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Best FireShot Alternative

Updated 23 October 20263 min read

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The short answer

FireShot Pro alternative: FireShot's free version captures full pages, selections and all tabs and saves PDF, PNG or JPEG; its editor, element capture and searchable PDFs need Pro ($39.95 a year or $99.95 once). ScreenSnap, our free Chrome extension, includes an editor with blur, element capture and OCR in 16 languages. FireShot works in more browsers and offline.

FireShot (about 3 million Chrome users, more across browsers) is a long-running full-page screenshot extension whose captures stay on your computer. The free version saves full pages, selections and all tabs as images or PDF; Pro adds the editor, element capture and PDFs with searchable text. ScreenSnap gives the editor and element capture free.

ScreenSnap vs FireShot at a glance

FireShot facts are taken from FireShot’s own pages, checked in October 2026 (sources at the end of this page). Prices and limits change; check theirs before you decide.

ScreenSnap vs FireShot at a glance
FeatureFireShotScreenSnap
PriceFree; Pro $39.95/yr or $99.95 onceFree, no paid tier
Full page, visible, selectionYesYes
All tabsYes (one PDF in Pro)Yes (ZIP or one PDF)
Element captureProYes
Editor (crop, text, arrows, blur)ProFree
PDF outputWith links; searchable text in ProPages as images
OCR (copy text)Not listed16 languages (needs a connection)
BrowsersChrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari and moreChrome
Works offlineYesCapture yes; editor and OCR need a connection

When to pick FireShot instead

Pick FireShot if…

  • You use Firefox, Edge, Safari or another browser: FireShot supports them; ScreenSnap is Chrome only.
  • You need PDFs with live links and searchable text: FireShot's PDFs keep links (Pro adds text); ScreenSnap's PDFs are images.
  • You want it fully offline, or to capture a list of web addresses in a batch, or send to OneNote.

Why pick ScreenSnap

  • Free editor: arrows, shapes, text, blur, redact, highlighter, spotlight, number badges, emoji and crop.
  • Element capture and all tabs into one PDF, free.
  • OCR in 16 languages, with table detection and CSV export.
  • Delayed capture (3, 5 or 10 seconds) or scheduled (1, 2 or 5 minutes).

Why people look for a FireShot alternative

  • The editor (crop, resize, text, arrows, blur), element capture and PDFs with searchable text are Pro.
  • Pro is $39.95 a year or $99.95 for a lifetime licence (two devices).
  • No OCR is listed.

FireShot is a solid tool with a long history, and its captures never leave your computer. The free version already does full pages, selections and all tabs, saved as PDF, PNG or JPEG. What it keeps for Pro is the editing: crop, text, arrows, blur, element capture and PDFs with searchable text.

ScreenSnap gives those editing tools and element capture free, and adds OCR, so you can copy text out of a screenshot. Its PDFs are pictures of the page, though, without FireShot's live links, and it runs only in Chrome, with its editor loading from oneclickpdf.net. If you need searchable PDFs or another browser, FireShot Pro is worth it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a free alternative to FireShot Pro?
ScreenSnap includes what most people buy FireShot Pro for (the editor with crop, text, arrows and blur, and element capture) free, plus OCR. It runs in Chrome only, and its PDFs are images rather than searchable text.
How much is FireShot Pro?
FireShot lists Pro at $39.95 a year or $99.95 for a lifetime licence on two devices, with a 7-day money-back guarantee (October 2026).
What does FireShot's free version do?
According to its Chrome Web Store listing: capture the entire page, the visible part or a selection, capture all tabs, batch-capture a list of URLs, and save as PDF (with links), PNG or JPEG, or copy, print or email it.
Does ScreenSnap upload my screenshots?
No. Screenshots are captured and edited in your browser and saved to your device; they aren't uploaded. The editor and OCR open as a page of oneclickpdf.net, so they need a connection. ScreenSnap sends anonymous usage stats to Google Analytics (which features are used, never screenshots or page content), on by default; you can switch them off in the popup.

Where these facts come from · checked October 2026

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