Flameshot vs Camtasia Snagit

Flameshot

• People who want the same free screenshot tool on Windows, macOS and Linux
• Marking up a capture with arrows, text and pixelation before saving it
• Scripting screenshots or binding them to custom keys from the terminal

Camtasia Snagit

• Technical writers and support teams documenting software
• Turning a clicked-through process into a step-by-step guide
• Quick annotated screenshots and short screen recordings

Flameshot

• GNOME Wayland and Plasma Wayland support is described as experimental, and GNOME 41 or later asks to share the screen on every capture.
• It relies on a system tray; GNOME users need an AppIndicator extension to see the icon.
• The upload tool sends images to Imgur anonymously, and the shared client ID can run into Imgur's hourly quota.
• Downloads are 64-bit only, and on macOS it must be granted screen recording permission before it can capture anything.

Camtasia Snagit

• There is no free plan: after the 15-day trial it needs a yearly subscription, and TechSmith does not offer monthly billing.
• Individual subscriptions cannot be transferred; teams that need reassignable seats buy the Business license, priced per user per year.
• Available for Windows and macOS, and some features are tied to one of them, such as time-lapse and printer capture on Windows.
• Video tools stop at trimming and combining clips; TechSmith points people who need fuller editing to Camtasia Editor.

Flameshot

Area capture with in-place editing

Launch it, drag a selection box over the area you want and annotate directly on screen before saving the shot, without opening a separate editor.

Annotation tools

Arrows, lines, pencil, marker highlights, text, rectangles, circles, solid color boxes and an incrementing counter, plus a blur tool that turns into pixelation at larger sizes.

Customizable interface

A configuration dialog sets the interface color, which tool buttons appear, the keyboard shortcuts and how images are saved.

Command-line interface

Terminal commands capture a region or the full screen without opening the GUI first, with options for a delay, a save path and copying to the clipboard.

Upload to Imgur

Uploads a selection to Imgur after a warning and lets you delete it afterwards. Since version 11.0.0 you can set your own Imgur Client ID for a separate upload quota.

Tray icon and history

Runs in the background with a system tray icon for configuration, and keeps a screenshot history that a shortcut opens.

Camtasia Snagit

Screenshots and scrolling capture

Captures a region, window or full screen, and grabs long web pages, documents and spreadsheets in a single scrolling capture.

Step Capture

Records each click as you walk through a process and turns the screenshots into a numbered guide that can be shared.

Annotation and themes

Adds arrows, callouts, shapes, step markers and stamps, and applies a team's colors, fonts and styles through Themes.

Smart Redact

Finds emails, phone numbers and card details in a capture and blurs or blocks them. The analysis runs locally on the device.

Screen recording

Records the screen, webcam, microphone and system audio, then trims or combines clips, removes background noise or exports a GIF.

Library and sharing

A searchable library keeps captures organized, and they can be shared by Screencast link or sent to apps such as Slack and Google Drive.

Flameshot

• Flameshot$0

  The complete app as a Windows installer or portable build, a macOS dmg or Homebrew cask, and a Linux AppImage, Snap, Flatpak or distribution package.

Camtasia Snagit

• Snagit Individual$39

  per user / year, billed yearly

  For one named person: unlocked by signing in, not transferable, and kept up to date for the length of the subscription.

• Camtasia Starter$39

  per year, billed yearly

  The entry Camtasia plan, which bundles Snagit with a watermarked Camtasia Editor. Every higher Camtasia plan includes Snagit too.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Site license with a flat annual fee that covers every user, pricing locked for three years and a dedicated success manager.

Flameshot

No public discounts listed.

Camtasia Snagit

• Education

  Student offer: Snagit for $20 a year

  Verified students in the US, Canada and the UK can get Snagit for $20 a year, billed yearly, through Student Beans.

• Education

  Education discount for educators

  Accredited institutions can buy a discounted, transferable educator license, priced per user per year, on the Education tab of the store.

• Other savings

  Volume discount from 10 Business licenses

  The Business license, sold per user per year for teams of up to 99, is discounted when you buy 10 or more seats.