# 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.

- Website: https://getgreenshot.org
- Source code: https://github.com/greenshot/greenshot
- License: GPL-3.0
- Platforms: Windows
- Home page trackers: Cloudflare Web Analytics (cookieless analytics), Cookiebot (not scored), Google AdSense, Google Analytics, Google Fonts (not scored), Google Tag Manager
- Category: [Screenshots and screen recording](https://privacyratings.com/screen-recording/)
- Grade: D (46/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | GPL-3.0. | https://github.com/greenshot/greenshot/blob/main/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The website uses Google Analytics and Google AdSense cookies. | https://getgreenshot.org/privacy-policy/ |
| No ads or data sales | No | 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. | https://getgreenshot.org/privacy-policy/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| Saved locally by default | Yes | Screenshots are saved to local files or the clipboard. Uploading to online services is an optional export destination. | https://github.com/greenshot/greenshot |
| No account needed | Yes | No account is needed. | https://getgreenshot.org/downloads/ |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/screen-recording/greenshot/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/screen-recording/greenshot.md