| Price from | $5/mo | $3.33/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 4 |
| Spec score · Screen Capture Software | 8.8 (#3) | 8.3 (#10) |
| Spec score · Screenshot Annotation Software | 8.6 (#5) | 8.2 (#25) |
| Browser extension | Yes | Yes |
| Export formats | PNG, JPEG | PDF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The GNOME Shell extension is installed automatically when applicable and provides preview windows and recording overlays. | The product describes exporting to Microsoft OneNote and other programs, plus FTP and custom uploads. |
| Intended users | The maker says ApexShot is built for Linux users and describes its team pilot research as aimed at Linux-heavy companies and open-source organizations. | The maker identifies documentation, QA, support, training, blogging, developers, designers, marketers, and researchers as use cases or audiences. |
| 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 pricing page says captures are created locally on-device and work offline, with zero cloud dependency. |
| Purpose | ApexShot is an open-source Linux app for capturing screenshots, annotating images, recording the screen, extracting text with OCR, and detecting QR codes. | FireShot captures full web pages, visible areas, or selected page regions and supports screenshot annotations. |
| Support | The download page directs users to Discord for installation help, bug reports, and feature requests, and also links to GitHub issues. | Licensed customers can use the Premium Support forum, while a Public Support forum is also listed. |
