--- title: Lightshot Reviews meta\_title: 'Lightshot Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 131 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Lightshot works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.7 review\_count: 131 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Collaboration & Productivity url: https://www.g2.com/categories/collaboration-productivity --- # Lightshot Reviews & Product Details Screen capturing tool. Share screenshots on Facebook, Twitter. Upload screenshots to server. download from: http://app.prntscr.com/ * * * Seller [Skillbrains](https://www.g2.com/sellers/skillbrains) Discussions [Lightshot Community](https://www.g2.com/products/lightshot/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/lightshot/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Snagit](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Snagit") Snagit 4.7/5(5,994) ](https://www.g2.com/products/snagit/reviews) [ ![Greenshot](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Greenshot") Greenshot 4.8/5(167) ](https://www.g2.com/products/greenshot/reviews) [ ![ShareX](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "ShareX") ShareX 4.8/5(80) ](https://www.g2.com/products/sharex/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/lightshot/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 131 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Rajan K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rajan K.") RK Rajan K. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/6/2023 "Capturing Moments with Lightshot" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Lightshot? 1) Very easy to capture the screenshots 2) You can add text, draw and use a pen before saving the screenshot, that makes a lot of things very easy. 3) You can directly upload. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Lightshot? Some software allows typing while you highlight some portion of the screenshot, that seems to be missing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Lightshot solving and how is that benefiting you? Instant Editing and Annotation: After capturing a screenshot, Lightshot provides intuitive editing and annotation features. Quick and Easy Screenshot Capture: Lightshot allows users to capture screenshots with just a press of PrtScn Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Preet S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Preet S.") PS Preet S. Customer Support Executive Marketing and Advertising Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/12/2023 "Extremely handy tool to take quick screenshots!" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Lightshot? When using the extension on the browser, It is straightforward to take a screenshot. We have to click on lightshot icon and drag and hold to take a screenshot. This is very time-efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Lightshot? Better Editing tools can be provided. Something like a blurring tool should be available to blur out the information we do not want to see in the screenshot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Lightshot solving and how is that benefiting you? Taking screenshots of issues faced by clients. Helpful in pointing out and highlighting sections of a screenshot. Explaining how a feature works by writing on the screenshot taking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Aditya S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Aditya S.") AS Aditya S. Client Service and Support Executive Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/25/2023 "One stop solution for taking screenshots and sharing on different platforms" 5/5 What do you like best about Lightshot? All you need to do is start it from the application and it replaces the Printnscreen. Copying to a clipboard and pasting is pretty easy and works through basic commands Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Lightshot? The toolbar requires a bit of upgrade as the options are quite basic where the text and diagrams can be made visually attractive for presentation purposes.Limited storage as cloud storage option not available Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Lightshot solving and how is that benefiting you? Pictures say a thousand words and it helps me assist clients with a visual representation of where they can navigate to get solutions for their queries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Nikki M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nikki M.") NM Nikki M. Sales Consultant / Account Manager Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/29/2022 "Easy screenshots you can edit" 5/5 What do you like best about Lightshot? It is very easy to use and get the perfect screenshot. You can select as much or as little of the area you want to capture. Lightshot allows you to either save the shot as a file or copy and past it into an email or document. If you make a mistake, simply click Escape and start over. You can also share the shot on social networks, to the cloud or search for similar images on Google in an instant. The shot can be edited with text, lines, arrows, symbols and or colors before you save it. It is easy to use and quick to get the results you want. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Lightshot? I cannot think of anything I dislike about it. It does everything I need it to do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Lightshot solving and how is that benefiting you? Quick and easy information and screen captures that I can edit and save however I want to. It helps me create better presentations as well as share information with customers quickly and esily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic PM Pitre M. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/6/2023 "\ \ \Screenshot\ \ \ \Take a screenshot of the current screen.\ \ \" 5/5 What do you like best about Lightshot? Run in the background and consume low resources. Activate with the PrintScrn key on the keyboard. Automatically compare to the "snip" option of Windows 10. Compare images on the Internet, log in, and connect with data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Lightshot? I have no problems or negative review of this software, it is perfect for all versions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Lightshot solving and how is that benefiting you? It replaces the Windows 10 "snipping" option to streamline the process and manage images more efficiently and quickly. Select with direct screen adjustment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Auro K D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Auro K D.") AD Auro K D. Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/20/2023 "Great tool for screenshots and markups" 5/5 What do you like best about Lightshot? Onscreen control of screenshots and editing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Lightshot? Nothing is wrong with this product, all is working great Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Lightshot solving and how is that benefiting you? Screen capture and markup with minimal efforts Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![ankur s.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "ankur s.") AS ankur s. Operations Manager Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/3/2022 "Awesome tool to take screenshot and customising it." 4.5/5 What do you like best about Lightshot? The software is too small and handy to use. A keyboard shortcut can be used to initiate it. It works on any screen. Many sharing and editing inbuilt options can be used to edit the captured screenshot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Lightshot? This is very frequent for the first time, it had to be initiated by searching the app. After that, it can be used with shortcut. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Lightshot solving and how is that benefiting you? This software makes capturing screens from any screen and playing with it super easy. I use this to capture the screens and document and give feedback by highlighting the captured screenshot using Lightshot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 11/3/2023 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite EO Egnariana O. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/21/2023 "Screenshot on Windows PC" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Lightshot? Capture screen with the press of a key and frame site, copy and paste to social networks, documents and search for similar on the Internet directly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Lightshot? Limitations in image search, only capture with frame and format. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Lightshot solving and how is that benefiting you? Capture images of data, numbers and invoices delivered without modifying the original image with alternative software, saving time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Yari J.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Yari J.") YJ Yari J. PC Manager Consumer Goods Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/31/2023 "Screenshot" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Lightshot? Screenshot with Print key Keyboard screen, no need to touch a desktop icon, run in the background, low PC resources and crop to size. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Lightshot? There are no versions for Linix, this wonderful application does not exist. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Lightshot solving and how is that benefiting you? Cut to size and save to my PC, share on social networks or paste into a text document to modify. Search for similar on the Internet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Johnny A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Johnny A.") JA Johnny A. PC System Administrator Consumer Goods Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/14/2023 "Screenshot on PC" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Lightshot? Capture screen by manual selection, share images, save to PC and search the Internet automatically. Install on PC, background use and low system resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Lightshot? You cannot vectorize the section for figures with rounded edges; everything else is perfect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Lightshot solving and how is that benefiting you? Capture screen frame by mouse selection, save images without downloading images or files on my PC. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Lightshot? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about Lightshot ](https://www.g2.com/products/lightshot/discussions/new) ![Nazli P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nazli P.") NP Nazli Patel • Last activity almost 5 years ago is it available for mobile also? 1 Upvote 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-it-available-for-mobile-also) GU Guest User What is Lightshot used for? 0 Upvotes 0 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/lightshot-what-is-lightshot-used-for) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/lightshot/discuss) ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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