ShareX

What is ShareX?

Windows app for screenshots, screen recordings and GIFs, with an editor, OCR and one-hotkey uploads.

Who is ShareX best for?

ShareX is best for developers, support staff and writers on Windows who capture, mark up and share screenshots all day.

• Bug reports and docs

  Region capture adds arrows, text, step numbers and blur or pixelation for private details before you save or share.

• Sharing in one step

  After a capture, ShareX can upload the file to one of many destinations and copy the link to your clipboard on its own.

• Files on your own storage

  Custom uploaders and the maker's guides for Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage and Cloudflare R2 send captures to a bucket you control.

• Clips, GIFs and text

  Hotkeys start screen or GIF recordings and scrolling screenshots, and built-in OCR pulls text out of any capture.

How much does ShareX cost?

ShareX is completely free and open source under GPL-3.0, with no ads, paid tier or account; it installs from its website, GitHub, the Microsoft Store or Steam.

ShareX has no paid plan; the project takes donations. Uploads to third-party hosts follow those services' own terms and limits. Full pricing on github.com. We checked these prices on 8 Nov 2026.

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Is ShareX open source?

Yes. ShareX's code is public under the GPL 3.0 licence, so you can run it on your own server.

What are the best ShareX alternatives?

ShareX is an open source alternative to Screen Studio and Tella. OBS Studio, Cap, BlitzRecorder and Screenity do the same job and are open source too.

Screen StudioPaid

Create beautiful screen recordings with auto-zoom.

TellaFreemium

Record, edit, and share video fast with AI-assisted tools.

OBS StudioOpen Source

Scene-based capture and broadcast app with an audio mixer, transitions and plugins.

CapOpen Source

Records your screen and camera, polishes the video in an editor and shares it as an instant link.

BlitzRecorderOpen Source

Mac app that records your screen and face in one take, cuts the pauses and exports vertical video.

ScreenityOpen Source

Chrome screen recorder with drawing, blur and a trim editor, plus a paid hosted editor for sharing.

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