Greenshot vs PicPick (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Greenshot grades higher than PicPick: 3.0 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Greenshot grades higher on value for money, the free plan and platforms. PicPick grades higher on features. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Greenshot
Free, open-source screenshot tool for Windows with an editor
PicPick
Windows screen capture, image editor and design tools in one app
Which one is for you
Pick Greenshot if
- Fits if you want a Windows screenshot tool with an editor, at no cost even at work
- Works for teams that attach marked-up screenshots to Jira tickets
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you're on Linux, as there's no version and the FAQ says none is planned
- Not for you if you're on a Mac and want the full thing, since the $1.99 Mac app has fewer features and dates from June 2020
- Too light for capturing long scrolling pages, which is only documented for Internet Explorer
- Watch out: the OCR plug-in depends on Microsoft Office Document Imaging, an optional part of Office 2003 and 2007
- Not for you if you want it on a phone or in a browser, since there are no phone apps or web version
Pick PicPick if
- Fits if you capture and mark up screenshots on a Windows PC for personal use
- Works for people who want a color picker and pixel ruler in the same tool
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use a Mac or Linux, since only Windows is listed
- Not for you if it is for work, as business use needs Pro at $30 a year per user
- Tight if you want support, because free users get none and only manual updates
- Watch out: the page mentions a limited-time lifetime option but shows no price
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAGreenshotVery good | 2.6GPAPicPickGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree on Windows under the GNU GPL, for private and commercial use, as a plain download. The Mac app is $1.99 once on the Mac App Store, priced to cover the team's costs. | BFree for personal use, and Professional is $30 a year, shown as a limited-time price, about $2.50 a month and so around the cheaper quarter of this category. |
| Free plan and trial | AThe full Windows app costs nothing, at home or at work, and there's no trial clock. Only the Mac version is paid. | BFree for personal, non-commercial use with the capture, editor and design tools. Work use needs paying, and support and automatic updates are Pro. |
| Features | CThe still screenshot is covered: region, window and full screen, an editor with arrows, text, highlighting and blur, and export to a file, the clipboard, a printer, email, Office or Jira. The gaps are in the listing: scrolling capture is documented for Internet Explorer only, and OCR needs a part of Office 2003. | BMany capture modes, a ribbon-style editor, screen recording, color picker, pixel ruler and whiteboard. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating is on record, but there's nothing to set up: press the Print key, drag, and the capture opens in the editor. Only sending shots to Jira needs configuring first. | BInstall and press a capture hotkey with nothing to set up. No store rating is on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWindows and Mac, but both are computers and that's the whole list: no phone apps, no web version. The Mac app is a separate, thinner one last updated in June 2020, and the FAQ says no Linux version is planned. Jira, Office and Flickr are the only things it talks to. | DWindows only. The download page lists no Mac or Linux version. |
| Best for | free Windows screenshots with a built-in editor | screenshots with a built-in image editor on Windows |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Greenshot and PicPick. How we grade
Where they differ
- Greenshot is open source, according to its own site.
- PicPick also covers screen recording and file sharing.
At a glance
| Greenshot | PicPick | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $1.99 one-time for the Mac version (US Mac App Store) | $30 per year (Professional, listed as a limited-time price) |
| Free plan | Greenshot for Windows is free and open source under the GNU GPL, at no charge for private or commercial use. Only the Mac version is paid. | Free for personal, non-commercial use with the capture, image editor and design tools, manual updates and no technical support. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Made by | Thomas Braun, Jens Klingen and Robin Krom | NG WIN |
| Price read from | getgreenshot.org | picpick.app |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Greenshot
- The full version is for Windows. The Mac app costs $1.99, was last updated in June 2020 and has fewer features, per its App Store listing.
- There is no Linux version, and the FAQ says none is planned.
- Capturing a complete scrolling web page is documented only for Internet Explorer.
- The OCR plug-in depends on Microsoft Office Document Imaging (MODI), an optional component of Office 2003 and 2007.
PicPick
- Windows only; the download page lists Windows versions and no Mac or Linux build.
- The free version is limited to personal, non-commercial use, and work use needs Pro.
- A Pro license is per user, installable on up to two computers for that user.
- The page mentions a limited-time lifetime option but does not show its price.
Key features
Greenshot
- Region, window and fullscreen capture
- Captures a selected region, the active window or the whole screen with the Print key and its modifiers, and can capture the last region again.
- Image editor
- Opens each capture in an editor for drawing rectangles, ellipses, lines, arrows and freehand lines, adding text, cropping and enlarging the image.
- Highlight and obfuscate
- Highlights text or an area, turns the surroundings to grayscale or magnifies a selection, and hides sensitive details by pixelizing or blurring them.
- Export destinations
- Saves to a file, copies to the clipboard, prints, attaches the image to an email, sends it to Office programs or uploads it to photo sites.
- Jira upload
- Can be configured to upload screenshots to a Jira Server or Jira Cloud instance, and lists recently viewed tickets in the destination picker.
- Mac version
- A separate Mac app captures a region, window or the full screen, annotates and obscures parts of the image, and exports to a file, the clipboard or email.
PicPick
- Many capture modes
- Full screen, active window, scrolling window, region, fixed region and freehand, with hotkeys, auto-save and multi-monitor support.
- Screen recording
- Record the full screen, a window or a region with system audio and microphone, saved to a local file.
- Ribbon-style image editor
- Annotate with text, arrows, shapes and callouts, and apply shadows, blur, watermarks, frames and mosaics.
- Design utilities
- Includes a color picker, pixel ruler, magnifier, protractor, crosshair and whiteboard.
- Share and send
- Send captures to Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, FTP or email, or get a shareable web link.
Plans
Greenshot
Greenshot for Windows$0
The full Windows app, free and open source under the GNU GPL for private and commercial use.
Greenshot for Mac$1.99
one-time purchase (US Mac App Store)
A separate macOS app, priced to cover the team's costs. Its listing warns that it has fewer features than the Windows version.
PicPick
Free$0
Personal, non-commercial use only. Screen capture, image editor and design tools, with manual updates and ads.
Professional$30
per year, per user
Commercial and business use, auto updates, priority support and no ads. Shown as $30, down from a crossed-out $36.
Ways to pay less
Greenshot
No public discounts listed.
PicPick
- Lifetime license
Lifetime license, limited-time offer
The pricing page says a one-time lifetime license is available as a limited-time offer, with no recurring fees.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Greenshot or PicPick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Greenshot starts at $1.99 one-time for the Mac version (US Mac App Store), and PicPick starts at $30 per year (Professional, listed as a limited-time price).
Which has a free plan, Greenshot or PicPick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Greenshot and PicPick have a free plan.
Which platforms do Greenshot and PicPick run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Greenshot lists a macOS app. Both list a Windows app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.