ShareX

ShareX is a free and open source program that lets you capture or record any area of your screen and share it with a single press of a key. It also allows uploading images, text or other types of files to over 80 supported destinations.

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sharex is a free and open source program that lets you capture or record any area of your screen and share it with a single press of a key. it also allows uploading images, text or other types of files to over 80 supported destinations you can choose from.

sharex supports many ways to capture or record your screen. the main capture methods are:

• fullscreen• active window• active monitor• window menu• monitor menu• region• region (light)• region (transparent)• last region• custom region• screen recording• screen recording (gif)• scrolling capture• webpage capture• text capture (ocr)• auto capture

there are many configurable screen capture settings such as showing the cursor, transparent window capture, delayed capture, multiple region selection with different shapes, etc.

after the capture the following automated tasks can be executed:

• show quick task menu• show "after capture" window• add image effects / watermark• annotate image• copy image to clipboard• print image• save image to file• save image to file as...• save thumbnail image to file• perform actions• copy file to clipboard• copy file path to clipboard• show file in explorer• recognize text (ocr)• show "before upload" window• upload image to host• delete file locally

sharex allows you to upload any type of files with these methods:

• upload file• upload folder• upload from clipboard• upload from url• drag and drop upload• upload from windows shell context menu• upload from windows send to menu• watch folder

after the upload, any of the following automated tasks can be executed:

• show "after upload" window• shorten url• share url• copy url to clipboard• open url• show qr code window

sharex also comes with a few simple productivity tools:

• color picker• screen color picker• annotate image• image effects• hash check• dns changer• qr code• ruler• directory indexer• image combiner• video thumbnailer• ftp client• tweet message• monitor test

Links to official ShareX sites

Official Website
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Customizable Portable Capture Screen / Take screenshots Ad free Multiple languages Lightweight Drag n drop Support for Keyboard Shortcuts Screenshot OCR Support for FTP Team Collaboration Team work Photo Sharing Workflow Automation Automatic upload Built in Image editor GIF recording Image Annotations Image Combining Integrated File Sharing QR Code Recognition Annotate screenshots Edit screenshots Share screenshots Support for SFTP Share Videos Upload directly to Dropbox Upload directly to Imgur Capture Video Video screen capture

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