FastStone Capture vs ShareX
FastStone Capture
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| Figure | FastStone Capture | ShareX |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $29.95/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Screenshot Annotation Software | 8.4 (#18) | 8.5 (#7) |
| Spec score · Screen Capture Software | 8.2 (#15) | 7.9 (#25) |
| Spec score · Screenshot tools | 8.2 (#11) | 8.5 (#8) |
| Spec score · Screenshot Software | 8.2 (#11) | 7.9 (#19) |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| OCR text extraction | Yes | ShareX can recognize text using OCR. |
| Screen recording | It records screen activity, microphone and speaker audio, webcam, and mouse movements and clicks into video files. | ShareX supports screen recording and GIF recording. |
| Scrolling capture | Yes | Yes |
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.
ShareX
ShareX is a free, open-source screenshot and screen-recording tool for Windows. It captures the full screen, a selected region, the active window, a scrolling page, or a monitor, and can record video and GIFs. Its image editor provides annotation and redaction tools, while OCR recognizes text in images. After a capture, ShareX can copy, open, shorten, or share links, and supports many upload destinations as well as custom uploaders. It also lists browser extension support and supports many languages, including English, Hindi, and Spanish. ShareX requires no account and has no advertisements. The ShareX Team maintains the software, which has had more than 18 years of active development and over 33 million downloads worldwide. The maker describes its approach as privacy first. The website provides documentation guides and links to related GitHub projects. ShareX is available for Windows.