ShareX record — platforms: Desktop; requirements: Screenshots & Annotation and Screen Recording. How many alternatives cover each requirement: Screenshots & Annotation 5/9 · Screen Recording 6/9. Alternatives on the same platform: 9/9. Sourced limitation for ShareX: Requires desktop installation.
Better Shot is a free, open-source app for macOS 26 and later that takes screenshots, marks them up with arrows and text, polishes them and records the screen.
Snow Shot is an open-source tool for Windows and macOS that captures and annotates screenshots, extracts text from images, records the screen and pins images on top of the screen.
Only the tasks below are shared; other capabilities do not follow from this match.
Same platform: Desktop → Desktop
Recorded facts for this choice
Documented on one side only
Free output: ShareX Yes → Snow Shot Not verified
No account needed: ShareX Yes → Snow Shot Not verified
Neither side has verified data for these fields, so equality cannot be inferred. No watermark · Works offline · Batch processing.
Requires desktop installation. Available features may vary by device and access method. Check the official page for current quotas and output conditions.
Flameshot is a free, open-source screenshot tool for Linux, Windows and macOS that lets you add arrows, text, highlights and blur to a capture and save it.
Shared requirement: Screenshots & Annotation
Only the tasks below are shared; other capabilities do not follow from this match.
Tasks listed only for ShareX: Screen Recording
Same platform: Desktop → Desktop
Recorded facts for this choice
Documented on one side only
No account needed: ShareX Yes → Flameshot Not verified
Confirmed on both sides with the same value: Free output.
Neither side has verified data for these fields, so equality cannot be inferred. No watermark · Works offline · Batch processing.
Requires desktop installation. Available features may vary by device and access method.
Greenshot is a free, open-source, lightweight screenshot tool for Windows that captures a selected region, window or full screen and lets you annotate and export it.
Shared requirement: Screenshots & Annotation
Only the tasks below are shared; other capabilities do not follow from this match.
Tasks listed only for ShareX: Screen Recording
Same platform: Desktop → Desktop
Recorded facts for this choice
Documented on one side only
No account needed: ShareX Yes → Greenshot Not verified
Confirmed on both sides with the same value: Free output.
Neither side has verified data for these fields, so equality cannot be inferred. No watermark · Works offline · Batch processing.
Requires desktop installation. Available features may vary by device and access method.
Loom is a video recording and sharing tool that records the screen and webcam and turns them into a shareable link, with a desktop app and a Chrome extension; it requires an account.
Shared requirement: Screen Recording
Only the tasks below are shared; other capabilities do not follow from this match.
Tasks listed only for ShareX: Screenshots & Annotation
Same platform: Desktop → Desktop
Recorded facts for this choice
Confirmed differences
No account needed: ShareX Yes → Loom No
Documented on one side only
No watermark: ShareX Not verified → Loom No
Confirmed on both sides with the same value: Free output.
Neither side has verified data for these fields, so equality cannot be inferred. Works offline · Batch processing.
Check each tool’s plan separately; one feature’s allowance does not cover another. Requires desktop installation. Available features may vary by device and access method.
OBS Studio is free, open-source software for Windows, macOS and Linux that combines screen, window, webcam and audio sources in scenes for recording or live streaming.
Shared requirement: Screen Recording
Only the tasks below are shared; other capabilities do not follow from this match.
Tasks listed only for ShareX: Screenshots & Annotation
Same platform: Desktop → Desktop
Recorded facts for this choice
Documented on one side only
No account needed: ShareX Yes → OBS Studio Not verified
Confirmed on both sides with the same value: Free output.
Neither side has verified data for these fields, so equality cannot be inferred. No watermark · Works offline · Batch processing.
Requires desktop installation. Available features may vary by device and access method.
OpenScreen is a free, open-source screen recorder and demo-video editor for Windows, macOS and Linux that records, transcribes and renders on your own computer.
Shared requirement: Screen Recording
Only the tasks below are shared; other capabilities do not follow from this match.
Tasks listed only for ShareX: Screenshots & Annotation
Same platform: Desktop → Desktop
Recorded facts for this choice
Documented on one side only
No watermark: ShareX Not verified → OpenScreen Yes
Works offline: ShareX Not verified → OpenScreen Yes
Confirmed on both sides with the same value: Free output · No account needed.
Neither side has verified data for these fields, so equality cannot be inferred. Batch processing.
Requires desktop installation. Available features may vary by device and access method.
Reframed is a free, open-source macOS app that records the screen, a window, a region or a connected iPhone or iPad, then edits with trimming, zoom and captions.
Shared requirement: Screen Recording
Only the tasks below are shared; other capabilities do not follow from this match.
Tasks listed only for ShareX: Screenshots & Annotation
Same platform: Desktop → Desktop
Recorded facts for this choice
Documented on one side only
No account needed: ShareX Yes → Reframed Not verified
Confirmed on both sides with the same value: Free output.
Neither side has verified data for these fields, so equality cannot be inferred. No watermark · Works offline · Batch processing.
Requires desktop installation. Available features may vary by device and access method.
Shottr is a lightweight screenshot and annotation app for macOS with area, window and scrolling capture, OCR, pixel measuring and a color picker; most features are free.
Shared requirement: Screenshots & Annotation
Only the tasks below are shared; other capabilities do not follow from this match.
Tasks listed only for ShareX: Screen Recording
Same platform: Desktop → Desktop
Recorded facts for this choice
Documented on one side only
No account needed: ShareX Yes → Shottr Not verified
Confirmed on both sides with the same value: Free output.
Neither side has verified data for these fields, so equality cannot be inferred. No watermark · Works offline · Batch processing.
Requires desktop installation. Available features may vary by device and access method. Check each tool’s plan separately; one feature’s allowance does not cover another.
This comparison is based on published official documentation. It is not a hands-on test or a quality ranking. Unknown features are not treated as verified.