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Greenshot

Free, open-source screenshot tool for Windows with an editor

Free plan · from $1.99 one-timeUtilitiesChecked Oct 6, 2026
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Greenshot report card

3.4GPA

Very good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 9, 2026

Best for free Windows screenshots with a built-in editor

Greenshot is a free Windows screenshot tool with an editor built in. Press Print, grab a region, mark it up and send it to a file, an email or a Jira ticket. It's free at work too. The Mac version is a different story: a separate $1.99 app with fewer features, last updated in June 2020.

Who Greenshot is for

  • Great if you want a free Windows screenshot tool with an editor built in
  • Handy when you write software docs or bug reports and every shot needs an arrow on it
  • Good for teams that attach screenshots to Jira tickets all day

Who Greenshot is not for

  • 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 Mac app has fewer features and dates from June 2020
  • Too light for capturing long scrolling pages, which is only documented for Internet Explorer

Why Greenshot gets a 3.4

Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.

  • AValue for moneyFree on Windows under the GNU GPL, for private and commercial use. The Mac app is $1.99 once on the Mac App Store, priced to cover the team's costs. Hard to argue with either number.
  • AFree plan and trialThe full Windows app costs nothing, at home or at work, and there's no trial clock. Only the Mac version is paid.
  • BFeaturesRegion, window and full-screen capture, an editor with arrows, text, highlighting and blur, and export to a file, the clipboard, a printer, email, Office or Jira. Solid. But scrolling capture is only documented for Internet Explorer, and the OCR plug-in leans on a part of Office 2003 and 2007.
  • BEase of useNo store rating on record, so a B is as high as we go. Press the Print key, drag, and the capture opens in the editor. Sending shots to Jira takes some configuring first.
  • BPlatforms and integrationsWindows and Mac, with ties to Jira, Microsoft Office and Flickr. But the Mac app is a separate one with fewer features that was last updated in June 2020, and the FAQ says no Linux version is planned.

What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Greenshot's own pages on 6 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.

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What is Greenshot?

Greenshot is a lightweight, open-source screenshot tool for Windows. It captures a region, a window or the full screen, opens the result in an editor for annotating, highlighting or obscuring parts of it, and exports to a file, the clipboard, a printer, email, Office programs or an upload service. The Windows version is free under the GNU GPL. A separate, simpler Mac version is sold on the Mac App Store for $1.99.

Greenshot has a free plan. Paid plans start at $1.99 one-time for the Mac version (US Mac App Store). See every plan

Good for

  • Windows users who want a free screenshot tool with a built-in editor
  • Technical writers, testers and developers documenting software
  • Teams that attach screenshots to Jira tickets

Worth knowing

  • 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.

Key features

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.

Greenshot pricing

Starts at
$1.99 one-time for the Mac version (US Mac App Store)
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 trial
None listed
Greenshot for Windows$0The full Windows app, free and open source under the GNU GPL for private and commercial use.
Greenshot for Mac$1.99one-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.

Read from getgreenshot.org on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Greenshot before you buy.

Pricing in detail

What the app costs in other countries

Works with

  • Jira
  • Microsoft Office
  • Flickr

Greenshot alternatives

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Common questions

Is Greenshot free?

Greenshot has a 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. Paid plans start at $1.99 one-time for the Mac version (US Mac App Store).

How much does Greenshot cost?

Greenshot lists 2 plans. Greenshot for Windows: $0. Greenshot for Mac: $1.99 one-time purchase (US Mac App Store). Prices were read from getgreenshot.org on Oct 6, 2026.

What platforms does Greenshot work on?

Greenshot is available on Windows and macOS.

Does Greenshot have an Android app?

No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Greenshot is listed for Windows and macOS.

Does Greenshot have an iPhone app?

No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Greenshot is listed for Windows and macOS.

Is Greenshot open source?

Yes. Greenshot is open source, according to its own site.

What does Greenshot integrate with?

Greenshot's listing names Jira, Microsoft Office and Flickr. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.

Who makes Greenshot?

Greenshot is made by Thomas Braun, Jens Klingen and Robin Krom.

What are the alternatives to Greenshot?

The closest alternatives to Greenshot in our directory are ShareX, Flameshot, Shottr, Camtasia Snagit and Monosnap. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Greenshot.

Sources for this page

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026.