ShareX Alternative
ShareX can do everything — OCR, uploads, GIF creation, scrolling capture, color picker, and dozens more. But if all you need is fast screenshots and screen recording, that complexity gets in the way. Quick Gen does fewer things, but does them faster.
ShareX has dozens of settings tabs, after-capture tasks, upload destinations, and workflow configurations. Quick Gen has one hotkey and one settings page. It does what you need without asking you to configure anything first.
ShareX captures go to files or the clipboard — then they're gone from your screen. Quick Gen keeps every capture visible as a floating card you can pin, stack, and reference while you work.
ShareX encourages cloud uploads to Imgur, Dropbox, and other services. Quick Gen is entirely local. Your screenshots stay on your machine. No API keys to configure, no upload failures.
With ShareX, you often need to decide what happens after capture: save, upload, open editor, copy, or run through a task chain. Quick Gen always does the same thing — clipboard, preview, done.
If you rely on ShareX's cloud uploads, OCR, scrolling capture, GIF creation, or automated workflow chains, ShareX is still the right tool for you. It does a lot of things well.
Quick Gen is for people who want the opposite: fewer features, less configuration, faster capture. If your workflow is "screenshot → clipboard → paste", Quick Gen does it with less friction.
Download Quick Gen and start capturing in seconds. Free, open source, no account needed.
Free · Open source · Windows 10+ · <100 MB