ShareX
ShareX/ShareX
An open-source alternative to Lightshot.
ShareX is a free and open-source application that enables users to capture or record any area of their screen with a single keystroke. It also supports uploading images, text, and various file types to a wide range of destinations. (from the repository)
- Stars
- 40,207
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-18
- Written in
- C#
Is it alive?
Four readings from the repository, each with the rule behind it. No blended score.
Activity
Active
Last push 9 days ago
Active: pushed within 90 days. Slowing: within a year. Quiet: longer.
Releases
Recent
v21.0.0, 4 months ago
Recent: a tagged release within six months. Some projects ship from the main branch and never tag.
Issues
92% closed
610 open · 7,000 closed
Share of all issues ever filed that are now closed. Under 20 issues is too few to read.
Momentum
+284 in 9 days
40,207 stars
Change in stars across our daily readings, over up to 30 days. Needs a week of readings.
What a business may do with it
CopyleftGPL-3.0
Free to run in-house. Distribute it, or software built on it, and that source must be released under the GPL too.
This describes the licence family GitHub identified, not legal advice about this project. The repository’s own LICENSE file is what binds you.
Run it yourself
ShareX’s README does not show a docker run, docker compose up or helm install in a code block, so this page will not guess one. It may be a desktop app, a library, or documented on its website.
ShareX against the other open-source options
Every project offered against Lightshot, most-starred first.
| Project | Stars | Activity | Licence | Self-host | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ShareX (this page) | 40,207 | Active | Copyleft | ○ | C# |
 Greenshot | 5,197 | Active | Copyleft | ○ | C# |
Where this page comes from
- Stars, licence, activity, issues, releases and the self-host command are read from the repository. 2026-10-19
- The pairing with Lightshot and the category come from opensourcealternative.to, a community directory of open-source alternatives. We re-read it weekly.
- Star momentum comes from our own daily readings of the repository. How we collect data