Gyazo vs SmartShot

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.

SmartShot is a Windows screenshot tool for capturing images, keeping them visible and extracting text. Users can take full-page scrolling, smart element and area captures, with customizable hotkeys; Ctrl+Q is the default. Screenshots can float above other windows, allowing several to remain visible for comparison, and a toolbar provides one-click clipboard copying. The tool supports multi-monitor capture and exports PNG, JPEG and WebP. OCR extraction is listed among the features of the free trial and Lifetime Access plan, while the Free plan lists capture options, export formats and offline operation. The maker says all processing is local and screenshots do not leave the user's computer. Download instructions name a Windows installer, SmartShot.exe, and supported browsers include Chrome, Edge, Brave and other Chromium browsers. The Free plan is listed at free. A 7-day trial is also listed at free and requires no credit card; Lifetime Access costs $9.99, paid once and includes free updates forever. The pricing page states a 30-day refund policy for lifetime access.