ShareX
Screen capture, file sharing and productivity tool
ShareX launched on December 23, 2016 with 120 votes, #292 of 3,449 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.
What it does
ShareX is a free and open source program that lets you capture or record any area of your screen and share it with a single press of a key. It also allows uploading images, text or other types of files to over 80 supported destinations you can choose from.
ShareX is a free and open source program that lets you capture or record any area of your screen and share it with a single press of a key. It also allows uploading images, text or other types of files to many supported destinations you can choose from.
ShareX is a free and open source screenshot tool for Windows with screen capture, screen recording, file sharing and productivity features built into one lightweight application. Capture your full screen, a selected region, an active window, a scrolling page or a monitor, then send the result through automated after-capture tasks. Region capture includes drawing and annotation tools for marking screenshots before saving, copying or uploading them. The ShareX image editor lets you annotate screenshots, redact sensitive information, crop images, add callouts and prepare captures before copying, saving or uploading them. Upload images, files, folders, clipboard content, text or URLs to your…from getsharex.com
Pricing, as stated on its site
Free — ShareX is a completely free and open source screenshot tool for Windows with no advertisements or paid tiers.
checked October 2026 · prices change
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