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For Windows

A screenshot tool for Windows with links you own

VizShot is a screenshot app for Windows 11 and Windows 10, from the Microsoft Store. Press Ctrl+Shift+2, drag, annotate the screenshot, and one click uploads it to your own storage and copies the link.

Free for 14 days · No account On a Mac? See VizShot for Mac
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What it does

Screenshot software for Windows, in four jobs.

  • Screen capture

    Screen capture on Windows 11 and 10: an area, the whole screen, with a timer, or the same area again. Ctrl+Shift+2 starts it from any app.

    About capture

  • Annotate

    Thirteen tools with one key each: arrows, text, numbered steps, highlight, spotlight and a solid redact.

    About the editor

  • Screen recorder

    Record any area of your screen as MP4, with the computer’s sound and your microphone.

    About recording

  • Share a link

    One click uploads the screenshot to your own Cloudflare R2, Amazon S3 or Backblaze B2 bucket and copies the link.

    About links
On Windows

Screen capture software for Windows that sits quietly in the tray.

  • Lives in the system tray

    No window to keep open. It waits in the tray until you press the keys.

  • From the Microsoft Store

    The Store installs it and keeps it up to date, so there is no installer to run.

  • One shortcut from any app

    Ctrl+Shift+2 starts a capture wherever you are. Change the keys in Settings if another app uses them.

  • Windows 11 and Windows 10

    Windows 11, or Windows 10 from version 1903, on a 64-bit PC.

Runs on
Windows 11, or Windows 10 from 1903
Get it from
Microsoft Store
Updates
Through the Store
Shortcut
Ctrl Shift 2
Price
$8 once
Next to the built-in tool

VizShot and Snipping Tool, row by row.

A tick marks the stronger side. Facts about Snipping Tool read on microsoft.com on 11 October 2026.

Snipping Tool and VizShot compared
FeatureSnipping ToolVizShot
PriceFree, part of Windows (stronger here)$8 once, with every update
Already installedYes (stronger here)A small download from the Store
CaptureRectangle, freeform, window, whole screenArea, whole screen, timer, the same area again
MarkupPen, highlighter, shapes and arrows, crop, a rulerThirteen tools, with text, numbered steps, spotlight, pixelate and a solid redact (stronger here)
Text recognitionYes, and QR codes (stronger here)Not yet
RecordingPart of the screen, with the microphoneMP4, with the computer’s sound and the microphone
A link to shareSaves, copies or shares the picture itselfUploads to your own bucket and copies a link (stronger here)
On a Mac tooWindows onlyThe same app and keys on a Mac (stronger here)
Both systems

The same on your Mac.

The same capture card and the same keys on a Mac. One key covers two computers.

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$8. Once.

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Questions

Asked, and answered.

Which Windows do I need?

Windows 11, or Windows 10 from version 1903, on a 64-bit PC. VizShot installs from the Microsoft Store.

Can I keep Snipping Tool?

Yes. VizShot uses Ctrl+Shift+2, so Windows+Shift+S keeps opening Snipping Tool.

Is it a screen recorder too?

Yes. Record any area of your screen as an MP4, with the computer’s sound and your microphone.

What happens after the 14 days?

You get 14 days with every feature. After that, VizShot keeps taking screenshots, but saving, uploading and recording need a key.

Can I use the same key on my Mac?

Yes. One key covers two computers, in any mix of Mac and Windows.

Try it on your PC.

Fourteen days free. Every feature. No account to make.

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