When comparing WinDirStat vs Greenshot (for Windows), the Slant community recommends Greenshot (for Windows) for most people. In the question“What are the best power user tools for Windows?” Greenshot (for Windows) is ranked 10th while WinDirStat is ranked 12th. The most important reason people chose Greenshot (for Windows) is:
Greenshot is licensed under GPL with source code available on [BitBucket](https://bitbucket.org/greenshot/greenshot).
Specs
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Pros
Pro Free / Open Source
GNU Public License (GPLv2).
Pro Color codes by file type
You can sort the list in the extension column (file type) globally or from parent folder selected. This is very helpful in case there are files of a specific type that you may not be aware of that's taking up too much space. Also, the colors correspond to the visual section.
Pro Lightweight
Pro PacMan Progress Bars
Pro Free and open source
Greenshot is licensed under GPL with source code available on BitBucket.
Pro Freezes screen when you capture
When you enter a capture mode, the screen content is preserved as it was when you started capturing.
Pro Allows annotating, highlighting and obfuscating screenshots
Pro 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.
Pro Can be quickly invoked with the print screen button
Pressing the print screen button will allow you to select the captured area.
Pro 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.
Pro Classic UI design makes it easy to use.
Cons
Con Slow
There are faster programs.
Con Classic UI
interface are old and cluttered
Con Treemaps can be confusing to some
Con Scrolling window capture is only working in Internet Explorer
Con This version only works on Windows, not Linux nor Mac
However, the same author now has a separate version of Greenshot for iOS, which is available (for a small fee) in the Mac App Store at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/greenshot/id1103915944