Instead of Snagit, try one of these 4.
Every alternative is lined up against Snagit on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Snagit sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.
How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving Snagit to first. How we compare.
Snagit alternatives at a glance
Snagit is a paid screen capture app ($63 once). We compared 4 alternatives: 3 are open source, 3 are completely free, 0 can be self-hosted and 4 work fully offline. The most popular is ShareX, with 640 likes.
Open-source screenshot and screen recorder for Windows.
Free · Open source · Works offlineOpen-source screenshot tool with instant annotations.
Free · Open source · Works offlineLightweight screenshot tool for Windows.
Free · Open source · Works offline