The Snagit alternative that doesn't bill you every year

Why people are leaving Snagit

Snagit is a capable tool. For years you could buy it once and keep it. In February 2025 TechSmith moved Snagit to annual subscriptions only. An individual plan is now $39 a year and a business seat is $48 a year, with access governed by the subscription terms. Older perpetual licenses are a separate purchase model.

For people who mostly grab a screenshot, add an arrow or blur something, and paste it into a ticket or chat, that is a lot to pay every year for features they never open: video recording, templates, a cloud library and sharing tools.

Scrannotate vs Snagit at a glance

What you keep, what you give up

You keep the core of what most people use Snagit for: region, window and full-screen capture, arrows, boxes, ellipses, lines, text, numbered markers, highlights, pen and blur. Every mark stays editable, you can select several and change them at once, and you get full undo and redo.

You give up screen recording, video editing, templates and cloud sharing. If you record videos or rely on Snagit's sharing links, Snagit is still the better fit, and we would rather tell you that now.

You gain speed and simplicity. Scrannotate opens from your capture hotkey, every tool is one key away, and Scrannotate does not upload your screenshots.

How to switch in about two minutes

1. Install ScrannotateGet it from the Mac App Store or Microsoft Store.
2. Choose a capture shortcutCheck the available capture shortcuts in Scrannotate and choose a supported option.
3. Run both for a weekWhen you are sure, let your Snagit plan lapse at renewal.

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