# Lightshot Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Lightshot the right Photo Editing solution for you? Explore 38 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/229395/Lightshot/reviews --- Lightshot 4.8 (38) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/229395/Lightshot/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Lightshot Ease of use 4.9 Customer Service 4.4 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews AN Anthony N ReviewerComputer Software, Self-employedUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “It's super intuitive and user friendly; the range of capture options is great, and I especially like the annotation capabilities.“ February 26, 2023 FA Francis A content writerOnline Media, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “It has an easy to use screen capture feature which captures the image you want. “ June 20, 2022 Nikhil I Internet JudgeInternet, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “You can also instantly upload your screenshot to their server at one click and can share it easily using the link, which is shortened for ease of use.“ August 24, 2021 Danish M Software EngineerComputer Software, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “It is very easy to use and provides flexibility to capture a portion of screen instead of full screen.“ March 13, 2022 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 38 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Bea K. Digital Innovation Director Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Lightshot: A Seamless Screenshot Tool That Elevates Productivity" June 5, 2024 5.0 It's become my go-to tool for capturing and sharing screenshots quickly and efficiently. Its intuitive interface and seamless integration with various platforms have streamlined my workflow, saving me time and effort. The ability to annotate and edit screenshots on the fly has been invaluable for communication and collaboration purposes. Pros I loved Lightshot's intuitive and user-friendly interface, which makes taking and editing screenshots incredibly easy. The instant sharing options and versatile editing tools also stand out, allowing for quick annotations and seamless integration with various platforms. Its efficiency in capturing and sharing images significantly enhances productivity. Cons the occasional need for internet connectivity for certain features can be a minor inconvenience. Switched from [Snagit](https://www.capterra.com/p/209649/Snagit/) I like Lightshot better as is easier to use and more user friendly. Review Source Nikhil I. Internet Judge Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Instant and Unique Screenshots" August 24, 2021 4.0 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. It's available for free and hence no complaints about it. Pros Lightshot is a free program that offers a quick and easy way to capture a screen including basic editing tools. It's lightweight and easy to use the software. Lightshot offers the flexibility to capture any part/area of the screen. Not just that but one can also edit their photos instantly with their editing tool. With the editing tools, you can add your own creativity to the picture with text annotations, patterns, shapes, and much more. You can also instantly upload your screenshot to their server at one click and can share it easily using the link, which is shortened for ease of use. Another amazing feature is the Hotkey's feature, you can set your own shortcuts to capture screenshots instantly with ease. Cons So far I didn't face any problems using this software. Since Lightshot is free software, its features compare far more worthy than paid software. Hence there are no big issues with it. Review Source Danish M. Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Lighshot Review" March 13, 2022 4.0 Pros Lightshot is an amazing tool to capture screenshots. You can save the captured screenshot or copy it to clipboard. It is very easy to use and provides flexibility to capture a portion of screen instead of full screen. Cons None. Lightshot is amazing , free to use and saves time. Review Source Austin M. Software Analyst Pharmaceuticals Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Lightshot, your screen capture partner" September 4, 2023 5.0 I'm solving multiple issues, like instructions for new employees, talking via pictures with developers, with those they can understand the things I'm pointing out, it's an entire new world to add an arrow or text to a picture and you can do it in real time. Pros I think the most liked thing about Lightshot is the ease of use and installation process, it can be made in 5 minutes and never worry about it again, you just install and start using it, configuration is easy, and you never miss again a really good screenshot with annotations. Cons I think maybe they could add an option-based toolkit, or give the ability to select new positions for them, the things I mostly use are far apart from each other, they could be closer. Regardless, the software is impeccable and I vouch for it 100%. Review Source Ankit P. Business Development Executive Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Magical and Easy to use " September 29, 2023 4.0 Light Shot is an magical application , you can select any area of the page to take customised screenshots and it's really easy to share . I am impressed with it . You can explain it and use many features Pros The Thing I like , it's magic . Like you know an application with multiple features and easy to use Cons To be honest , since I used I never faced any problem it's really perfect, so no comments. Review Source Alexandru Cristian I. QA Engineer Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Lightshot helps me do my job easier" May 26, 2022 5.0 Lightshot helps me to take screenshots and annotate the problems that I find easier than other tools. Pros I like the most the fact that I can annotate screenshots on the moment I take them, without the need to take the screenshot and afterwards open it in a different app so I can annotate. Cons Nothing to add here, like all the features of the app. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer SEO Executive Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "I feel it's the easiest way to take screenshot! " March 28, 2024 5.0 Pros 1\. The most amazing thing that i feel about Lightshot is easy to use, 2. I cannot even facing any trouble while using in the projects. Cons I feel it does not have any issues with the Lightshot tool. Review Source Shivanand M. Digital Marketing Manager Real Estate Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Ultra Light and Useful Tool for Screenshot " November 9, 2022 5.0 I have used it as an addon on Chrome and found it very much useful to take screenshot both in terms of PNG and PDF directly from Google Chrome. Pros If you are looking to take screenshot both in terms of PNG and PDF directly from Google Chrome then this is the best one. Cons I have not found any difficulties/issues till now. Review Source Nazli P. Senior technical architect Information Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Screenshot capture tool" August 25, 2021 5.0 excellent tool to capture screen shots. Pros I really love this tool very easy to use. Important part is you can highlight the text , pictures while capturing the image. You can either save or copy up to your requirement. Shortcut keys also can open the tool instantly. Cons Nothing as such everything is good with almost 0 amount. may be they can increase some features. Review Source Ganesh S. Business Development Executive Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Perfect Print screen tool" June 4, 2022 5.0 Overall this tool is easy & handy to use. Sharing option was awesome. Pros Lightshot is the best tool ever used for print screen. It was very easy to use. Features are very good we can edit & select the area of screenshot. Can shared or saved instantly. Cons I am very much comfortable using Lightshot for taking screenshots. Review Source MP Moisés P. Analista de Seguridad TI Banking Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Acerca de Lightshot" August 6, 2021 5.0 Ha sido una experiencia agradable, ya que basta con tener instalada la aplicación y al presionar la tecla PrtScr selecciono el área a capturar, lo que me simplifica el trabajo guardándolo instantáneamente sin necesidad de auxiliarme de algún otro programa o herramienta para su recorte como Paint. Pros Lo más impactante de Lightshot es que me permite capturar imágenes, en el momento que así lo requiera, ya sea de algo que vi en la web, de una conferencia, etc, de manera ágil y sencilla. Ahorrándome tiempo y pasos en todo el proceso. Cons Lightshot es una herramienta con la cual me siento bastante cómodo al tenerla instalada en mi ordenador. Review Source SC Silvia C. graphic designer Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fantastica estensione per crop video veloci e esplicativi" November 22, 2022 5.0 Lo consiglierei perché semplifica notevolmente l'elaborazione di presentazioni che necessitano screen shot del montor Pros Quello che apprezzo particolarmente è la capacità di catturare parti del monito selezionando contenuti sui quali puoi mettere indicazioni di testo o parti in evidenza con colori e forme. tale selezione poi può essere salvata o copiata e incollata ad esempio nel corpo di una mail se si vuole comunicare cose iconografiche ad un cliente o incollata su phoposhop per eventuali elaborazioni grafiche. Utilissima anche per scambi veloci di pareri su contenuti da descktop direttamente su whatsup o in chat. Cons Unico neo la semplicità degli strumenti che mette a disposizione per l'editing e l'impossibilità di estendere la selezione con lo scorrimento del monitor Review Source Damián R. Docente Universitario Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "La mejor forma para capturar pantalla" February 10, 2023 5.0 Es una herramienta sencilla y eso es lo que me encanta. Cumple estricamente su función y lo hace muy bien pero además tiene extras como editar o dibujar sobre la imagen, algo que en ocasiones sirve. No la cambiaría porque la uso muy frecuentemente y jamás me ha decepcionado. Pros Fácil de usar. Se pueden editar las capturas de pantalla. Se puede guardar en varios formatos. Cons Lo único que me gustaría es que la captura de pantalla pudiera ser también de forma circular u ovalada. Review Source AN Anthony N. Reviewer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Capture any part of your browser screen easily" February 26, 2023 5.0 Using Lightshot has been a generally positive experience. It's easy to use, straightforward and captures screenshots quickly. The annotation options are basic but effective, and I love how lightweight it is. The only downsides are the lack of customization options and the slow loading times. All in all, Lightshot is a great tool for basic screenshot needs. Pros I like Lightshot software because it makes taking screenshots so easy and quick. It's super intuitive and user friendly; the range of capture options is great, and I especially like the annotation capabilities. It's also lightweight and doesn't take up much space, so I don't have to worry about bogging down my computer. Overall, Lightshot is an excellent tool for taking and annotating screenshots quickly and easily. Cons What I least like about Lightshot is its limited annotation options. I wish there were more options to customize the text, draw shapes, or even annotate with images. Additionally, I find it can be slow to load sometimes, and I wish the interface were a bit more intuitive. 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. Review Source CM Caroline M. SAP B1 Consultant Accounting Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "I am so glad I discovered this application! I love it" July 5, 2023 5.0 Lightshot is the best so far. I am yet to discover an application that beats Lightshot within the same functionality framework. Pros Lightshot is definitely my best application as far for taking screenshots is concerned. Recently I had to write a technical user manual that involved me taking a lot of screenshots and making edits to them and lightshot was such a life saver. I was dreading to start the work altogether but once my colleague showed me how to use Lightshot, I fell in love with the application minutes afterwards and I ended up finishing my user manual sooner than I thought I would . Lightshot make the process easy and most importantly fun!What makes me love Lightshot the most is the fact that you can take a screenshot, and make edits to it in real time before saving it for use. This makes the process so much faster. Other screenshot taking options like snipping tool only provide you an option to take the screenshot but if you want to make edits to the screenshot, you will have to use a different application for that. That is quite tiring and not user friendly at all. Cons So far, there is nothing specific I can point out as a disadvantage or something I like least about Lightshot. I am a happy user and would recommend anyone who has not tried Lightshot to do so. Review Source AK Anish K. Executive Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Lightshot; the fastest way to take a screenshot!" August 1, 2021 5.0 I use the Lightshot whenever I want to save or share any information while browsing the internet or working on my device. Also, sometimes I use this for searching similar images on Google. Pros It is a free, lightweight (2.56 MB), simple and convenient screenshot tool. You can take a screenshot of any part/area of a screen and edit with its own editor tool which consists of Pen, Line, Arrow, Rectangle, Text, and Color. You can upload your screenshot on the server by just clicking "upload", and then you will get a link that you can share on any social media platform or anywhere. You can also save your screenshot on your computer/laptop. The "hotkeys" makes Lightshot a faster screenshot tool; it has its own hotkey for almost every task like: • Screenshot - PrtSc • Edit - Ctrl + E • Maximize - Ctrl + A • Copy - Ctrl + C • Save - Ctrl + S • Upload - Ctrl + D You can also take a printout of your screenshot. Cons When you edit your screenshot on your mobile, might you have problems using the "Rectangle" and "Circle" features. You can't remove its mobile notification until you choose to "STOP SERVICE". Review Source MAM Md Abdul M. Software Quality Assurance Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The best tool for taking screenshots" December 29, 2021 5.0 As a Software QA Engineer I need to take screenshots for the proof of any defect or issues, so I was looking for a light weight screenshot tool that can able to take the screenshot as quick as possible. And after using many tools I discover Lightshot is the tool that I’m looking for actually. It’s very easy to use and a quick responsive tool. Pros It’s actually a browser extension so no need to install any software in your local machine, completely free to use and its support most of the popular browser. Very easiest way to take a screenshot of a website – just need to click on the icon and it will be taking you to the separate tab for editing and resizing the screenshots. You can mark, draw, and write any text during the editing. You can also directly upload, copy, save, share to social media and print the screenshot from the editing screen. Lastly, the tool is very simple to use and much more worthy. Cons I do not find much negative side for this tool except few like, sometimes it stuck and taking few seconds to load the editing tab. And another one is, after copying the URL of the screenshot the editing tab is closed automatically, but from my own perspective the editing tab should not be closed and should keep open until I manually closed the tab. Review Source Juan M. Autónomo Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Capturas de pantalla para compartir" October 11, 2022 4.0 Además de poder compartir en un momento dado la captura con otra persona a través de internet, es muy útil para guardar las imágenes de tutoriales para un blog o página web. Todas las capturas que compartes con un link se guardan en una zona personal del sitio de Lightshot al que puedes acceder para organizar las imágenes. Pros Es muy fácil compartir capturas de pantalla completas o parciales por medio de un link que se autogenera para poder enviarlo por email o colocarlo en una web o red social. Cons No dispone de la opción de capturar ventanas completas, tienes que seleccionarlas con un recuadro y tener buen pulso. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Engineer Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Lightshot in a nutshell" November 30, 2022 4.0 Pros Easy to use.Easy to share screenshots.Easy to edit screenshots.Save screenshots on cloud.Copy link as soon as it is uploaded to cloud. Cons No feature to import items to screenshot.Sometimes the save to cloud option does not work. Review Source AQ Alfredo Q. Analista de Suporte Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excelente aplicativo para captura de imagens." July 14, 2023 5.0 Pros Fácil de usar.Aplicativo leve.Permite rápidas anotações na captura feita. Cons Sem contra indicações.Cumpre o que promete. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Full stack developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best tool and easiest way to take screenshot" August 12, 2021 4.0 Among the software tools which I have used to take screenshots, it is the best tool among them. It has made my work faster and convenient. Pros First of all, it is free and very easy to use. We do not have to open any software. We just have to click the PrintScreen button and select the area to take screenshots. We can just highlight the part which we want to explain or show. It has made my work faster. It does not consume much space as it is lightweight. Cons We cannot select the part, we want to change the marker marks. It does not contain an eraser as we have to click a back button to undo changes. Review Source AMG Andrés Mauricio G. Operator Retail Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "LightShot rapidez y eficacia en pantallazos o señalar mensajes " November 4, 2022 5.0 Buena deberían mejorar el estabilizar más su software para que se pueda utilizar definitivamente y por siempre Pros Su economía su rapidez y facilidad de manejar Cons Se cae la plataforma muy seguido y hemos tenido que recurrir a otros Reason for choosing Lightshot Por su rapidez y recursividad Switched from [ShareX](https://www.capterra.com/p/210187/ShareX/) Problemas al guardar información Review Source Kareem M. Student Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "screenshot master" November 2, 2022 5.0 I really recommend this tool to everyone, really useful. Pros such a useful tool to easily take screenshots on my laptop, I've been using it for 3 years, and you can save your screenshot in your storage or upload it to share with someone, Brilliant. Cons The only con I found in this tool is that your uploaded screenshots are gone when you are not signed in. Review Source Renan A. Analista de TI Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Rapidez para compartilhar" September 15, 2022 5.0 Utilizo diariamente, enviando e editando imagens bem rapidamente. Pros Ferramenta leve prática e dinâmica para realizar prints, editar e compartilhar com todos. Cons Não vejo contras nessa ferramenta, ela me entende totalmente e muito satisfatoriamente no que se propõe. Review Source HG Horacio G. Owner Wholesale Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Lightshot great" September 29, 2023 5.0 Pros Ease of use, I copy and paste to paint it to any other software such as mail client . Never used print screen again Cons I have no negative connects on the product Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Photo Editing](https://www.capterra.com/photo-editing-software/)