print screen button
Pressing the print screen button will allow you to select the captured area.
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Can capture an entire webpage
Instead of just capturing the visible portion of the page, this tool can capture all of the page in one image by scrolling through the page, taking images at set points and then stitching the images together.
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Pro
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Allows annotating, highlighting and obfuscating screenshots
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Pro
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Freezes screen when you capture
When you enter a capture mode, the screen content is preserved as it was when you started capturing.
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Pro
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Free and open source
Greenshot is licensed under GPL with source code available on BitBucket.
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FREE
Recommend
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OBS
My Rec
ommendation
for
OBS
My Recommendation for
OBS
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6
Pros
4
Cons
1
Specs
Top
Pro
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Available for Linux, Mac, Windows
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Con
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Overkill for simple projects
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac
Video Formats:
MP4, FLV, MKV
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Pro
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Extendable
OBS has an API allowing developers to create their own unique plugins, giving them and others complete control of their streaming experience.
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Pro
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Fast
From the website: "GPU-based game capture for high performance game streaming."
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Pro
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Free and open source
No subscriptions or payments or licenses!
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Flameshot
My Rec
ommendation
for
Flameshot
My Recommendation for
Flameshot
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8
Experiences
1
Pros
5
Cons
1
Specs
Top
Pro
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Free and open-source
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Top
Con
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No delay for area shot
It can not add a delay for an area shoot.
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RickZeeland's Experience
Flameshot is a free and open-source cross-platform utility to take screenshots and make annotations.
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac
License:
GPLv3
Tethered capture:
YES
Non-Distructive Editing:
YES
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Pro
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Pin tool
Pin screenshots on screen so that you won't have to scroll up and down to find something in a long document all the time.
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Pro
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Upload to Imgur
Take a screenshot and upload to Imgur with a click.
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Edit and copy on the fly
Write texts, draw rectangles, circles, and arrows on a screenshot and copy all on the fly or save the edited picture to disk. You can change colors, sizes and widths of all the elements the tool provides.
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Pro
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Free and open-source
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Free
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Flamory
My Rec
ommendation
for
Flamory
My Recommendation for
Flamory
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4
Experiences
1
Pros
2
Specs
Top
Pro
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Browser / Office integration
Chrome, Firefox, Word, Powerpoint etc.
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RickZeeland's Experience
Free (for personal use) tool to make snapshots of web pages, files and desktop apps.
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Chrome, Firefox
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Pro
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Editor
Built in screenshot editor.
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Free
Recommend
1
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Fireshot
My Rec
ommendation
for
Fireshot
My Recommendation for
Fireshot
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4
Experiences
1
Pros
2
Cons
1
Top
Pro
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Cross Platform
FireShot integrates with Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Seamonkey, Pale Moon, Thunderbird and Opera.
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Con
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Freemium
Some features such as effects, add highlights, arrows, and text annotations are only available for pro users.
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ShojiVR's Experience
Screen capture for web browsers which able to capture full page, visible part of page or capture selection
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Pro
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Multi capture option
Capture full page, visible part of page or capture selection.
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Recommend
1
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Full Page Screen Capture
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ommendation
for
Full Page Screen Capture
My Recommendation for
Full Page Screen Capture
Add Video or Image
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6
Experiences
2
Pros
1
Cons
3
Top
Con
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Not cross platform
Only for Google Chrome.
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Pro
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Has a chrome extention
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Aurore Piedalue's Experience
easy to use and no need for any complications, I use it every day.
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Con
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Don't have a software to download
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ShojiVR's Experience
selective capture not supported, not cross platform
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Con
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Multi capture option not available
Only full-page capture is available.
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FREE
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1
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ReQtest Screen Capture
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ReQtest Screen Capture
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ReQtest Screen Capture
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mwsnap300
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mwsnap300
My Recommendation for
mwsnap300
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Snipping Tool
My Rec
ommendation
for
Snipping Tool
My Recommendation for
Snipping Tool
Add Video or Image
All
7
Experiences
1
Pros
3
Cons
2
Specs
Top
Pro
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Easy to capture any screen
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Con
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Lack of export options
Only save to local.
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ShojiVR's Experience
Preinstalled on windows but only support selective capture and only save to local
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows
Top
Pro
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Windows Free Tool
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Con
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Multi capture option not available
Only support selective capture.
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Pro
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Pre-installed on windows
If you are windows user, it already installed.
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