Gyazo vs Lightshot

Gyazo captures images and video, then creates links that can be shared. It supports still images, videos, frames, webcam footage, and voice explanations, with scrolling capture and exports in JPG, PNG, GIF, and MP4. OCR recognizes text in captures and makes those words searchable. Passwords, viewer permissions, and hashed URLs provide ways to control access. Gyazo runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and the web, with Chrome, Firefox, and Edge support. The free plan allows unlimited screenshot capture and uploads, and unlimited HD video recording and uploads, but only the 10 latest images are accessible and recordings are limited to 7 seconds. Gyazo Pro costs $6.99 a month on a 12-month monthly plan, or $71.88 a year. Pro supports video recording up to 10 minutes and replay recording up to 30 seconds. Teams has a five-user minimum and includes private team sharing, multi-user management, team billing, a custom subdomain, and optional Google Workspace SSO.

Lightshot is a free screenshot tool for capturing a selected area of a desktop. It lets users edit an image during capture or later in an online editor, add annotations, save locally, or upload it and share a short link. Supported image formats are PNG, BMP, and JPG. Lightshot can also search for images similar to a selected area on screen. The maker offers desktop applications for Windows and Mac, plus browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Opera. There is no application designed specifically for Linux; the maker describes running it with Wine and says Ubuntu compatibility has been tested. On Windows, a selected screenshot can be copied to the clipboard with Ctrl+C. A prntscr.com account is required to find all screenshots taken through the service. Uploaded images are public to anyone with their URL, and the service is not intended as secure image storage. Lightshot is offered free, with no paid plan or usage limits stated on the listed pages.