FastStone Capture vs PicPick
FastStone Capture
faststone.orgPicPick
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| Figure | FastStone Capture | PicPick |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $29.95/mo | $302.50/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 2 |
| Spec score · Screenshot Annotation Software | 8.4 (#18) | 8.5 (#8) |
| Spec score · Screen Capture Software | 8.2 (#15) | 8.1 (#19) |
| Spec score · Screenshot tools | 8.2 (#11) | 8.4 (#9) |
| Spec score · Screenshot Software | 8.2 (#11) | 8.1 (#16) |
| Export formats | BMP, GIF, JPEG, PCX, PNG, TGA, TIFF, WEBP, FSC, PDF, MP4, WMV | PNG, JPEG, BMP, GIF, PDF |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Integrations | Captures can be sent to OneNote, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email, printers, clipboards, and web (FTP) servers. | Sharing destinations include Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, FTP, email, social platforms, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. |
| Screen recording | It records screen activity, microphone and speaker audio, webcam, and mouse movements and clicks into video files. | It records a full screen, window, or selected region with system audio and microphone input, and saves video locally. |
| Scrolling capture | Yes | Yes |
| Support | Technical support is available at [email protected]. | The free Home plan has no technical support; Professional includes priority technical support. |
| Windows support | The product page describes support for multiple monitors, high-DPI and 4K monitors, touch interfaces, and global hotkeys. | PicPick is a Windows-only application; the features page says it supports Windows Vista through Windows 11 and that Mac or Linux builds are not planned. |
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.
PicPick
PicPick combines screen capture and recording with image editing, color picking, pixel measurement, and annotation tools in a Windows application. Capture options include full screens, active windows, scrolling windows, fixed or freehand regions, and multiple monitors, with hotkeys and auto-save. Recordings can cover a screen, window, or selected region, include system audio and microphone input, and be saved locally. The editor supports drawing, shapes, callouts, stamps, cropping, resizing, erasing, and retouching. Design tools include a color picker and palette, pixel ruler, magnifier, crosshair, protractor, and whiteboard. Images can be exported as PNG, JPEG, BMP, GIF, or PDF. Sharing destinations include cloud drives, FTP, email, social platforms, and Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. The maker says the application runs locally, does not collect usage data, and does not require an internet connection to function. Home is for personal, non-commercial use and has manual updates and no technical support. Professional costs $3,630 a year and permits business use, with automatic updates and priority technical support. PicPick is for Windows; Mac and Linux builds are not planned.