Lightshot Alternative
Lightshot is popular because it's simple — press a key, select a region, done. Quick Gen keeps that same simplicity but adds floating previews, a full annotation editor, screen recording, and doesn't upload anything to the cloud.
Lightshot uploads screenshots to prnt.sc by default, where they're publicly accessible with a guessable URL. Quick Gen never uploads anything anywhere. Your screenshots stay on your machine.
Lightshot is closed-source software. You can't verify what it sends, what it tracks, or what it does in the background. Quick Gen is MIT-licensed — read every line of code on GitHub.
Lightshot shows an overlay editor and then the screenshot is gone. Quick Gen keeps your capture visible as a floating card — pin it, stack it, reference it while you work.
Lightshot is screenshots only. Quick Gen adds screen recording with microphone support — no need for a second tool when you need a video.
Lightshot has basic markup — a pen, a line, an arrow, a text tool. Quick Gen adds shapes, numbered callouts, and a blur tool for redacting sensitive information.
Lightshot's installer has been known to bundle additional software. Quick Gen's installer is a clean NSIS setup — no bundleware, no toolbars, no surprises.
Download Quick Gen and start capturing in seconds. Free, open source, no account needed.
Free · Open source · Windows 10+ · <100 MB