ShareX
Free open-source screen capture and recording tool for Windows
MediaFree
About ShareX
ShareX is a free, open-source screen capture tool for Windows that goes far beyond simple screenshots. It supports full-screen capture, region capture, scrolling capture, screen recording (as video or GIF), OCR text recognition, and automatic uploading to 80+ hosting services. After capture, you can annotate, blur, pixelate, add watermarks, and apply effects. ShareX is completely free with no ads, watermarks, or limitations — it's funded as an open-source project.
Key Features
- ✓Screen capture with region, window, fullscreen, and scrolling modes
- ✓Screen recording as MP4 video or animated GIF
- ✓Built-in image editor with annotations and effects
- ✓OCR text recognition from screenshots
- ✓Auto-upload to 80+ services (Imgur, Google Drive, S3, etc.)
- ✓Customizable workflows and hotkeys
Use Cases
- •Taking annotated screenshots for bug reports
- •Recording screen demos and tutorials as GIFs
- •Capturing scrolling webpages and long documents
- •Quick image editing and sharing for developers