Only has rectangle tool to select areas to capture doesn’t have other selection tools like freehand, window, or scrolling window.

Able to capture high quality full screen images.

Open the image in the online editing tool.

Upload the image to the Lightshot servers.

Save the image locally, or print to a connected device.

Social sharing links for Facebook, Twitter and Email.

Uses very few system resources (7,500KB of memory while idle).

Incredibly easy to use, just press the print screen key or click on system tray icon and make selection using rectangle tool.

We specifically reviewed the Windows version. Take note Lightshot is available on Windows and Mac OS X.

After capturing an image, you are presented with several different options like sharing to social media networks, sending via email, saving locally or even editing the image online.

Lots of Windows apps can capture a proper screen image, where Lightshot differs is its collection of advanced features. Once the program has been started, in order to capture a screenshot all you need to do is press the appropriate hotkey, which is the print screen key by default. Lightshot is a relatively lightweight screenshot program that runs in the background. It’s a screen capture tool with a plethora of advanced features like social sharing and cloud storage. If you still have an unfulfilled need for something more comprehensive, more connected, especially these days, and that’s exactly where Lightshot comes into play. After all, Windows has its very own screenshot app called ‘Snipping Tool’ and I’m sure you have read dotTech’s review on best free screenshot tool for Windows. I won’t bother covering those instances, I’m sure you’re already familiar with them.

There are many instances where you might want to take a screenshot of what’s on your computer display.

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