For the Greenshot faithful

Greenshot's spirit,
2026's polish.

Q: Is Greenshot still being developed?

Greenshot's public releases have slowed significantly over the past few years. The project is community-run and some contributors remain active, but the pace of major feature work and bug fixes has dropped compared to its mid-2010s peak. If you hit a reproducible bug today, the wait for a fix can be long. Maxisnap ships roughly a release a month with a changelog you can read.

Q: Does Greenshot have scrolling screenshots?

Greenshot has a limited scrolling capture mode that works inconsistently across browsers and Windows versions. Maxisnap has full scrolling capture on the v2.2 roadmap. For current full-page capture needs, the v2.1.9 build handles long regions via the multi-monitor region selector, but true auto-scroll is not yet shipping.

Q: Is there a Greenshot for Mac?

No official Mac build of Greenshot exists. Mac users are left with Cmd+Shift+4 or third-party tools. Maxisnap ships a macOS 12+ build with the same feature set as the Windows version, including SFTP upload, cloud share links, and the full annotation toolkit.

Q: Why is Maxisnap faster than Greenshot?

Maxisnap is built on modern PyQt6 and uses a compiled PyInstaller single-exe bundle. Startup is under 2 seconds on a modern machine. Greenshot's older .NET runtime and plugin load path often take longer to initialize, especially with scrolling capture plugins enabled. The gap is most noticeable on first capture after boot.

Q: Can I import Greenshot destinations into Maxisnap?

Server credentials — host, port, user, password, key file, target directory, and base URL — can be manually copied over from Greenshot's settings to Maxisnap's Upload tab. There's no automatic import, but the mapping is direct and takes about two minutes per server. SFTP, FTP, and S3 buckets all move over cleanly.

The free, install-once ethos you loved about Greenshot — with a modern UI, monthly releases, and a real Mac build.

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Maxisnap is a modern, actively maintained Greenshot alternative for Windows and Mac. It preserves the free, no-account, install-once philosophy Greenshot pioneered, and layers on monthly releases, a cleaner UI, SFTP/S3/cloud upload, and a Mac build — the three things the Greenshot project hasn't delivered in years.

Release cadence

What monthly maintenance looks like

Apr 2026 v2.1.9 Bug fixes, installer polish, cloud upload stability

Apr 2026 v2.1.7 Server-enforced account gating on cloud uploads

Apr 2026 v1.9.0 Multi-monitor region selector, toast stacking, SFTP Ed25519/ECDSA keys

Apr 2026 v1.8.2 Eight bug fixes: GDI leak, arrow geometry, connection leaks

Apr 2026 v1.8.0 Arrow+Text Monosnap-style overhaul, inline text editing

Apr 2026 v1.7.x Six patch releases — annotation refinements, hotkey dialog

Apr 2026 v1.6.0 Settings dialog rebuild, tabbed preferences

Side by side

Greenshot vs Maxisnap

Area	Greenshot	Maxisnap
Release cadence	Slowed	Monthly
Scrolling capture	Plugin, unstable	Roadmap (v2.2)
Cloud share link	No built-in	Yes
Mac version	No	Yes
Modern UI	Dated	Redesigned 2026
Annotation breadth	Good	Good, plus numbered pins
Free	Yes	Yes
Open development	Slowing	Active, emailable developer
Hotkey remapping	Yes	Yes

Frequently asked

Greenshot questions

Is Greenshot still being developed?

Public releases have slowed significantly over the past few years. The project is community-run and some contributors remain active, but major feature work has dropped. Reproducible bugs can wait a long time for a fix.

Does Greenshot have scrolling screenshots?

A limited scrolling mode exists via plugins, but works inconsistently. Maxisnap's full scrolling capture ships in v2.2. Long-region capture works now via the multi-monitor region selector.

Is there a Greenshot for Mac?

No. Mac users fall back to Cmd+Shift+4 or third-party tools. Maxisnap ships a macOS 12+ build with the same feature set.

Why is Maxisnap faster than Greenshot?

Modern PyQt6 with a compiled single-exe bundle. Under 2-second startup. Greenshot's older runtime and plugin chain take longer, especially on first capture after boot.

Can I import Greenshot destinations into Maxisnap?

Not automatically, but the mapping is direct and takes about two minutes. Host, port, user, key, target directory, and base URL all go into the Upload tab.

Same ethos. Active maintenance.

Free, no account, install once. Plus a release every month.

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Greenshot's spirit,2026's polish.