# Private and open-source alternatives to Snagit

1. [Flameshot](https://privacyratings.com/screen-recording/flameshot/): B (85/100). Open-source screenshot tool for Linux, Windows and macOS with in-app annotation tools such as arrows, text, blur and highlighting, plus a command-line interface.
2. [Kooha](https://privacyratings.com/screen-recording/kooha/): B (85/100). Open-source screen recorder for Linux built with GTK and GStreamer. It records the screen or a region with audio to WebM, MP4, GIF or Matroska files.
3. [SimpleScreenRecorder](https://privacyratings.com/screen-recording/simplescreenrecorder/): B (85/100). Open-source screen recorder for Linux, built on FFmpeg, that records the screen, a window or a region with audio to video files and can also live stream.
4. [Spectacle](https://privacyratings.com/screen-recording/spectacle/): B (85/100). KDE's screenshot and screen recording app for Linux. It captures the desktop, a monitor, a window or a region, with annotation tools, and saves, copies or shares the result.
5. [ScreenToGif](https://privacyratings.com/screen-recording/screentogif/): C (73/100). Open-source screen, webcam and sketchboard recorder for Windows with a built-in editor. Recordings can be saved as GIF, APNG, video or image files.
6. [Cap](https://privacyratings.com/screen-recording/cap/): C (69/100). Open-source screen recorder for macOS, Windows and Linux. Recordings can be edited locally, or uploaded to Cap's cloud, a self-hosted server, S3-compatible storage or Google Drive and shared as a link.
7. [Kap](https://privacyratings.com/screen-recording/kap/): C (62/100). Open-source screen recorder for macOS built with Electron. It exports recordings as GIF, MP4, WebM or APNG and supports plugins for sharing to other services.
8. [CleanShot X](https://privacyratings.com/screen-recording/cleanshot-x/): D (58/100). Screenshot and screen recording app for macOS with annotation, scrolling capture, text recognition and optional upload to the CleanShot Cloud sharing service.
9. [Shottr](https://privacyratings.com/screen-recording/shottr/): D (50/100). Screenshot tool for macOS with annotation, scrolling capture, on-device text recognition, pixel measurement and optional image upload.
10. [Greenshot](https://privacyratings.com/screen-recording/greenshot/): D (46/100). Open-source screenshot tool for Windows that captures a region, window or full screen and adds annotations, highlighting and redaction before saving, printing or exporting.
11. [Screen Studio](https://privacyratings.com/screen-recording/screen-studio/): F (31/100). Screen recorder for macOS that adds automatic zoom, smooth cursor movement and styling to recordings for product demos and tutorials. Recordings are edited locally, with optional shareable links.

Source: https://privacyratings.com/alternatives/snagit/