Ctrl+Q — that's it
0.1.13just shipped →Screenshot
tools are
broken.
They want your email. They want a subscription. They want to upload your screen to their cloud. For a screenshot.
We made something that just works.
Three keystrokes.
Zero friction.
Hotkey
Ctrl+Q. Fullscreen overlay drops. Your cursor becomes a crosshair. No menus. No windows. Just the screen.
Select
Click. Drag. Release. Pixel-precise region capture. The entire interaction takes under a second.
Done
On your clipboard. Floating preview on screen. Paste it wherever. Pin it. Annotate it. Or just move on.
Them vs. us.
Snagit charges $63/year. ShareX needs a PhD to configure. Lightshot uploads everything to their servers. There's a simpler way.
The other guys
- 1.Sign up with email
- 2.Choose a plan ($63/yr for Snagit)
- 3.Download 400 MB
- 4.Create a project
- 5.Take a screenshot
- 6.Wait for cloud upload
- 7.Get a sharing link
- 8.Paste the link
Quick Gen
- 1.Ctrl+Q
- 2.Select region
- 3.Paste
That's it. That's the whole product.
The full
toolkit.
Clipboard-first
Every capture lands on your clipboard instantly. PNG, JPG, WebP, or base64 Data URI — pick your format, paste anywhere.
Floating previews
Screenshots appear as always-on-top cards. Pin them, stack them, drag them around, resize them. They survive restarts too.
Full annotation editor
Arrows, shapes, text, freehand drawing, numbered callouts, and a redaction tool for sensitive info. Six colors, three stroke widths, full undo. All keyboard-shortcut driven.
Screen recording
Ctrl+Shift+Q. Select any region. Toggle mic input, pick your audio device. Export as MP4 or WebM. Bug reports in 10 seconds.
Multi-monitor support
Works seamlessly across multiple displays. The overlay appears on whichever screen your cursor is on. No extra setup.
Customizable hotkeys
Rebind capture and recording hotkeys to whatever works for your workflow. Your shortcuts, your rules.
And everything else
Auto-save
Every capture saved to a folder of your choice with organized timestamps. Or clipboard-only. Your call.
System tray
Lives quietly in your tray. No window to manage. No dock icon to ignore. Invisible until you need it.
Auto-updates
Checks for updates in the background. One-click install when a new version drops. Or it updates silently on quit.
Pixel dimensions
See exact pixel dimensions of your selection in real-time as you drag. Precision when you need it.
Pin & restore
Pinned previews persist across app restarts. Close the app, reboot, your pinned captures are still there.
Lightweight
Under 100 MB installed. Vanilla JS under the hood — no framework bloat. Starts with your system and stays out of your way.
Keyboard-driven.
Mouse optional.
Every annotation tool has a single-key shortcut. No toolbar hunting, no right-click menus. Just press and go.
Fully open source.
QGN is MIT-licensed. Read every line. Fork it. Improve it. Build something better. No hidden code, no proprietary blobs, no server calls you can't inspect.
MIT License · Free to use, modify, and distribute
We don't want your data.
We don't want your email.
We don't want a monthly fee.
We just want you to take faster screenshots.
Stay in the loop
Go build something.
We'll handle the screenshots.
Download for WindowsFree · Open source · Windows 10+ · No account · No cloud