A Greenshot alternative for Windows, built for modern displays and modern pages.
Greenshot is a free, open-source classic that's served Windows well for years. QuipShot is the modern take: scrolling capture that works on today's apps, on-device grab-text, true HDR colour and annotation right inside the selection.
QuipShot vs Greenshot, side by side
Greenshot is free, light and dependable. QuipShot brings the capabilities that modern displays and modern pages now ask for.
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| Capability | QuipShot Windows · native | Greenshot Windows · free, open source |
|---|---|---|
| Free and open source | ||
| Region, window and fullscreen capture | ||
| Annotate the shot with arrows, boxes and blur | ||
| Annotate inside the selection, before you let go | ||
| Modern scrolling capture across apps | ||
| Grab text off the screen, on-device | ||
| True colour from HDR and high-DPI displays | ||
| Reliable on games, video and GPU-drawn apps | ||
| Full editor with layers you can re-edit | ||
| Native and lightweight | ||
| Pricing model | $20/mo, one flat tier | Free |
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When Greenshot is the better choice
No tool wins on everything, and we won't pretend otherwise. Here's where the other one is genuinely the right call.
You want it free.
Greenshot is free and open source for personal and commercial use.
You want a small, proven, no-account tool.
Greenshot is light, long-trusted, and asks nothing of you to install and run.
Your needs are region grabs and quick markup.
For straightforward capture and annotation, Greenshot has covered that well for years.
You prefer open source on principle.
Greenshot's source is open; QuipShot is a paid commercial app.
Greenshot remains a great, free choice for everyday region capture and markup. If you need scrolling capture that keeps up with modern apps, on-device text grabbing, HDR-true colour and in-selection annotation, QuipShot is the modern, native step up.
Get QuipShot on your own Windows PC
One flat tier, every feature included, your screenshots never leave your machine. See the capture flow, the five ways to capture, and how it stacks up on the homepage, browse the changelog, or jump straight in.
- No cloud
- No telemetry
- No analytics
- No bundled browser · under 25 MB
- Windows 10 & 11
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