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ShareX

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Free plan Open source Windows
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Spec score 8.4 #8 of 40 in Screenshot tools

What it is

ShareX is a free, open-source screenshot and screen-recording tool for Windows. It captures the full screen, a selected region, the active window, a scrolling page, or a monitor, and can record video and GIFs. Its image editor provides annotation and redaction tools, while OCR recognizes text in images. After a capture, ShareX can copy, open, shorten, or share links, and supports many upload destinations as well as custom uploaders. It also lists browser extension support and supports many languages, including English, Hindi, and Spanish. ShareX requires no account and has no advertisements. The ShareX Team maintains the software, which has had more than 18 years of active development and over 33 million downloads worldwide. The maker describes its approach as privacy first. The website provides documentation guides and links to related GitHub projects. ShareX is available for Windows.

Spec sheet

Free plan
YesRead 19 Sep 2026 · getsharex.com
Founded
2007Read 24 Oct 2026 · getsharex.com
Account requirement
No account is required.Read 27 Sep 2026 · getsharex.com
Advertisements
ShareX has no advertisements.Read 27 Sep 2026 · getsharex.com
Browser extension
YesRead 19 Sep 2026 · getsharex.com
Capture features
It supports full-screen, region, active-window, scrolling-page, and monitor capture.Read 27 Sep 2026 · getsharex.com
Company identity
ShareX is maintained by the ShareX Team.Read 27 Sep 2026 · getsharex.com
Development history
ShareX has over 18 years of active development.Read 27 Sep 2026 · getsharex.com
Download count
ShareX has more than 33 million downloads worldwide.Read 27 Sep 2026 · getsharex.com
Free tier
ShareX is free forever.Read 27 Sep 2026 · getsharex.com
OCR support
ShareX can recognize text using OCR.Read 27 Sep 2026 · getsharex.com
Open source
ShareX is open source.Read 27 Sep 2026 · getsharex.com
Operating system
ShareX is a screenshot tool for Windows.Read 27 Sep 2026 · getsharex.com
Pricing page
The provided pricing page is not available.Read 27 Sep 2026 · getsharex.com
Privacy positioning
ShareX describes itself as privacy first.Read 27 Sep 2026 · getsharex.com
Redaction tools
The image editor can redact sensitive information.Read 27 Sep 2026 · getsharex.com
Screen recording
ShareX supports screen recording and GIF recording.Read 27 Sep 2026 · getsharex.com
Scrolling capture
YesRead 19 Sep 2026 · getsharex.com
Sharing features
ShareX can automatically copy, open, shorten, or share resulting links.Read 27 Sep 2026 · getsharex.com
Support information
The page provides links to documentation guides and related projects on GitHub.Read 27 Sep 2026 · getsharex.com
Supported languages
ShareX supports many languages, including English, Hindi, Spanish, and others.Read 27 Sep 2026 · getsharex.com
Upload destinations
It supports a wide range of upload destinations and custom uploader support.Read 27 Sep 2026 · getsharex.com

Plans and prices

Free Free Free forever; no account required. Read 27 Sep 2026 · getsharex.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Captures screens, regions, windows, scrolling pages, and monitors.
  • Records video and GIFs.
  • Image editor includes annotation and redaction.
  • OCR recognizes text in images.
  • No account or advertisements.

Limits

  • Available for Windows only.
  • No paid plan details are listed.

Who it suits

ShareX suits Windows users who want screenshot capture, screen recording, annotation, OCR, and link-sharing tools without creating an account. Its range of capture modes and custom uploader support may also suit people with varied capture and sharing workflows.

Verdict

ShareX combines multiple capture modes with recording, editing, OCR, and sharing features in a free, open-source Windows tool. Its Windows-only availability is the main constraint for readers choosing across platforms.

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