Free Windows
screenshot tool

Take beautiful screenshots in Windows. ScreenshotX is a free, lightweight Windows snipping tool for quick screen capture.

Center your content, add a pretty background, blur sensitive details and share in one click. For free, and no account needed.

Latest version: 1.1 - Changelog - License: Freeware. Download size: 3.0 MB
Works in Windows 11, 10, 8 and 7.

ScreenshotX editor showing annotation tools and screenshot background options

Beautiful screenshots in Windows

Taking pretty screenshots in Windows doesn’t have to be complicated. ScreenshotX makes it quick and easy.

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    Snip a screenshot

    Capture an area or a window. It will open in the editor.

  2. 02

    Prettify

    Automatic balancing. Automatically centers your content. Add a pretty background. Blur sensitive details. It’s your screenshot - it should look pretty like you.

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    Share or save

    Copy it, save it, or click Share for an instant link. No account needed. This what the shared screenshot links look like: https://screenshotx.com/i/111111

Automatic balancing for your screenshots

It’s hard to keep your life in balance. Or your screenshots. That’s why ScreenshotX automatically centers your content so at least your screenshots look well balanced.

  • Detects solid backgrounds automatically
  • Centers content with even padding
  • Blur tool to redact emails, names and keys
Raw snip - off center
After ScreenshotX - balanced

All the features you need and probably a few you don’t

Area and window snips

Free-form area or a single window, your choice.

Automatic balancing

Content is centered on detected solid backgrounds.

Pretty backgrounds

Frame any snip on a clean color in one click.

Brush tool

Draw freehand right on the screenshot.

Highlighter

Pull attention to the part that matters.

Color picker

Grab any color, with its complementing colors shown.

Blur to redact

Hide sensitive details before you share.

One-click sharing

Instant link, no sign-up.

Native and lightweight

A 3.0 MB Windows app. No spyware, no ads.

Dark and light mode

The app follows your taste, like this page.

Text and annotations Soon

Labels and callouts are on the way.

21 languages built in

Switch any time under General Settings.

Share screenshots without an account

Click Share and the screenshot is uploaded. You get a public link to send, plus a private admin link to see its stats or delete it. Shared screenshots are removed automatically after 30 days.

Speaks 21 languages, so you don’t have to

All built in, nothing extra to download. Change the language from General Settings.

English · Chinese · Czech · Danish · Finnish · German · Greek · Hindi · Indonesian · Japanese · Korean · Malay · Norwegian · Portuguese · Romanian · Slovak · Spanish · Thai · Turkish · Ukrainian · Vietnamese

Download ScreenshotX for Windows

v1.1 · 3.0 MB · Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 · Freeware
Released · Read the changelog

Portable

A single executable. Run it, use it, delete it when you’re done. Nothing is installed.

One file, very little commitment.

ScreenshotX_Portable.exe

File size: 2.90 MB (2,899,840 bytes)
SHA-256: 824657b14e33d20fb06b8cbe344c2bffd85f2cb133142a93acd21c592811ee78