PicPick vs Pink Arrows
PicPick
picpick.appPink Arrows
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| Figure | PicPick | Pink Arrows |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $302.50/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Screenshot Annotation Software | 8.5 (#8) | 8.0 (#36) |
| Export formats | PNG, JPEG, BMP, GIF, PDF | PNG |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Sharing destinations include Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, FTP, email, social platforms, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. | The maker describes copying annotated images for pasting into Slack, email, or documents. |
| Intended users | The site describes use cases for developers, designers, educators, and business teams. | The maker describes Pink Arrows as a lightweight Skitch alternative for people who want quick screenshot markup without sign-in or server syncing. |
| Privacy | The maker says PicPick runs locally, does not collect usage data, and does not require an internet connection to function. | The maker says annotation runs locally in the browser and images are never uploaded to a server. |
| Support | The free Home plan has no technical support; Professional includes priority technical support. | The maker invites users to file GitHub issues for bugs, feature requests, and contribution ideas. |
Plans
In their own words
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.
Pink Arrows
Pink Arrows has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.