Capture View vs Greenshot

Capture View — Capture View is a free and open-source screenshot tool for Windows. It allows you to capture screenshots, edit them, and save them as images. Key features include customizable hotkeys, basic image edi

Greenshot — Greenshot is a free screenshot tool for Windows that allows you to capture, annotate, and share screenshots. It has options to capture full screens, windows, regions, and scrolling webpages. You can a

Capture View offers Customizable hotkeys, Basic image editing tools like cropping and annotations, Ability to capture full screenshots or select a specific region, Support saving screenshots as JPG, PNG, GIF and BMP, Option to upload screenshots to cloud services, while Greenshot provides Full screen capture, Active window capture, Region capture, Scrolling webpage capture, Image annotation.

Capture View stands out for Free and open source, Lightweight and easy to use, Good basic feature set for casual screenshot needs; Greenshot is known for Free and open source, Lightweight and easy to use, Many annotation options.

Feature	Capture View	Greenshot
Overall Score	N/A	N/A
Primary Category	Office & Productivity	Photos & Graphics
Pricing	Open Source	Open Source

Product Overview

Capture View

Description: Capture View is a free and open-source screenshot tool for Windows. It allows you to capture screenshots, edit them, and save them as images. Key features include customizable hotkeys, basic image editing tools like cropping and annotations, and the ability to upload screenshots to cloud services.

Greenshot

Description: Greenshot is a free screenshot tool for Windows that allows you to capture, annotate, and share screenshots. It has options to capture full screens, windows, regions, and scrolling webpages. You can add text, shapes, and blur effects to screenshots before exporting them.

Key Features Comparison

Capture View Features

• Customizable hotkeys
• Basic image editing tools like cropping and annotations
• Ability to capture full screenshots or select a specific region
• Support saving screenshots as JPG, PNG, GIF and BMP
• Option to upload screenshots to cloud services

Greenshot Features

• Full screen capture
• Active window capture
• Region capture
• Scrolling webpage capture
• Image annotation
• Text annotation
• Shape annotation
• Blur effect
• Export to file
• Copy to clipboard
• Send to printer
• Upload to image hosting sites

Pros & Cons Analysis

Capture View

Pros

• Free and open source
• Lightweight and easy to use
• Good basic feature set for casual screenshot needs

Cons

• Limited to Windows only
• Lacks advanced editing features of paid tools
• Fewer options compared to heavyweight screenshot tools

Greenshot

Pros

• Free and open source
• Lightweight and easy to use
• Many annotation options
• Built-in image editor
• Supports multiple export formats

Cons

• Limited to Windows platform
• Basic image editing features
• No native cloud sync or team collaboration features

Pricing Comparison

Capture View

• Open Source

Greenshot

• Open Source