Microsoft Photos vs ShareX

Microsoft Photos

Description: Microsoft Photos is a free image viewing and basic editing app included with Windows 10. It allows users to view, organize, edit, print, and share photos and videos. Key features include automatic tagging using AI, basic fixes and enhancements, video editing tools, creative projects, printing, and integration with OneDrive.

Type: software

ShareX

Description: ShareX is a free and open source screenshot and screen recording utility for Windows. It allows capturing screenshots, recording screen and uploading images/recordings to over 80 destinations. Key features include region capture, scrolling capture, video annotation, hotkey activation, image editing and sharing.

Type: software

Pricing: Open Source

Microsoft Photos Features

• View photos and videos
• Organize photos and videos into albums
• Basic editing tools like cropping, rotating, red-eye removal
• Automatic tagging of photos using AI
• Creative projects like photo books, calendars, collages
• Share photos via email, social media, OneDrive
• Print photos
• Video editing tools like trimming, adding music, text
• Integrated with OneDrive for cloud storage and syncing

ShareX Features

• Screen capture
• Screen recording
• Upload images/recordings to many destinations
• Region capture
• Scrolling capture
• Video annotation
• Hotkey activation
• Basic image editing

Microsoft Photos

• Not listed

ShareX

• Open Source