Best Screen Capture Software in 2026
32 screen capture software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
32ranked
22free plans on this page
$2.08/molowest paid tier
3 Oct 2026last checked
#1 Monosnap Top pick · 9.4 Free plan · $2.50/mo
#2 Awesome Screenshot Runner-up · 8.9 Free plan · $5/mo
#3 Markup Hero Also great · 8.6 Free plan · $3/mo- Free planFree trial extensionLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scrolling capture
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
- OCR
- Yes
- Browser extension
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$2.50/mofirst paid tier About MonosnapVisit site - Free plan extensioniOSmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scrolling capture
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
- OCR
- Yes
- Browser extension
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$5/mofirst paid tier About Awesome ScreenshotVisit site - Free plan extensionmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scrolling capture
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
- OCR
- Yes
- Browser extension
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$3/mofirst paid tier About Markup HeroVisit site - Free plan Windows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scrolling capture
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
- OCR
- Yes
- Browser extension
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free planOpen source Windows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scrolling capture
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
- OCR
- Yes
- Browser extension
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan apiextensionLinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scrolling capture
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
- OCR
- Yes
- Browser extension
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$3.33/mofirst paid tier About FireShotVisit site - Free plan Windows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scrolling capture
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
- OCR
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$2.08/mofirst paid tier About PixtelVisit site - Free plan Windows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scrolling capture
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$3/mofirst paid tier About PicPickVisit site - Free plan macOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scrolling capture
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
- OCR
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$12/mofirst paid tier About ShottrVisit site - Free plan Windows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scrolling capture
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
- OCR
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - macOSWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Scrolling capture
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
- OCR
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$3.25/mofirst paid tier About SnagitVisit site - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan macOSiOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
- OCR
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$5/mofirst paid tier About XnapperVisit site - Free plan Linux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scrolling capture
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
- OCR
- Yes
- Browser extension
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$5/mofirst paid tier About ApexShotVisit site - Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scrolling capture
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
- OCR
- Yes
- Browser extension
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan macOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scrolling capture
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
- OCR
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Windows
- Free plan
- No
- Scrolling capture
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
- OCR
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$29.95/mofirst paid tier About FastStone CaptureVisit site - Free plan Linux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - macOS
- Free plan
- No
- Scrolling capture
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
- OCR
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$10/mofirst paid tier About CleanShot XVisit site - Free planRecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
- Free plan WindowsmacOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
- Browser extension
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scrolling capture
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
- Browser extension
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scrolling capture
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
- Browser extension
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
- OCR
- Yes
- Browser extension
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan Windows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scrolling capture
- Yes
- Annotation tools
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which screen capture software is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
Monosnap is ranked #1 of 32 with a score of 9.4. Awesome Screenshot is second and Markup Hero third.
How many of these have a free plan?
22 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Pixtel has the lowest first paid tier we found: $2.08/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.