Snipaste review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Snipaste report card
Very good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for pinning screenshots to the screen
Snipaste snips the screen and pins screenshots, text or colors as floating windows. But Snipaste 2 is free for personal use only, new features arrive in PRO, and a licence doesn't cover a future major version.
Who Snipaste is for
- Fits if you want to pin a screenshot beside your work while you type
- Works for personal use on Windows, Mac or Linux
Who Snipaste is not for
- Not for you if it is for business use, as that needs a PRO licence
- Watch out: new features arrive only in PRO, and 1.x stays at version 1.16.2
- Watch out: a licence doesn't cover new major versions, and the vendor only promises a discount for a future 3.0
- Tight if you want to use it on several machines: 3 devices is $19.99 and the Microsoft Store licence is a separate purchase
Why Snipaste gets a 3.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyFree for personal use, and PRO is $8.99 one-time for one device, far under a year of this category's typical subscription.
- BFree plan and trialThe core snipping, pinning and annotation tools are free for personal use. Business use needs PRO or the older 1.x line.
- BFeaturesSnipping with UI detection, pinning, annotation and a portable build. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job, though some capture extras are PRO.
- BEase of useInstall and press a hotkey, with nothing to set up. No store rating is on record.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWindows, macOS and Linux, computers only. No phone or web version.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Snipaste's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/snipaste#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/snipaste.svg" alt="Snipaste: 3.0 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Snipaste stands among desktop utilities
Snipaste's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 154 of the 186 other desktop utilities we grade, and level with 27.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 55 of 186) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 111).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 187 desktop utilities we grade, cut by the letter each got. Snipaste’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 55 of 186, level with 131
- BFree plan and trialAbove 75 of 186, level with 31
- BFeaturesAbove 113 of 186, level with 72
- BEase of useAbove 78 of 186, level with 108
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 111 of 186, level with 60
Keep Snipaste, or make your own?
Keep it
Nothing Snipaste does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 3 things listed below take a company.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 154 of the 186 other desktop utilities we grade. It costs $8.99, paid once.
What you could not
- Capture tools hooked into the operating system.
- Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Snipaste’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Snipaste?
Snipaste is a snipping tool for Windows, macOS and Linux that can also pin a screenshot, or clipboard text, colors or images, back onto the screen as a floating window. Snipaste 2 is free for personal use; business use needs a one-time PRO license, which also unlocks features added after the 1.x line.
Worth knowing
- Free for personal use only; business use needs a Snipaste 2 PRO license or the older 1.x line.
- Snipaste 1.x stays at version 1.16.2, and new features arrive only in PRO.
- A license does not cover new major versions; the vendor promises a discount for a future 3.0.
- The Windows-only Microsoft Store license and the desktop license are separate purchases.
Key features
- Snip with UI detection
- Capture a region with automatic detection of windows and interface elements, pixel-level control, a color picker and multi-screen support.
- Pin as floating windows
- Paste a screenshot, clipboard text, HTML, color info or an image file as a floating window you can zoom, rotate, flip and make translucent.
- Annotation tools
- Free includes rectangles, ellipses, arrows, pencil, marker, text, mosaic, blur and eraser; PRO adds counters, magnify and re-editing.
- PRO capture extras
- PRO adds text extraction, QR and barcode decoding, super-snip with no hotkey, fixed-ratio capture and rounded-corner screenshots.
- Portable and customizable
- Portable builds run without installing, with theme color, tray icon and hotkey settings; PRO adds more hotkey bindings.
Snipaste pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Snipaste has a free plan, and paid plans start at $8.99 one-time, 1 device.
- Starts at
- $8.99 one-time, 1 device
- Free plan
- Snipaste 2 is free for personal use only, with bug-fix updates and the core snipping, pinning and annotation tools.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Personal use only. Includes region capture, window detection, pinned image windows and basic annotation. |
| PRO, 1 device | $8.99one-time, 1 device (Windows, Mac or Linux) | Business use allowed, plus the PRO features such as text extraction, super-snip and more annotation tools. |
| PRO, 3 devices | $19.99one-time, up to 3 devices (Windows, Mac or Linux) | Same PRO license for three devices; includes minor-version updates, with a discount promised for a future version 3. |
| PRO, Microsoft Store | $19.99one-time, up to 10 Windows 10 or 11 devices | Tied to your Microsoft account. It is a separate license from the desktop version and not interchangeable with it. |
Read from snipaste.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Snipaste before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Other savings20% off the second license type
Buyers of the desktop or the Microsoft Store license can email a receipt for 20% off the other version.
Stated on docs.snipaste.com
Works with
- Listary
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Common questions
Does Snipaste have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Snipaste is listed for Windows, macOS and Linux.
Does Snipaste have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Snipaste is listed for Windows, macOS and Linux.
Is Snipaste open source?
Snipaste is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Snipaste work offline?
Yes, according to its own site. What works without a connection differs by plan and platform, so check the vendor's page for the detail.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.