Greenshot
Light-weight screenshot tool for Windows
In our rankings
Scores on the screenshot tools criteria
Evaluated Nov 5, 2026- Capture modes ×3 4
4/5 means: Four of the five
Four of the five: region, window and fullscreen, plus scrolling capture of web pages in Internet Explorer only. No screen recording.
2 quotes - Annotation and redaction ×3 3
3/5 means: Three of the five
Three of the five: annotations, a highlighter and obfuscation to hide details. Which annotation shapes it offers, and numbered steps, are not documented.
1 quote - Saving and sharing ×2 4
4/5 means: Several built-in destinations, such as e-mail, printers, other apps or photo sites
Several built-in destinations: file, printer, clipboard, e-mail, Office programs and photo sites.
1 quote - Active maintenance ×2 5
5/5 means: Within the last month
Latest release v1.3.328 on 2026-10-19, within a month of this evaluation.
1 quote
Evidence (5 quotes)
- 1
“Quickly create screenshots of a selected region, window or fullscreen.”
github.com/greenshot/greenshot · checked - 2
“Easily annotate, highlight or obfuscate parts of the screenshot.”
github.com/greenshot/greenshot · checked - 3
“Export the screenshot in various ways: save to file, send to printer, copy to clipboard, attach to e-mail, send Office programs or upload to photo sites like Flickr or Picasa, and others.”
github.com/greenshot/greenshot · checked - 4
“tag_name: v1.3.328, published_at: 2026-10-19T10:30:32Z”
- 5
“Quickly create screenshots of a selected region, window or fullscreen; you can even capture complete (scrolling) web pages from Internet Explorer.”
getgreenshot.org · checked