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Dem still dey call am share x, getsharex

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One powerful capture and upload tool. Di process na ShareX.exe. E no be Snipping Tool.

Wetin you need know

ShareX na power capture tool. Snipping Tool na di in-box app.

ShareX dey capture, annotate, and e fit upload. Get am from getsharex.com. E no be Snipping Tool and e no be Greenshot smaller editor.

Wetin e be?
One powerful screenshot and upload tool
E be di same thing as Snipping Tool?
No. Snipping Tool na di Windows app
E dey upload?
Only if you leave destinations on
Feex tok say
If Win+Shift+S no reach, I go install ShareX from getsharex.com and set one hotkey. I go leave uploads off sotey you want dem. Snipping Tool fit stay for quick markup.

Wetin be ShareX?

ShareX dey capture di screen, dey record, and e fit upload. ShareX.exe dey stay inside tray. Snipping Tool na di Windows app behind Win+Shift+S markup. Dem be different products.

If you never use am before

If you want hotkeys, scrolling capture, and optional uploads, ShareX na di open-source tool from ShareX Team. Download am from getsharex.com. E dey live inside tray. E no be Snipping Tool, e no be Greenshot, and e no be Lightshot.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Hotkey capture and scrolling capture

Region, window, and scrolling pages. Snipping Tool no match dis hotkey set.

After-capture editor and workflows

Annotate, den copy, save, or run workflow. Greenshot na simpler annotator.

Optional upload destinations

Na you dey choose whether to upload and where to upload. Lightshot prntscr path na different default caution.

Na who e dey for?

  • People wey don outgrow Snipping Tool
  • Anybody wey want capture workflows
  • Users wey suppose turn off upload if na only local PNG dem want

Current status

ShareX (2007) na current screenshot and capture tool from ShareX Team. Di vendor still dey point Windows users to https://getsharex.com/.

How old e be?

Di project start for 2007 as ZScreen and come turn to ShareX. Snipping Tool older as in-box name and dem rebuild am for Windows 11. ShareX still be di power-user extra wey you dey install yourself.

Versions

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

Stable
Steam listing
Microsoft Store page

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 getsharex.com
RAM E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand
Dey rise during scrolling capture or recording
RAM demand
Resident tray app plus di editor

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
ShareX.exe Capture tray and editor

Startup components

ShareX suppose start with Windows so dat hotkeys go work. Turn dat off inside Application settings if you no want di tray.

File locations

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

File formats

PNGJPEGGIFMP4others wey you configure

Common wahala dem

Capture upload when you mean to copy am

Check after-capture tasks. ShareX fit upload. Snipping Tool dey stay local unless you share from im UI.

Hotkey dey fight with Win+Shift+S

Change di ShareX hotkey or leave Snipping Tool as di Windows shortcut.

How to get unstuck

Install from getsharex.com or di GitHub releases wey dem link

"ShareX Pro" host no be di team. Snipping Tool already dey Windows 11 if na only simple snip you bin need.

Open Hotkey settings and After capture tasks first

Dose two pages dey decide wetin go happen on print screen. Greenshot get simpler after-capture menu.

Turn off destinations if na only clipboard you want

ShareX dey powerful sake of say e fit upload. Dat one na optional. Lightshot upload caution na for different app.

Alternatives

Snipping Tool for in-box capture. Greenshot for simple markup. Lightshot and Flameshot na other extras.

Official help and downloads

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

Official contacts
Download getsharex.com/ Official installer or vendor page
Help getsharex.com/docs Vendor support
Official site getsharex.com/ Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

Capture dey use GPU and di display. Second monitor just dey add more pixels to grab.

Technical details

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.

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