Screenshots and screen recording
Greenshot privacy rating
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.
Summary
Greenshot scores 46 out of 100 (grade D) on the screenshots and screen recording criteria. It meets 3 of 6 criteria: open source, saved locally by default and no account needed. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit.
Score 46 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The website uses Google Analytics and Google AdSense cookies.
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No
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
The app has no ads, but the project is partly funded by Google AdSense ads on its website that use third-party cookies for interest-based ads.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.
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Yes
Saved locally by default Weight 2 of 3
Are screenshots and recordings saved on the device unless you choose to upload them?
Screenshots are saved to local files or the clipboard. Uploading to online services is an optional export destination.
- Yes