A ShareX alternative
ShareX is free, powerful and Windows only. Cropped gives the whole team, on Mac, Windows or Linux, the same capture, markup, video editing and share links, with nothing to configure.
Try everything free for 14 days
Core: $24.99 once, yours for life
Mac, Windows and Linux (Beta)
Works the same on every system
The short answer
Is there a ShareX for Mac?
ShareX runs only on Windows. Cropped captures, annotates and records on Mac, Windows and Linux, and adds a video editor, file shrinking and share links with comments. It isn’t free like ShareX: Core is $24.99 once. If you’re a Windows power user who loves custom upload workflows, keep ShareX.
everywhere
01
Every computer
Every computer
A designer on a Mac and a developer on Windows get the same Drop Zone, the same Annotate tools and the same shortcuts, under one license each.
The Drop Zone on Windows
Mac, Windows and Linux
Linux is in Beta.
Up to five computers
One license covers them all.
Nothing to configure
Sensible presets out of the box.
edit
02
Edit
Edit
Trim in the Drop Zone, or open the Studio to zoom on clicks, cut pauses with Jump Cuts, add captions and join clips on a timeline.
Video, Audio, Music and Voiceover lanes
Zoom on clicks
In Core.
Jump Cuts and captions
In Pro.
Hit a file size
Fit an upload limit the first time.
share
03
Share
Share
With Pro, Share link uploads to Cropped storage and copies the link. Viewers comment on a spot or a moment with no account.
Pins and to-dos on a cropped.pro link
Comments and to-dos
Pinned to the spot.
Expiring links
30 days, or what you choose.
20 GB included
With Pro.
compare
Cropped and ShareX
As of November 2026.
ShareX
Capture
Windows
Yes
Yes
Capture
Mac and Linux
Yes, Linux in Beta
No
Capture
Scrolling capture and OCR
Smooth Scroll on Mac; no OCR
Yes
Capture
Custom upload destinations and workflows
Presets
Yes, very deep
Edit
Annotate with steps and blur
Yes
Yes
Edit
Video editor and zoom on clicks
Yes
No
Share
Share links with comments
Yes
Upload to your own host
Price
Price
Core $24.99 once
Free and open source
https://getsharex.com/
2026-11-01
Fair is fair
You want it free.
ShareX is free and open source, with no ads.
You build your own workflows.
ShareX chains captures, edits and uploads to dozens of destinations.
You need OCR and scrolling capture on Windows.
ShareX has both. Cropped doesn’t do OCR, and Smooth Scroll is Mac only.
Switching
Is there ShareX for Mac?
No. ShareX runs only on Windows. Cropped has capture, markup and recording on Mac, Windows and Linux.
Is Cropped free?
No. Cropped Core is $24.99 once, with a 14-day free trial of everything. ShareX is free.
Does Cropped work on Linux?
Cropped runs on Mac (Apple Silicon and Intel, macOS 14 or later), 64-bit Windows 11 and Ubuntu 24.04 or later with GNOME (Linux is in Beta). One license covers all three. A few things are Mac only for now, like the camera bubble, Webpage only and Smooth Scroll. See every difference.
Every Core and Pro tool, with no signup or card. Then keep Cropped Core for $24.99 once, and add Pro whenever you want it.
ShareX is a trademark of its owner. Cropped isn’t affiliated with ShareX, and we use the name only to compare the two products. ShareX is a free, open-source project. Facts about ShareX were checked on its own site on November 1, 2026; tell us at support if something has changed.