Droplr vs Lightscreen

Droplr captures screenshots and screen recordings, stores them in the cloud, and creates links for sharing. Users can capture part or all of a screen or an entire webpage, then mark screenshots with text, highlights, lines, circles, arrows, or boxes. Recordings can include an optional webcam and be saved as GIFs or HD video; the listed GIF recording duration is unlimited. Droplr also accepts drag-and-drop file uploads up to 10GB and includes a URL shortener with click analytics. Listed integrations include Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Docs, Gmail, Atlassian Jira, Intercom, Photoshop, and Sketch. The Slack integration supports browser-based screenshot annotation and sharing files as short links with rich document previews. Droplr is available on macOS, Windows, and the web, along with Chrome and Edge extensions; PNG, WebM, and MPEG-4 are listed export formats. Droplr says data moving to or from its service is encrypted in transit using 256-bit encryption and that its services and data are hosted in AWS facilities in the us-west-2 region. Pricing starts at $6/mo (annual), with a 3-day trial and no free plan.

Lightscreen automates screenshot capture and saves and catalogs images on disk according to user preferences. It can run as a hidden background process and respond to global hotkeys, with six configurable capture actions. Users can resize or adjust the capture area, then review an image in a preview window with an integrated viewer. Captures can be named sequentially or with customizable date and time formats. For sharing, Lightscreen uploads to Imgur and compatible pomf clones; users can also add other compatible hosts manually. Imgur uploads are anonymous, and the help page describes account uploads as planned for a later version. Portable mode stores preferences in config.ini so settings can move with the installation. Lightscreen supports Windows and Linux, and the site lists version 2.5 with improvements to area capture and fixes for cursor capture, crashes, and SSL issues. Uploads may require OpenSSL support on either platform. The code is licensed under GNU General Public License version 2, and the listed Free plan costs nothing.