ShareX

Desktop & Productivity

Capture, annotate and record Windows screens with configurable saving and optional upload workflows.

Use with conditions

Official website Repository

Last updated2026-10-02

Open source licenseGPL-3.0

PlatformsWindows

DeploymentDesktop

About this project

ShareX is a Windows screenshot and screen-recording application. It captures regions, windows and scrolling content, with annotations and video or GIF output for documentation and support work.

After-capture tasks can save locally, copy to the clipboard, open an editor, run OCR or upload to a chosen destination. Configurable hotkeys connect these actions into repeated workflows. QR tools, color tools and image pinning provide additional utilities.

Official downloads include stable installers and portable packages. Uploading is optional and requires reviewing destinations and captured content. Current releases and commits show maintenance, while compatibility and installed behavior were not tested in this review.

ShareX official README

Decision guide

Why it is worth a look

Region, window and scrolling screenshots
Video and GIF recording

Before you use it

Choose local saving before enabling uploads
Check screenshots for confidential data

Manual setupLow

With an AI agentNot verified

DeploymentDesktop

Additional requirementsNot verified

Choose local saving before enabling uploads; Some requirements have not been verified. Check the official setup instructions.

What it can do

Region, window and scrolling screenshots
Video and GIF recording
Image annotation
OCR and QR tools
Hotkeys and task chains
Optional upload destinations

Who it fits

Good for

Documentation screenshots; Bug-report annotations; Short desktop demonstrations

Not a fit

Unreviewed uploading of confidential screens; A verified cross-platform recorder requirement

Getting started

Choose the stable official installer or portable package
Install or extract and launch ShareX
Configure after-capture tasks and test a nonsensitive local screenshot

What it takes

Getting startedNot verified

Ongoing maintenanceModerate

Failure impactModerate

Knowledge neededModerate

Not selected for comparison.

Get help from an AI agent

DeploymentDesktop

Additional requirementsNot verified

With an AI agentNot verified

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  "deploy_shape": "Desktop",
  "additional_dependencies": "Choose local saving before enabling uploads; Some requirements have not been verified. Check the official setup instructions.",
  "direct_setup": "Easy: official prebuilt packages; no installation was performed in this review",
  "ai_assisted_setup": "AI can explain official package choices and documented configuration; success is unverified",
  "operational_burden": "Low to Medium: update and review task chains",
  "operational_risk": "Medium: captures and uploads may expose confidential data",
  "knowledge_requirement": "Low for capture; Medium for automation",
  "license": "GPL-3.0",
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ShareX

About this project

Why it is worth a look

Before you use it

What it can do

Who it fits

Getting started

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