| Price from | $5/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Screenshot Annotation Software | 8.6 (#5) | 7.3 (#68) |
| Browser extension | Yes | No |
| Export formats | PNG, JPEG | It exports flattened PNG, JPEG, or PDF files and can copy a flattened image to the clipboard. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Privacy | The privacy policy says captures remain on the device unless users choose to share them, and that screenshots, recordings, clipboard content, keystrokes, and captured media are not collected. | The page says it makes zero network calls after loading and that images and projects are not uploaded. |
| Purpose | ApexShot is an open-source Linux app for capturing screenshots, annotating images, recording the screen, extracting text with OCR, and detecting QR codes. | Arrowbox is a free browser-based image markup tool for annotating and redacting screenshots and other images. |
| Support | The download page directs users to Discord for installation help, bug reports, and feature requests, and also links to GitHub issues. | The maker welcomes enquiries and bug reports at [email protected]. |
