# greenshot/greenshot

Greenshot for Windows - for more information look here:

Repository: https://github.com/greenshot/greenshot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/greenshot
Homepage: https://getgreenshot.org
Language: C#
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: hacktoberfest, hacktoberfest2021
Last push: 2026-07-06T21:02:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 63, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4110, "days_push": 58, "days_rel": 166, "gap_med": 35.0, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5092, forks 697 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:09.645828+00:00)

## What it is
Greenshot is a free, open-source, lightweight screenshot tool for Windows optimized for productivity. It captures regions, windows, or full screens, supports annotation and obfuscation, and exports to files, clipboard, printer, email, Office, or photo sites.

## Use cases
- take screenshots of a selected region, window, or fullscreen on windows
- annotate and highlight screenshots before sharing
- blur or obfuscate sensitive parts of a screenshot
- capture scrolling web pages
- quickly save screenshots to file or clipboard
- upload screenshots to photo hosting sites

## When to choose
- you need a free, lightweight screenshot utility on Windows
- you frequently annotate or redact screenshots for documentation or bug reports
- you want configurable export destinations like clipboard, printer, or email

## When to avoid
- you need a screenshot tool for Linux (use the separate Greenshot fork or alternatives)
- you need advanced image editing beyond annotation and obfuscation
- you need automated or scripted headless screen capture

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, gui, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, windows, media
- platform: windows
- tags: screenshot-tool, screen-capture, annotation, image-editor, open-source, desktop

## Member repositories
- greenshot/greenshot (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:09.645828+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:02:31.586541+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/greenshot/greenshot (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:09.645828+00:00, sha 339a8c0180d4)
  - homepage: https://getgreenshot.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:57:15.562157+00:00, sha aa7b4f80e4f0)
  - site_page: https://getgreenshot.org/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T08:57:15.564662+00:00, sha 2db0189d8ea0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.