Ready without setup
Install, press Print Screen, done. There are no workflows, destinations or after-capture tasks to set up first.
A simpler ShareX alternative, on Windows and Mac
ShareX can do almost anything, and its settings show it. WellSnap does one job: a marked-up screenshot in a chat as fast as possible, with nothing to configure first.
Press Print Screen. The screen freezes.
Open menus and tooltips stay put. Drag over the part you need.
PrtScKeyboard shortcutsArrows, boxes, a marker and text
One key per tool. Shift snaps arrows to 45°.
Blur that cannot be undone
Built from the pixels around the box, so there is nothing to recover.
Numbered callouts with comments
A click drops a number. The comment stays on the picture or goes as text.
One more, and one more
Each screenshot in a set gets a letter, its callouts become A1, A2, B1.
ShiftEnterSend several screenshotsThe whole set goes into a chat at once
Your comments and the pictures arrive as one message.
WinAltVSend several screenshotsOr as one picture
For email and tickets: all screenshots on one sheet, comments under each.
CtrlVCombine screenshotsPrint Screen opens Snipping Tool? One click fixes it
WellSnap takes the key over, and you can give it back at any time.
Quiet updates, private by design
Updates install while you are away. Screenshots never leave your computer.
WellSnap and ShareX side by side
| Feature | WellSnap | ShareX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, no ads | Free |
| Open source | Yes, GPL-3.0 | Yes, GPL-3.0 |
| Windows | Yes, 64-bit | Yes, Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit |
| macOS | Yes, macOS 14 and later | No |
| Arrows, boxes and text | Arrow, box, pencil, marker, text | Yes, plus ellipse, speech balloon, spotlight |
| Blur | Mosaic that cannot be reversed, or solid fill | Blur and pixelate |
| Numbered callouts | Yes, with comments | Yes, Step tool |
| Several screenshots as one album | Yes, up to 26 | Not listed |
| Comments and pictures pasted as one message | Yes, Win+Alt+V | Not listed |
| Several screenshots in one image | Yes, with headings and comments | Yes, Image combiner for files |
| Uploads | None, nothing leaves your computer | Many destinations, off by default since 19.0.1 |
| Print Screen on Windows 11 | Takes the key over in one click, restores it on request | Installer option since 16.0 |
Not listed means the feature is not mentioned in the vendor's own documentation or store page. Compared in October 2026; tell us on GitHub if something changed.
Built for chats
A set of screenshots pastes into Telegram as one album, and paste with text sends the comments and the pictures as one message. ShareX combines images into a file; WellSnap carries the whole set into the conversation.
Also on a Mac
ShareX is Windows only. WellSnap runs on macOS 14 and later with the same tools, so a mixed team uses one app.
Same open-source license
Both are free and GPL-3.0. WellSnap's code is on GitHub too.
When ShareX is the better choice
ShareX has OCR, scrolling capture, screen and GIF recording, window detection, automated workflows and dozens of upload destinations. WellSnap has none of these. If you rely on any of them, ShareX remains the right tool.
Switching takes a minute
- Turn off Print Screen in ShareX's hotkey settings, or let WellSnap point you to it when the key is taken.
- Step tool habits carry over: N places numbered callouts, and Delete renumbers the rest.
- Your ShareX history stays where it is; WellSnap does not touch it.
Questions and answers
Can I keep ShareX for recording and use WellSnap for screenshots?
Yes. Give WellSnap the Print Screen key and keep ShareX on another shortcut. WellSnap warns you if both react to the same key.
Does WellSnap upload to Imgur or a custom server?
No. WellSnap never uploads screenshots. They go to the clipboard or a file.
Ready the next time you press Print Screen
Install takes a few seconds and needs no admin rights on Windows.