FastStone Capture vs Lightscreen
FastStone Capture
faststone.orgLightscreen
lightscreen.com.arSide by side
| Figure | FastStone Capture | Lightscreen |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $29.95/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Screenshot tools | 8.2 (#11) | 7.7 (#29) |
| Spec score · Screenshot Software | 8.2 (#11) | 8.2 (#13) |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Purpose | FastStone Capture captures and annotates screen content, including windows, menus, regions, full screens, and scrolling web pages. | Lightscreen automates saving and cataloging screenshots as files on disk according to user preferences. |
Plans
FastStone Capture
- Single-user lifetime license$29.95 a month
- Family lifetime license$69.95 a month
- FastStone Capture$29.95, paid once
- FastStone Capture Family plan$69.95, paid once
In their own words
FastStone Capture
FastStone Capture has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Lightscreen
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.