ShareX 16.1

About ShareX

ShareX is the most powerful free and open-source screenshot, screen recording, and file sharing tool for Windows. It offers unparalleled customization, automation, and features that no other tool can match, making it the favorite choice for power users, developers, content creators, and professionals.

Unlike simple screenshot tools, ShareX combines advanced capture methods, video and GIF recording, OCR text recognition, automatic uploading, and powerful workflow automation in one lightweight application. It is completely free, open-source, ad-free, and developed by the community with regular updates.

In version 16.1 (May 2026), ShareX continues to deliver excellent performance with improved capture quality, better OCR accuracy, enhanced workflow system, and greater compatibility with modern Windows 11 features.

Whether you need to take quick screenshots, record tutorials, create animated GIFs, or automate repetitive tasks — ShareX is one of the most complete and flexible tools available.

Key Features

• Full screen, window, region, scrolling capture and many other capture modes
• Screen recording with audio (with or without webcam) and high-quality output
• Animated GIF recording with customizable quality and frame rate
• OCR text recognition from images and screenshots
• Powerful workflow automation (tasks) with hundreds of possible actions
• Direct upload to over 80 destinations (Imgur, Dropbox, Google Drive, FTP, etc.)
• Built-in color picker, ruler, image editor and annotation tools
• Hotkeys and command-line support for advanced automation