Snipping Tool comparisons
Snipping Tool is compared head-to-head with Snagit, ShareX and Zight and more: 6 head-to-heads in Screen Capture Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Snipping Tool head-to-head
- Snipping Tool vs Snagit
- Snipping Tool vs ShareX
- Snipping Tool vs Zight
- Snipping Tool vs Greenshot
- Snipping Tool vs Spectacle
- Snipping Tool vs Screenpresso
Snipping Tool vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Scrolling capture | Annotation tools | OCR | Desktop platforms | Cloud sharing | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Snipping Tool | Yes | Free | No | Yes | Yes | Windows | 8.7 | |
| 1 | Snagit | No | $39/user/yr | Yes | Yes | Yes | Both | Yes | 9.3 |
| 2 | ShareX | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows | Yes | 9.1 |
| 3 | Zight | Yes | $9.95/user/mo | 9.0 | |||||
| 5 | Greenshot | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Both | Yes | 8.8 | |
| 7 | Spectacle | Free | Yes | 8.2 | |||||
| 8 | Screenpresso | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows | Yes | 8.1 |
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