Awesome Screenshot vs SmartShot
Awesome Screenshot
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| Figure | Awesome Screenshot | SmartShot |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 3 |
| Spec score · Screenshot tools | 8.9 (#3) | 7.9 (#24) |
| Spec score · Screenshot Software | 9.0 (#5) | 7.9 (#21) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| OCR text extraction | Yes | SmartShot extracts text from screenshots using OCR technology. |
| Scrolling capture | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The homepage provides a Help/FAQ link and the email address [email protected]. | The maker lists [email protected] as its contact email. |
Plans
In their own words
Awesome Screenshot
Awesome Screenshot captures screenshots and records screen video and camera footage through browser extensions, web access, and listed Mac, Windows, and iPhone products. Screenshots can include entire pages, be annotated, and be exported as PNG, JPG, or PDF; OCR text extraction is also available. The Mac product records system audio and microphone. Browser add-ons are listed for Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox, Brave, Opera, Yandex, and Vivaldi. Users can share screenshots through Facebook, Twitter, or Gmail, and collect feedback through Google Drive, Trello, Slack, or Asana; Trello, Slack, Asana, and Jira are listed as connected tools. The Windows desktop app can save recordings to AwesomeScreenshot.com Cloud or a local computer and is described as having no watermark or ads. The free plan allows up to 100 screenshots and 20 recordings, with recordings capped at 6 hours and 720p. It limits advanced screenshot annotation, advanced recording, and editing and download durations. Basic costs $5/month billed annually or $6/month billed monthly.
SmartShot
SmartShot is a Windows screenshot tool for capturing images, keeping them visible and extracting text. Users can take full-page scrolling, smart element and area captures, with customizable hotkeys; Ctrl+Q is the default. Screenshots can float above other windows, allowing several to remain visible for comparison, and a toolbar provides one-click clipboard copying. The tool supports multi-monitor capture and exports PNG, JPEG and WebP. OCR extraction is listed among the features of the free trial and Lifetime Access plan, while the Free plan lists capture options, export formats and offline operation. The maker says all processing is local and screenshots do not leave the user's computer. Download instructions name a Windows installer, SmartShot.exe, and supported browsers include Chrome, Edge, Brave and other Chromium browsers. The Free plan is listed at free. A 7-day trial is also listed at free and requires no credit card; Lifetime Access costs $9.99, paid once and includes free updates forever. The pricing page states a 30-day refund policy for lifetime access.