ShareX

16.1.0 Screen capture app for Windows

Sven Sorensen

Efficient tool for capturing screenshots, recording videos and sharing them seamlessly across different platforms.

Free and open source screenshot sharing software download, reviewed by Sven Sørensen
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An excellent screen capture tool which supports windows and full screen captures integrating with Flickr and Imageshack.

ShareX is a free application facilitating the creation of screenshots and sharing them.

The application itself is very powerful and provides virtually everything you would need in a program designed for make screenshots of your entire screen, application windows and just a selected area, among other options available such as different shapes and freehand drawing.

After making a screenshot with ScreenX, you can edit the image, tag it or even add a watermark. You can integrate ScreenX with several different online image sharing services such as Flickr, imageshack, tinypic, etc. In fact, over 30 different online services are supported in one way or another.

ShareX is highly customizable and is constantly under development with new features. Hotkeys are one of its strong points.

In conclusion, ShareX is an excellent screen capture tool which encourages collaboration via several web-based channels.

Features of ShareX

  • Integrates with Dropbox, Flickr and Google Drive.
  • Annotation: Add text, arrows, shapes, watermarks and other effects to screenshots.
  • Color picker: Capture color codes and pixel colors.
  • File sharing: Easily upload and share screenshots and recordings.
  • GIF recording: Capture GIFs from screen recordings.
  • Image combining: Combine multiple images into one.
  • Image editing: Crop, resize, rotate and flip images.
  • Image effects: Apply blur, sharpen, colorize and more.
  • OCR: Extract text from PDFs, images and screenshots.
  • QR code generator: Generate QR codes from text.
  • Screen recording: Record full screen, active window, active monitor, region and custom areas.
  • Screenshot capturing: Capture screenshots of full screen, active window, active monitor, rectangle and custom shapes.
  • Task automation: Automate tasks with hotkeys, custom workflows and destination settings.
  • Text recognition: Extract text from images and screenshots.
  • URL shortening: Shorten long URLs with custom domains.
  • Video recording: Record videos with audio, custom FPS and output settings.

Compatibility and License

ShareX is a free application released under the GPLv3 license on Windows from screen capture software. With software released under the open source GPLv3 license, anybody can download, install, run and distribute the software with little in terms of restrictions. The latest version we have is 16.1.0 and is available to download here.

ShareX accepts donations for the continued development of this free software.

What version of Windows can ShareX run on?

ShareX can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.

Filed under:
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  2. Free Screen Capture Software
  3. Open source and GPL software
  4. Screenshot Sharing Software
ShareX has been picked by our editors as excellent.
ShareX has been tested for viruses and malware.
We have tested ShareX 16.1.0 against malware with several different programs. We certify that this program is clean of viruses, malware and trojans.