Sincron Screen ToolsShare selection
Sales dashboard · 2026
Sales by region — September
Monthly revenue compared with August
Total
$1.25M
+4.2% vs. August
$412K
East
$296K
South
$262K
West
$198K
Central
$77K
North
down 41% here
Alternative · Windows 10 & 11
A Greenshot alternative.
Greenshot is free, open source and shipping releases again after years of silence. If it covers your day, stay. If you need scrolling capture, video, a more polished screenshot or live drawing on screen, here is which alternative covers what.
Sales dashboard · 2026
Sales by region — September
Monthly revenue compared with August
Total
$1.25M
+4.2% vs. August
$412K
East
$296K
South
$262K
West
$198K
Central
$77K
North
down 41% here
Draw here
Hold Shift for a straight line, Ctrl for a rectangle and Ctrl + Shift for an arrow.
Alternative · Windows 10 & 11
What is the best Greenshot alternative?
It depends on what Greenshot is missing for you. If you want more features for free, such as scrolling capture, GIFs, OCR and step numbers, the alternative is ShareX, which is also free and open source. If you want a more polished screenshot and live drawing on screen, the alternative is Sincron Screen Tools, with background, padding and shadow in its Screenshot Studio and on-screen text translated in place.
Greenshot is still a good choice: free on Windows, lightweight, with blur, pixelate and direct output to email and Office. It went from 2017 to 2025 without a stable release, then started shipping again. The latest release is 1.3.315, from March 2026, and the site already publishes 1.4 test builds.
There is no need to switch for its own sake. If Greenshot does what you need, it remains one of the best free tools on Windows.
Reviewed on October 3, 2026
Status
Where Greenshot stands in 2026
The Windows version is free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license. There is also a Mac version on the App Store for US$1.99, which the official site says covers the project's own costs.
After version 1.2.10 in August 2017, the project went almost eight years without a stable release. The 1.3 releases started in 2025, 1.3.315 shipped on March 20, 2026, and the site now publishes 1.4 test builds. If you dropped Greenshot because it looked abandoned, it is worth another look.
What has not changed: the site describes full-page capture as an Internet Explorer feature, and Greenshot does not record video.
Comparison
Greenshot and alternatives, side by side
| Tool | Price | Annotation | Blur | Scrolling and video | Stands out for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenshot | Free on Windows, US$1.99 on Mac | Arrow, text, highlight, magnifier and crop | Blur and pixelate | Scrolling only in Internet Explorer, no video | Output to email, Office and printer |
| Sincron Screen Tools | Free to capture and annotate, lifetime US$89 | Arrow, rectangle, ellipse, highlighter and text | No | No | Live drawing, background and shadow, in-place translation |
| ShareX | Free, open source | Almost 20 tools, including steps and speech balloons | Blur and pixelate | Both, including GIF | OCR, automation and uploads |
| Snipping Tool | Free, built into Windows | Pen, highlighter and shapes | Redacts emails and phone numbers | Video yes, scrolling no | Already installed |
| PicPick | Free for personal use, Pro US$36/year | Text, arrows, shapes, highlights and callouts | Blur and mosaic | Both | Color picker, ruler and protractor |
Prices in US dollars, checked on official sites in October 2026. No means the feature does not appear on the tool's official site or documentation.
Decision
Who should switch and who should stay
Switch if you want presentation-ready screenshots
Sincron's Studio adds a gradient background, padding, rounded corners and a shadow, ready for docs, slides or a post.
Switch if you explain things live
With Ctrl + Shift + D, Sincron draws over any app during a call or class, without taking a screenshot first.
Switch if you need scrolling, GIFs and OCR
ShareX does all of that for free, in the same open-source spirit as Greenshot.
Stay if well-made basics are enough
Arrows, text, highlights, crop and sending to Office in a light tool: that is what Greenshot does well.
Stay if you blur data
Sincron has no blur or pixelate. If you hide data every day, Greenshot serves you better.
Stay if you also use a Mac
Greenshot has a Mac version for US$1.99. Sincron is Windows only.
Options
Greenshot alternatives on Windows
Sincron Screen Tools
Windows 10 and 11Price: Free to capture and annotate, lifetime US$89
- Best for
- People who want polished screenshots and live drawing while keeping things simple.
- Where it wins
- Draws over any app, sets background, padding, corners and shadow in the Studio, and translates on-screen text in place. Capturing and annotating work offline.
- Where it falls short
- No blur, no cropping after capture and no export to Office.
ShareX
WindowsPrice: Free, open source
- Best for
- People who want everything Greenshot has and much more, for free.
- Where it wins
- Scrolling capture, video and GIF, OCR, steps, speech balloons, pin to screen, an image beautifier and uploads to many destinations.
- Where it falls short
- Far more menus than Greenshot, and it takes time to configure.
PicPick
WindowsPrice: Free for personal use, Pro US$36/year
- Best for
- People who need scrolling capture and recording alongside design tools.
- Where it wins
- Captures scrolling pages, records the screen with audio, and includes a color picker, pixel ruler, protractor and whiteboard.
- Where it falls short
- Work use requires a paid Pro license.
What Sincron adds
Live drawing and a framed screenshot
Ctrl + Shift + D draws over any app and captures with the drawings. Ctrl + Shift + C opens the Screenshot Studio, with background, padding, corners and shadow.
Sales dashboard · 2026
Sales by region — September
Monthly revenue compared with August
Total
$1.25M
+4.2% vs. August
$412K
East
$296K
South
$262K
West
$198K
Central
$77K
North
down 41% here
Draw here
Hold Shift for a straight line, Ctrl for a rectangle and Ctrl + Shift for an arrow.
Sincron Screen ToolsShare selection
Sales dashboard · 2026
Sales by region — September
Monthly revenue compared with August
Total
$1.25M
+4.2% vs. August
$412K
East
$296K
South
$262K
West
$198K
Central
$77K
North
down 41% here
Real limits
What Greenshot does that Sincron doesn't
Blur and pixelate
Sincron does not hide data with blur. Leave the sensitive area outside the crop, or use Greenshot.
Cropping after capture
In Sincron you crop while selecting. There is no crop inside the Studio after capturing.
Email, Office and printer
Sincron copies the image or saves a PNG. It does not send straight to Outlook, Word, a printer or photo sites.
Mac
Sincron runs only on Windows 10 and 11. Greenshot has a Mac version.
Common questions about Greenshot
Is Greenshot still updated?
Yes. After a gap from 2017 to 2025 with no stable release, the project is shipping again. Version 1.3.315 came out on March 20, 2026, and 1.4 test builds were published in October 2026.
Is Greenshot free?
On Windows, yes: it is free and open source. The Mac version costs US$1.99 on the App Store.
What is the difference between Greenshot and ShareX?
Both are free and open source. Greenshot is leaner, focused on capturing, annotating and exporting. ShareX adds scrolling capture, video, GIFs, OCR, step numbers and automatic uploads, with more options to configure.
Can Greenshot capture a full scrolling page?
According to the official site, only for pages open in Internet Explorer. For pages in Microsoft Edge, Ctrl + Shift + S offers a full-page option. ShareX also does scrolling capture.
Does Sincron blur data like Greenshot?
No. Sincron has no blur or pixelate. To keep data out of a screenshot, leave it outside the crop.
See also
Best screenshot tools for Windows
8 Windows screenshot tools compared on price, features and who each one is for.
ShareX alternative
When ShareX is more than you need, and when it is better to stay with it.
Snipping Tool alternative
What the built-in Windows tool already covers and when another app is worth it.
Try a framed screenshot.
Install Sincron Screen Tools next to Greenshot and compare on your next screenshot: Ctrl + Shift + D to mark it up, Ctrl + Shift + C for background and shadow. Capturing and annotating are free, with no limits.