ShareX - The best free and open source screenshot tool for Windows

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screen capture sharing</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Easy GIF recording</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Supports over 80 destinations</div> <div class="col-sm-3"><a href="/docs/custom-uploader">Advanced custom uploader support</a></div> <div class="col-sm-3">Customizable workflow system</div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="capture" class="container-fluid container-features"> <div class="container"> <h3><a href="#capture"><i class="fas fa-camera"></i>Capture</a></h3> <h4>Capture methods</h4> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-3">Fullscreen</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Active window</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Active monitor</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Window menu</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Monitor menu</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Region</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Region (Light)</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Region (Transparent)</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Last region</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Custom region</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Screen recording</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Screen 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class="col-sm-3">Scan QR code</div> <div class="col-sm-3"><a href="/docs/ocr">Recognize text (OCR)</a></div> <div class="col-sm-3">Show "Before upload" window</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Upload image to host</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Delete file locally</div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="region-capture" class="container-fluid container-features"> <div class="container"> <h3><a href="#region-capture"><i class="fas fa-edit"></i>Region capture</a></h3> <h4>Region types</h4> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-3">Rectangle</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Ellipse</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Freehand</div> </div> <h4>Annotation tools</h4> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-3">Rectangle</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Ellipse</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Freehand</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Freehand arrow</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Line</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Arrow</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Text (Outline)</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Text (Background)</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Speech balloon</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Step</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Magnify</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Image (File)</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Image (Screen)</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Sticker</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Cursor</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Smart eraser</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Blur</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Pixelate</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Highlight</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Crop image</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Cut out</div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="upload" class="container-fluid container-features"> <div class="container"> <h3><a href="#upload"><i class="fas fa-cloud-upload-alt"></i>Upload</a></h3> <h4>Upload methods</h4> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-3">Upload file</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Upload folder</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Upload from clipboard</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Upload text</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Upload from URL</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Drag and drop upload</div> <div class="col-sm-3">Shorten URL</div> <div 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