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A private Lightshot alternative

Lightshot is fast and easy, but its quick-share uploads your screenshots to the cloud as public links. Snipper gives you the same fast capture with a local-first, private workflow and Ghost Tray drag-and-drop sharing.

Snipper vs Lightshot

Feature
Snipper
Lightshot
Local-first (no forced cloud upload)
Uploads to cloud
Ghost Tray floating captures
Drag-and-drop into other apps
Limited
Blur / redact sensitive areas
Manual (free), 1-click (Pro)
Annotation tools
Basic
Clipboard-first capture
Multi-monitor support

Why switch to Snipper

Your captures stay private

Lightshot's quick share uploads your screenshot to its cloud and gives you a public link. Snipper keeps everything on your device unless you choose to share it.

Ghost Tray sharing

Drag your latest captures straight into Discord, Slack, Teams, or Figma. No upload step, no link to manage.

Built-in blur

Redact sensitive details before you share. Manual blur is free; one-click blur comes with Pro.

A focused, modern app

Fast capture, light and dark mode, a configurable global hotkey, and no account required.

Lightshot is a free, lightweight tool that is great when you want to upload and share a screenshot link instantly. Snipper is for people who want to keep captures on their own device and share them directly, without a cloud round-trip.

Try Snipper free on Windows

Same installer for Free and Pro. No account required. Start capturing in seconds.

Download Free for Windows

Want the extra tools? See Pro pricing

Download Free for Windows