Greenshot

ApplicationGreenshot

Dem still dey call am green shot, getgreenshot

GreenshotSystem

Simple screenshot annotator. Di process na Greenshot.exe. E no be ShareX.

Wetin you need know

Greenshot na simple annotator. ShareX na di power-user suite.

Greenshot dey snap screen and annotate wit small editor. Collect am from getgreenshot.org. E no be ShareX and e no be Windows 11 Snipping Tool.

Wetin e be?: Simple screenshot annotator
Same as ShareX?: No. ShareX get more workflows
E dey inside Windows?: No. Snipping Tool na di Windows app

Feex tok say

If na only box and arrow you need, I go install Greenshot from getgreenshot.org. If you want scrolling capture and workflows, I go pick ShareX instead.

Wetin be Greenshot?

Greenshot dey capture region and open small editor. Greenshot.exe dey sit down for tray. ShareX.exe na di heavier sibling wey get destinations and scrolling capture.

If you never use am before

If you want small annotator after Print Screen, Greenshot na di simple open-source tool. Download am from getgreenshot.org. E dey open editor for arrows and boxes. E no be ShareX wey dey add workflows and uploads, and e no be Snipping Tool.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Region capture inside editor

Arrows, boxes, and blur. ShareX fit do dis one too, wit more after-capture tasks.

Send to printer, file, or Office

Di destination menu short on purpose. ShareX destination list long pass am.

Dey local by default

Greenshot na annotator first. Lightshot upload path na different caution entirely.

Na who e dey for?

People wey want arrows on top snip without ShareX options
Offices wey choose Greenshot as standard many years ago
Anybody wey dey compare dis one to Snipping Tool markup

Current status

Greenshot (2007) na current screenshot annotator from Greenshot. Di vendor still dey point Windows users to https://getgreenshot.org/.

How old e be?

Greenshot start for 2007, di same year as ShareX family. E remain focused annotator. ShareX grow enter workflow suite. Current Greenshot still dey target Windows desktops.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Windows install

Store listing (if dem offer am)

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system	Windows 10 or Windows 11, according to getgreenshot.org
RAM	E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand: E low for still snip
RAM demand: Small tray app plus di editor

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
Greenshot.exe	Capture tray and editor

Startup components

Greenshot suppose start wit Windows so dat Print Screen go work. Off am for settings if you no want di tray.

File locations

Common Greenshot locations
Typical install	C:\Program Files\Greenshot\

File formats

PNGJPEGBMPothers for preferences

Common wahala dem

Greenshot don hijack Print Screen and Snipping Tool come look like say e spoil

Greenshot hook Print Screen. Change di hotkey or close Greenshot. ShareX fit steal di same key.

Old build from third-party pack

getgreenshot.org na di project. Any "Greenshot plus toolbar" bundle no come from di vendor.

How to get unstuck

Install from getgreenshot.org

ShareX dey for getsharex.com if na di bigger tool you want. Snipping Tool already dey inside Windows.

Change di Print Screen hotkey inside Greenshot settings if Windows snips disappear

Na one app fit hold dat key. Na Greenshot be dat, no be say ShareX install spoil.

If di editor no gree open, start Greenshot from di tray icon

Di capture dey land inside di editor window. If you close di tray, you don commot di hook.

Alternatives

ShareX for workflows. Snipping Tool for built-in markup. Lightshot and Flameshot na oda extras.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download	getgreenshot.org/ Official installer or vendor page
Help	getgreenshot.org/help/ Vendor support
Official site	getgreenshot.org/ Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

Display wey dey work dey enough. Di editor light well well compare to ShareX recording.

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

Greenshot official site · Vendor product page
Greenshot help · Vendor support
Greenshot GitHub · Source
Foxhole process map · First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

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