# Lightshot review (2026): is it any good? > Screenshot tool for selecting an area and sharing a link Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Lightshot is a screenshot app for Windows and Mac, with browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox. You select any area of the screen, edit the capture, and upload it to get a short link. It also offers a similar-image search for a selected region. The site lists the download as free. - **Category:** Desktop Utilities - **Made by:** Skillbrains - **Website:** https://app.prntscr.com/en/index.html - **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, Browser extension - **Who should skip it:** Watch out: sharing uploads your image to the vendor's server. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Lightshot is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Lightshot | $0 | The download page offers the app for free on Windows and Mac. | Read from https://app.prntscr.com/en/index.html on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Lightshot before buying. ## Key features - **Area capture:** Select any region of the desktop and capture it in two clicks. - **Instant edit:** Edit a capture while taking it, or later in the online editor. - **Upload and short link:** Uploads the image to the vendor's server and returns a short link right away. - **Similar image search:** Select an image on screen to find similar images. - **Gallery:** A signed-in My Gallery page keeps your uploaded screenshots. - **Browser extensions:** Extensions for Chrome and Firefox are linked from the site, alongside the desktop apps. ## Good for - People who want a simple, no-cost screenshot tool - Sharing a quick screenshot as a link ## Worth knowing - Sharing uploads the image to the vendor's server. - The site's footer shows a 2009-2022 copyright, which suggests updates are infrequent. - No Linux app is listed on the page. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 3.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Lightshot grabs a chosen area of the screen and can upload it for a short link. It is free, but sharing sends your image to the vendor's server, and the site's footer stops at 2022. - **Value for money: A.** Free on Windows and Mac, under 60% of the category's cheaper quarter. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Free outright with no cap listed and nothing locked. - **Features: C.** Area capture, quick edit, upload with a short link and similar-image search. There is no listed scrolling capture or screen recording, so it covers a narrow job. - **Ease of use: B.** No rating on record. You press a key, drag, and save or share. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Windows, Mac and browser extensions. All computers, with no phone app and no listed integrations. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Skillbrains's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among desktop utilities - Lightshot's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 83 of the 96 other desktop utilities we grade, and level with 10. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 53 of 96) and worst on features (C, above 1). - Lightshot has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/utilities ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Lightshot is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 83 of the 96 other desktop utilities we grade. - You could not: Capture tools hooked into the operating system. - You could not: Storing and serving files for other people. - You could not: A real app for macOS and Windows. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Screenshots, File sharing ## Alternatives - [Shottr](https://toolgpa.com/tools/shottr): Small Mac screenshot tool with annotation, OCR and a ruler. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/lightshot-vs-shottr) - [ShareX](https://toolgpa.com/tools/sharex): Free, open-source screenshot and screen recording for Windows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/lightshot-vs-sharex) - [Greenshot](https://toolgpa.com/tools/greenshot): Free, open-source screenshot tool for Windows with an editor. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/greenshot-vs-lightshot) - [Flameshot](https://toolgpa.com/tools/flameshot): Free, open-source screenshot tool with on-screen annotation. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flameshot-vs-lightshot) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://app.prntscr.com/en/index.html Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/lightshot Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).