| Price from | $5/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Screenshot Annotation Software | 8.6 (#5) | 8.6 (#6) |
| Export formats | PNG, JPEG | PDF, PS |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | ApexShot is an open-source Linux app for capturing screenshots, annotating images, recording the screen, extracting text with OCR, and detecting QR codes. | Ksnip is a Qt-based cross-platform screenshot tool with annotation features. |
| Support | The download page directs users to Discord for installation help, bug reports, and feature requests, and also links to GitHub issues. | The project directs users to GitHub issues for bugs and feature requests and offers Discord and IRC for community discussion. |