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ShareX — automate capture, editing, and sharing workflows from a hotkey

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Stars
39,670
Primary language
C#
License
GPL-3.0
Repository last updated
Sep 21, 2026

Overview

ShareX is a Windows screenshot, screen recording, and file-sharing tool that combines region capture, annotation, OCR, GIF/video recording, custom uploaders, hotkeys, and configurable after-capture/upload tasks.

Features and best fit

Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:

Combine many capture modes with built-in annotation

Fullscreen, window, region, scrolling, video, and GIF capture are paired with arrows, text, blur, pixelation, and other editing tools.

Sources: [2][3]

Automate post-capture tasks and custom uploads

Save, clipboard, upload, URL-shortening, and external actions can be chained into hotkey-driven workflows.

Sources: [2][3]

For speeding up screenshot-heavy bug reports, documentation, and support workflows

It fits developers, QA, support teams, and technical writers who repeatedly capture, redact, annotate, and share screens.

Sources: [2]

Review automatic upload destinations for sensitive material

Workflows can upload captures immediately to external services. Check destinations and post-capture actions before handling confidential content.

Sources: [2][3]

Official sources

  1. [1]ShareX/ShareX repository(2026-09-21)
  2. [2]ShareX README(2026-09-21)
  3. [3]ShareX documentation(2026-09-21)
  4. [4]ShareX GPL-3.0 license(2026-09-21)
Supplemental curator note

ShareX is more than a screenshot utility: it can chain capture, editing, saving, uploading, URL shortening, and clipboard actions automatically. Because upload destinations can include cloud storage, S3, FTP, and custom services, review automatic-upload settings before handling sensitive screenshots.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Get the source

    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ShareX/ShareX.git
  2. 2

    Enter the repository

    cd ShareX
  3. 3

    Check the official steps

    Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.

    find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
Check the official README

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39,670 Stars

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Development activity

Last 90 days · weekly

Commits (last 30 days)
182
Open PRs
0

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GitHub Topics

  • screen-capture
  • screen-recorder
  • file-sharing
  • file-upload
  • url-shortener
  • color-picker
  • region-capture
  • dropbox
  • gif
  • gif-recorder
  • ocr
  • productivity
Stars
39,670
Forks
3,916
Watchers
554
Open issues
634
Contributors
245
Primary language
C#
License
GPL-3.0
Repository last updated
Sep 21, 2026
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