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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 Lightshot alternative.
Lightshot is fast and simple, but every screenshot uploaded to its site becomes a public link. If you share customer screens, internal tools or work chats, these alternatives annotate just as quickly and upload nothing.
Download free for WindowsSee the alternativesWindows 10 & 11 · free, unlimited capture and annotation, no uploads
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 Lightshot alternative?
If you like Lightshot's speed but don't want screenshots on a public server, the best Windows alternative is Sincron Screen Tools. It crops and annotates with arrows, rectangles, highlights and text, adds a background and shadow, and nothing leaves your computer while you capture and annotate. It is free with no limits.
The thing to watch with Lightshot is uploading. Its privacy policy says every uploaded image is public and can be viewed by anyone who types its exact address. In 2021, Kaspersky showed that those addresses were sequential: changing one character in a link opened someone else's screenshot.
If you still need to share links, ShareX uploads to a destination you configure, including your own storage. If you only copy and paste, the Windows Snipping Tool already does that without uploading anything.
Reviewed on October 3, 2026
Privacy
What happens when you upload a screenshot with Lightshot
Lightshot has three outputs: copy to the clipboard, save to a file, or upload to its server, which returns a short prnt.sc link. The first two stay on your computer. Uploading, and also opening the capture in the online editor, sends the image to the site.
The privacy policy is direct: every uploaded image is public, with or without an account, and anyone who types the exact address can see it. The same text says the gallery is not meant for secure image storage. To remove an uploaded screenshot, the FAQ says to email support or use the abuse button on the image page.
In practice, a screenshot with a customer name, an order number or an internal tool should not become a prnt.sc link. If that is your team's habit, pasting the image straight into chat removes most of the risk.
Comparison
Lightshot and alternatives: where the screenshot goes
| Tool | Price | Annotation | Where the screenshot goes | Blur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightshot | Free | Lines, arrows and text | Clipboard, file or the public prnt.sc server | No |
| Sincron Screen Tools | Free to capture and annotate | Arrow, rectangle, ellipse, highlighter and text | Clipboard or PNG; nothing is uploaded | No |
| Snipping Tool | Free, built into Windows | Pen, highlighter and shapes | Clipboard and the Screenshots folder | Redacts emails and phone numbers |
| ShareX | Free, open source | Full set, with steps and speech balloons | File, clipboard or any destination you configure | Blur and pixelate |
| Greenshot | Free on Windows | Arrow, text and highlight | File, email, Office or photo sites | Blur and pixelate |
Features checked on each tool's official site and documentation in October 2026. No means the feature does not appear in those sources.
Decision
Who should switch and who can stay
Switch if you share work screenshots
Customer screens, internal tools, chats: none of that should become a public link. With Sincron, the screenshot stays on your PC until you paste it.
Switch if you want a more polished screenshot
Sincron adds a background, padding, rounded corners and a shadow on top of arrows and highlights. Lightshot stops at lines, arrows and text.
Switch if you point at things live
Ctrl + Shift + D lets you draw over any app during a call, without taking a screenshot first.
Stay if you use a Mac or the browser
Lightshot has a Mac version and Chrome and Firefox extensions. Sincron is Windows only.
Stay if a public link is fine
For something already public, like a web page, Lightshot's short link is handy. Just don't upload anything you wouldn't publish.
Options
Lightshot alternatives on Windows
Sincron Screen Tools
Windows 10 and 11Price: Free to capture and annotate, lifetime US$89
- Best for
- People who want Lightshot's speed with better annotation and no uploads.
- Where it wins
- Crops with Ctrl + Shift + C and draws over any app with Ctrl + Shift + D. Capturing and annotating work offline, and no screenshot is saved unless you save it.
- Where it falls short
- No share links and no blur. To send a screenshot, you paste it or save a PNG.
Snipping Tool
Windows 10 and 11Price: Free, built into Windows
- Best for
- People who want something already on their PC.
- Where it wins
- Opens with Win + Shift + S, draws shapes, records video and copies text from the image, processed on your device.
- Where it falls short
- No typed text box and no scrolling capture.
ShareX
WindowsPrice: Free, open source
- Best for
- People who still want links, but to a destination they choose.
- Where it wins
- Uploads to many destinations, including your own storage such as Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage or Cloudflare R2, and includes blur and pixelate.
- Where it falls short
- Setting up uploads and after-capture tasks takes time if you are coming from Lightshot.
Greenshot
Windows and MacPrice: Free on Windows
- Best for
- People who want a light, open-source tool that saves locally.
- Where it wins
- Blur and pixelate to hide data, with output to file, email and Office.
- Where it falls short
- No video recording, and it went from 2017 to 2025 without a new stable release.
As fast as Lightshot
Crop, mark up, paste
Draw over any app with Ctrl + Shift + D and capture with the drawings. Press Ctrl + Shift + C to set the background and shadow, then paste the screenshot into chat. Nothing is uploaded.
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 Lightshot does that Sincron doesn't
Short links
Sincron does not upload screenshots or create links. To share, paste the image into chat or attach the PNG.
Mac and browser
There is no Mac version and no browser extension. Sincron runs only on Windows 10 and 11.
Similar image search
Lightshot can search the web for images similar to your capture. Sincron has no such feature.
Blur
Neither tool blurs. To keep data out of a Sincron screenshot, leave it outside the crop; to blur, use ShareX or Greenshot.
Common questions about Lightshot
Is Lightshot safe?
Copying or saving to your computer sends nothing anywhere. The risk is uploading: its privacy policy says every uploaded image is public to anyone with the address. For screenshots with personal or work data, don't upload.
Are prnt.sc screenshots public?
Uploaded ones are. Lightshot's privacy policy says no uploaded image is ever completely hidden from public view and anyone with the exact address can see it, even if it sits in your gallery.
How do I delete a screenshot uploaded with Lightshot?
Lightshot's FAQ says to ask support to remove it by email or to press the abuse button on the image page.
Can I use Lightshot without uploading anything?
Yes. Copying the capture and saving it to a file do not upload the image. Only the upload action and the online editor send it to the site.
Does Sincron upload my screenshots anywhere?
Not when you capture, annotate or draw: everything stays on your computer and works offline. Only translating and summarizing send the selected area, with your own key, straight to OpenAI or OpenRouter.
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.
How to hide sensitive info in a screenshot
Why blur doesn't protect data, and how to crop or cover it in a Windows screenshot.
Work screenshots stay on your computer.
Install Sincron Screen Tools, crop with Ctrl + Shift + C and mark it up with Ctrl + Shift + D. Capturing and annotating are free, unlimited and never uploaded.