A Lightshot alternative that's on-device and designed.
Lightshot is built for grab-and-share. ShotsGlow is built for the other half — making the screenshot look designed, keeping it on your machine, and exporting it at the exact size you need. $9 once, no subscription.
Quick to share — or designed and private
Lightshot is great when you just want to grab something and send a link. ShotsGlow is for when the screenshot represents your product or a client's data: a designed backdrop, a clean on-device cutout, reliable redaction, and an exact export size — without anything leaving your machine.
| Lightshot free | ShotsGlow $9 once | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $9 once |
| Native Windows capture | ✓ | ✓ |
| Quick share | ✓ | Copy / export |
| Works fully on-device | Partial | ✓ |
| Designed backdrops & polish | ✗ | ✓ |
| On-device AI background removal | ✗ | ✓ |
| 30 social & App Store sizes | ✗ | ✓ |
Lightshot wins for a fast grab-and-share. For designed, private, store-sized screenshots that stay on-device, ShotsGlow.
What is Lightshot best at?
Grabbing a quick screenshot and sharing it fast. If that's all you need, it's hard to beat.
Why pick ShotsGlow instead?
When the screenshot needs to look designed, stay private, and export at an exact size. ShotsGlow keeps everything on your machine and adds backdrops, on-device AI cutout, redaction and 30 export sizes.