What does Lightshot do?

Capturing, editing, and sharing screenshots quickly across desktop and browser environments. It is catalogued under Screen recording & capture on PulseGate.

Who should use Lightshot?

Lightshot is a consumer product built for individuals and teams who need quick screenshot capture and sharing.

Yes — Lightshot is free to use.

What platforms does Lightshot run on?

Lightshot runs on the web, embeddable surfaces, macOS, and Windows.

Is Lightshot still active?

Unverified. Lightshot has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Lightshot?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Screenshot Lightscreen, BeautyShot, and SimplShot.

Lightshot is developed by Skillbrains.

How long has Lightshot been around?

Lightshot first shipped in 2009.

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Lightshot

Name: Lightshot
Author: Skillbrains

prntscr.comScreen recording & capture

Lightshot captures selected areas of the screen on Windows, Mac, and supported browsers. Users can annotate screenshots, upload them for short-link sharing, edit them online, and search for visually similar images.

FreeWebEmbeddablemacOSWindowsCloud-managed

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Overview

8 features

In the Screen recording & capture space, Lightshot takes a focused approach. Capturing, editing, and sharing screenshots quickly across desktop and browser environments. Lightshot is a consumer product aimed at individuals and teams who need quick screenshot capture and sharing. It is available for free. It runs on the web, embeddable surfaces, macOS, and Windows.

Skillbrains builds and maintains Lightshot, and it first shipped in 2009. Among its 8 catalogued features are area capture, screenshot editing, and screen annotation.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Area capture
Screenshot editing
Screen annotation
Online sharing
Short links
Similar image search
Online gallery
Browser extensions

Built with & integrations

Hosting

Cloudflare

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddablemacOSWindowsCloud-managed

Detected from

Cloudflare: cf-ray header · cf-cache-status header

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tierStore-verified publisher

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed7 Sept · 23:33 UTC
Lightshot (screenshot tool) verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Lightshot

What does Lightshot do?: Capturing, editing, and sharing screenshots quickly across desktop and browser environments. It is catalogued under Screen recording & capture on PulseGate.
Who should use Lightshot?: Lightshot is a consumer product built for individuals and teams who need quick screenshot capture and sharing.
Is Lightshot free?: Yes — Lightshot is free to use.
What platforms does Lightshot run on?: Lightshot runs on the web, embeddable surfaces, macOS, and Windows.
Is Lightshot still active?: Unverified. Lightshot has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Lightshot?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Screenshot Lightscreen, BeautyShot, and SimplShot.Screenshot Lightscreen BeautyShot SimplShot
Who makes Lightshot?: Lightshot is developed by Skillbrains.
How long has Lightshot been around?: Lightshot first shipped in 2009.

At a glance

Platforms: Web · Mobile · Desktop
Languages: English
First seen: 7 Sept 2026
Built for: individuals and teams who need quick screenshot capture and sharing
Model: B2C
Solves: Capturing, editing, and sharing screenshots quickly across desktop and browser environments.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: lightshot

Developer

Skillbrains

Index record

Indexed: 7 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 7 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: lightshot-screenshot-tool-prntscr-com
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 7 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 7 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://app.prntscr.com/en/index.html

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