ScreenAI vs Screention

ScreenAI brings screen capture, annotation, and AI questions about captured content into one desktop workflow. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, and can capture regions, full screens, windows, freeform selections, or scrolling content. Timed delay and a precision magnifier are available during capture. Annotation tools include drawing, arrows, shapes, text, step numbering, highlighting, blur, crop, and eraser. ScreenAI extracts text from captures and can mask emails, numbers, and IP addresses. AI options include Claude, GPT-4o, Gemini, Mistral, Grok, and Ollama, with model switching, Best Answer mode, web search, and persistent memory. Captures are saved and OCR-indexed automatically; users can chain, batch process, pin, or send them to AI together. Exports include PNG, JPEG, PDF, and animated GIF. The site describes the app as open source under AGPL and says data stays between the user and their AI, without a middleman server or telemetry. The free plan allows 10 AI requests per day; Premium costs $7 a month and includes unlimited requests.

Screention is a desktop screenshot tool for capturing, annotating, styling, extracting text from, and sharing screenshots. Its capture overlay lets users select screen regions precisely and see pixel dimensions as they work. Annotation options include arrows, shapes, blur, highlighting, 12 preset colors, undo, and redo. Screenshots can be styled with solid or gradient backgrounds, padding, rounded corners, and shadows, then exported as PNG. On-device OCR extracts English text, and QR codes and common 1D barcodes can be scanned without sending images to a cloud service. Captures stay local unless users choose to upload one and copy a view link. A local gallery offers date sorting, search, previews, notes, and clipboard copying. The free plan is free and includes unlimited screenshots, basic annotations, local storage, and standard quality export. Windows, macOS, and Linux are supported; listed requirements include Windows 10/11, macOS 11+, and Linux builds for Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora/RHEL, and AppImage. No account, subscription, or email is required to download or use it. The privacy policy says technical device and usage information may be collected, with possible third-party analytics.