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Photo editing tool for capturing and sharing screenshots

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Lightshot - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Lightshot overview

What is Lightshot?

Lightshot is a screenshot capturing tool designed to help professionals capture, save and edit customizable screenshots. Users can copy images to Microsoft Windows clipboard and use the editor to highlight specific sections and add text annotations, arrows, or lines according to individual requirements

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The platform supports PNG, JPG, and BMP file formats and lets managers search for similar images based on a selected item. Professionals can use Lightshot to adjust borders and share captured screenshots across social media channels such as Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and more.

Lightshot enables individuals to store and track screenshot history from within a unified platform. Users can also select specific areas and capture screenshots using a keyboard.

Starting price

Lightshot’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

Lightshot reviews

Overall rating

4.8

/5

38

Positive reviews

100

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend9.55/10
Rating distribution

5

4

3

2

1

32

6

0

0

0

Pros
“I think Lightshot is the best at where it is. It's super easy to use, very convenient to share, and also has editing tools supporting it.”
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Nikhil I.

Internet Judge

“Important part is you can highlight the text , pictures while capturing the image. You can either save or copy up to your requirement.”
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Nazli P.

Senior technical architect

“Another amazing feature is the Hotkey's feature, you can set your own shortcuts to capture screenshots instantly with ease.”
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Nikhil I.

Internet Judge

Cons
“This may just be my equipment, but sometimes the app is just missing and I have to download it frequently.”
RF

Renee F.

Content Marketing Manager

“There also seems to be a lack of support for mobile capturing, which is a bit of a bummer. Lightshot isn't the most feature-rich screenshot software, but it does the job for basic tasks.”
AN

Anthony N.

Reviewer

“Occasionally, the key combination on the keyboard may disappear, in this case you have to activate it via the system icon.”
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Mert A.

system support specialist

Who uses Lightshot?

Based on 38 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Enterprises

Midsize Businesses

Top industries

Computer Software
Marketing and Advertising
Information Technology and Services
Internet
Others

Use cases

Photo Editing

Lightshot's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Lightshot users:

Content import/export
Real time editing
Search/Filter
Content sharing
File sharing
Image editing

All Lightshot features

Features rating:

Photos/Images
Image library
File storage
Social sharing

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Lightshot pricing

Value for money rating:

Starting from

Free

Pricing details
Subscription
Free trial
Free plan
Pricing range

User opinions about Lightshot price and value

Value for money rating:

To see what individual users think of Lightshot's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“I think Lightshot is the best at where it is. It's super easy to use, very convenient to share, and also has editing tools supporting it.”
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Nikhil I.

Internet Judge

“Important part is you can highlight the text , pictures while capturing the image. You can either save or copy up to your requirement.”
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Nazli P.

Senior technical architect

Lightshot support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Email/Help Desk

Training options

Videos

Lightshot FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does Lightshot offer?

Lightshot has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $0.00
Pricing model: Free


Q. Who are the typical users of Lightshot?

Lightshot has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Mid Size Business, Small Business


Q. What languages does Lightshot support?

Lightshot supports the following languages:
Bosnian (Cyrillic), Chinese (Simplified), Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian


Q. Does Lightshot offer an API?

No, Lightshot does not have an API available.


Q. What level of support does Lightshot offer?

Lightshot offers the following support options:
FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Email/Help Desk

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