Greenshot

ApplicationGreenshot

Also called green shot, getgreenshot

GreenshotSystem

A simple screenshot annotator. The process is Greenshot.exe. It is not ShareX.

What you need to know

Greenshot is a simple annotator. ShareX is the power-user suite.

Greenshot captures and annotates with a small editor. Get it from getgreenshot.org. It is not ShareX and it is not the Windows 11 Snipping Tool.

What is it?: A simple screenshot annotator
Same as ShareX?: No. ShareX has more workflows
In-box?: No. Snipping Tool is the Windows app

Feex says

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

What is Greenshot?

Greenshot captures a region and opens a lightweight editor. Greenshot.exe sits in the tray. ShareX.exe is the heavier sibling with destinations and scrolling capture.

If you have never used it

If you want a small annotator after Print Screen, Greenshot is the simple open-source tool. Download it from getgreenshot.org. It opens an editor for arrows and boxes. It is not ShareX, which adds workflows and uploads, and it is not Snipping Tool.

What is it used for?

Region capture into an editor

Arrows, boxes, and blur. ShareX can do this too, with more after-capture tasks.

Send to printer, file, or Office

The destination menu is short on purpose. ShareX's destination list is longer.

Stay local by default

Greenshot is an annotator first. Lightshot's upload path is a different caution.

Who is it for?

People who want arrows on a snip without ShareX's options
Offices that standardized on Greenshot years ago
Anyone comparing this to Snipping Tool markup

Current status

Greenshot (2007) is a current screenshot annotator from Greenshot. The vendor still points Windows users at https://getgreenshot.org/.

How old is it?

Greenshot started in 2007, the same year as the ShareX lineage. It stayed a focused annotator. ShareX grew into a workflow suite. Current Greenshot still targets Windows desktops.

Versions

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

Windows install

Store listing (if offered)

System requirements

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

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system	Windows 10 or Windows 11, per getgreenshot.org
RAM	Enough for Windows plus this app. Heavy projects want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand: Low for a still snip
RAM demand: A small tray app plus the editor

Installed processes

These executables belong to this product when it is installed.

Installed processes
Greenshot.exe	Capture tray and editor

Startup components

Greenshot is meant to start with Windows so Print Screen works. Turn that off in settings if you do not want the tray.

File locations

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

File formats

PNGJPEGBMPothers in preferences

Common problems

Print Screen taken over and Snipping Tool seems broken

Greenshot hooks Print Screen. Change the hotkey or quit Greenshot. ShareX can steal the same key.

Old build from a third-party pack

getgreenshot.org is the project. A "Greenshot plus toolbar" bundle is not the vendor.

Getting unstuck

Install from getgreenshot.org

ShareX is at getsharex.com if you wanted the bigger tool. Snipping Tool is already in Windows.

Change the Print Screen hotkey in Greenshot settings if Windows snips vanish

One app can own that key. That is Greenshot, not a broken ShareX install.

If the editor will not open, start Greenshot from the tray icon

The capture lands in the editor window. Closing the tray exits the hook.

Alternatives

ShareX for workflows. Snipping Tool for in-box markup. Lightshot and Flameshot are other extras.

Official help and downloads

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

Official contacts
Download	getgreenshot.org/ Official installer or vendor page
Help	getgreenshot.org/help/ Vendor support
Official site	getgreenshot.org/ Start here, not a random exe host

Related hardware

A working display is enough. The editor is light next to ShareX recording.

Technical details

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

Sources and verification

Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. How we research.

Greenshot official site · Vendor product page
Greenshot help · Vendor support
Greenshot GitHub · Source
Foxhole process map · First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark.

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