Good to know: Free-use terms vary by tool and plan. When a card lists no tool-specific limit, check quotas, watermarks and export terms on the official page.
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.
Screenshots & Annotation
Good to know: Requires desktop installation.
ShareX is a free, open-source Windows tool that captures and annotates screenshots, records the screen, makes GIFs and can upload the result to destinations you choose.
Screenshots & Annotation
Good to know: Requires desktop installation.
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.
Screenshots & Annotation
Good to know: Requires desktop installation.
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.
Screenshots & Annotation
Good to know: Requires desktop installation.
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.
Screenshots & Annotation
Good to know: Requires desktop installation.
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.
Screenshots & Annotation
Good to know: Requires desktop installation.