Capture and annotate screenshots on desktop with a local editor; the project discloses optional launch-count telemetry and an opt-out.
Free GPL desktop screenshot and annotation tool.
The GPL application is free to use. Review the project’s telemetry setting; local use has no required subscription, while operating-system and storage costs remain yours.
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About Quickshot
Capture and annotate screenshots on desktop with a local editor; the project discloses optional launch-count telemetry and an opt-out. Visit the project website to check the currently available deployment options.
Release status
Official README and source license checked on 2026-11-01. This entry describes the source application; optional hosting, providers, and service costs are stated separately. AltStack did not execute project code or installers.
Install on your computer · Instructions checked 2026-11-01
Check the official README and releases for the current desktop package and operating-system requirements.
Install Quickshot from the project’s official release source and review its disclosed launch-count telemetry setting.
Capture a non-sensitive test region, then try the built-in annotation tools before saving a real screenshot.
Use the documented setting to opt out of the launch-count telemetry if you do not want it.
The GPL application is free to use. Captures are processed locally; operating-system and storage costs remain yours. Review the project’s telemetry disclosure.
Self-hosting & quickstart specs
License
GPL-3.0
Deployment
Local desktop application
Free edition / costs
Free GPL desktop screenshot and annotation tool.. The GPL application is free to use. Review the project’s telemetry setting; local use has no required subscription, while operating-system and storage costs remain yours. Pricing evidence.
Devices / hardware
The GPL application is free to use. Captures are processed locally; operating-system and storage costs remain yours. Review the project’s telemetry disclosure.
No one-line command has been verified for Quickshot; follow its official installation instructions instead of guessing a Docker image or installer.
Powerful screen capture and file sharing tool for Windows.
The ShareX repository edition is available under GPL with documented installation or build instructions and no required source-license subscription. Build/setup work, your device or compute and storage remain your costs. This check covers that source edition; managed services, premium extensions and commercial relicensing, if offered, are not included or price-verified.
Capture a screen region and add arrows, highlights, text or pixelation before saving locally.
The provider offers free open-source screenshot software. This covers local capture and annotation; your device and storage are separate. Optional uploads and external services have their own terms and costs; no paid recording or cloud allowance is established.
The GPL-3.0 screenshot and annotation source has no required source-license subscription. Your device and storage are separate; optional upload destinations can have their own costs and data handling. This check includes no managed recording or cloud allowance.
A Windows screenshot and screen-recording tool with a quick editor, local OCR, and no required account.
The project describes the Windows application as free, local, and without telemetry. Video workflows may need FFmpeg. This is a Windows capture tool, not a macOS app or a hosted media service.
Free MIT desktop utility; optional provider-backed image search may have separate costs.
A Windows screenshot and OCR utility for capturing regions and organizing screen references.
The MIT desktop source is free. Core capture/OCR is local; the README describes optional image-search behavior that sends the selected image to its configured service. That provider’s pricing and privacy terms apply separately.
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