# ShareX

Application: ShareX Team

Also called share x, getsharex

ShareX Team, System

A powerful capture and upload tool. The process is ShareX.exe. It is not Snipping Tool.

## What you need to know

ShareX is a power capture tool. Snipping Tool is the in-box app.

ShareX captures, annotates, and can upload. Get it from getsharex.com. It is not Snipping Tool and it is not Greenshot's smaller editor.

- **What is it?**: A powerful screenshot and upload tool

  **Same as Snipping Tool?**: No. Snipping Tool is the Windows app

  **Does it upload?**: Only if you leave destinations on

Feex says

If Win+Shift+S is not enough, I would install ShareX from getsharex.com and set one hotkey. I would leave uploads off until you want them. Snipping Tool can stay for a quick markup.

## What is ShareX?

ShareX captures the screen, records, and can upload. ShareX.exe stays in the tray. Snipping Tool is the Windows app behind Win+Shift+S markup. They are different products.

## If you have never used it

If you want hotkeys, scrolling capture, and optional uploads, ShareX is the open-source tool from the ShareX Team. Download it from getsharex.com. It lives in the tray. It is not Snipping Tool, not Greenshot, and not Lightshot.

## What is it used for?

**Hotkey capture and scrolling capture**

Region, window, and scrolling pages. Snipping Tool does not match this hotkey set.

**After-capture editor and workflows**

Annotate, then copy, save, or run a workflow. Greenshot is a simpler annotator.

**Optional upload destinations**

You choose if and where to upload. Lightshot's prntscr path is a different default caution.

## Who is it for?

- People who outgrew Snipping Tool
- Anyone who wants capture workflows
- Users who should turn off upload if they only want a local PNG

## Current status

ShareX (2007) is a current screenshot and capture from ShareX Team. The vendor still points Windows users at https://getsharex.com/.

## How old is it?

The project started in 2007 as ZScreen and became ShareX. Snipping Tool is older as an in-box name and was rebuilt for Windows 11. ShareX is still the power-user extra you install yourself.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers are not all verified here.

Stable

Steam listing

Microsoft Store listing

## System requirements

Values follow the publisher's public guidance. Workload still changes the real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | Windows 10 or Windows 11, per getsharex.com                 |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| RAM              | Enough for Windows plus this app. Heavy projects want more. |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: Rises during scrolling capture or recording

  **RAM demand**: A resident tray app plus the editor

## Installed processes

These executables belong to this product when it is installed.

| ShareX.exe | Capture tray and editor |
| ---------- | ----------------------- |

## Startup components

ShareX is meant to start with Windows so hotkeys work. Turn that off in Application settings if you do not want the tray.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Program Files\ShareX\\ |
| --------------- | ------------------------- |

## File formats

PNG, JPEG, GIF, MP4, others you configure

## Common problems

### A capture uploaded when you meant to copy

Check after-capture tasks. ShareX can upload. Snipping Tool stays local unless you share from its UI.

### Hotkey fights with Win+Shift+S

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

## Getting unstuck

### Install from getsharex.com or the GitHub releases they link

A "ShareX Pro" host is not the team. Snipping Tool is already on Windows 11 if you only needed a simple snip.

### Open Hotkey settings and After capture tasks first

Those two pages decide what happens on print screen. Greenshot has a simpler after-capture menu.

### Turn off destinations if you only want the clipboard

ShareX is powerful because it can upload. That is optional. Lightshot's upload caution is a different app.

## Alternatives

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

## Official help and downloads

Start with the vendor. Random exe sites are not a support channel.

| Download      | [getsharex.com/ ](https://getsharex.com/)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Help          | [getsharex.com/docs ](https://getsharex.com/docs)Vendor support            |
| Official site | [getsharex.com/ ](https://getsharex.com/)Start here, not a random exe host |

## Related hardware

Capture uses the GPU and the display. A second monitor just adds more pixels to grab.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers change. This article does not pin a build.

## Related

These entities connect to this article. Type is shown on every link.

[Greenshot: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/greenshot)[Snipping Tool: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/snipping-tool)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager)

## Sources and verification

Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. [How we research](https://feex.it/wiki/research).

- [ShareX official site ](https://getsharex.com/)· Vendor product page
- [ShareX help ](https://getsharex.com/docs)· Vendor support
- [ShareX GitHub ](https://github.com/ShareX/ShareX)· Source and releases
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark.

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- **Developer**: ShareX Team

  **Category**: Screenshot and capture

  **Process**: ShareX.exe

  **License**: GPLv3

  **First released**: 2007

  **Official site**: [getsharex.com](https://getsharex.com/)

  **Mapped by Feex**: Seen on Windows PCs in Foxhole

Feex Reviewed: Last verified August 2026

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