greenshot guides
How to use this list
Pick an install guide when you still need Setup. Pick a migrate guide when you are leaving another screenshot tool. Pick a compare guide when you are choosing between doors. Each card opens one question and links back to the pillar for the live install panel.
Each guide answers one install, migration, or comparison question about this screenshot tool. Start at the pillar if you still need the live install panel.
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Install by operating system
- Install on WindowsInstall greenshot on Windows with the verified winget package id, or download the Windows RELEASE.exe from GitHub Releases and run Setup.
- macOS noteThere is no official macOS release binary on the non-prerelease tags this guide verifies. Prefer the Windows RELEASE.exe path.
- Linux noteThere is no official Linux release binary on the non-prerelease tags this guide verifies. Prefer the Windows RELEASE.exe path.
- Ubuntu noteThere is no official Ubuntu release binary on the non-prerelease tags this guide verifies. Prefer the Windows RELEASE.exe path.
- winget installInstall greenshot with winget when App Installer is present. That package id is YAML-verified in microsoft/winget-pkgs.
- Windows installerRun the Windows RELEASE.exe from a non-prerelease tag, approve UAC, then prove one region capture.
Comparisons
Switch and import
- Switch from Snipping Toolgreenshot: switch from Snipping Tool by installing from GitHub Releases or winget, then rebuilding hotkeys and destinations by hand.
- Switch from Flameshotgreenshot: switch from Flameshot by installing from GitHub Releases or winget, then rebuilding hotkeys and destinations by hand.
Setup and security
- Is it safe?Yes—prefer greenshot from GitHub Releases RELEASE.exe or the verified winget package id, read the GPL-3.0 licence, and skip UNSTABLE unsigned builds.
- First runOn first run, confirm the tray icon, set one hotkey, choose clipboard or file output, and prove a region capture before tuning plugins.
- HotkeysSet greenshot hotkeys from the tray Preferences menu, free PrintScreen if another tool owns it, then prove a region capture.
- Update / uninstallUpdate greenshot with winget upgrade or a newer RELEASE.exe. Uninstall from Windows Settings → Apps when retiring a machine.