Switch from Monosnap
in under 2 minutes
No settings rewrite. No muscle-memory reset. Same hotkeys, same annotation tools, same upload protocols. Here’s the entire procedure, timed.
Five steps, two minutes
Quit Monosnap
Right-click the Monosnap icon in the system tray (bottom-right, near the clock). Choose Quit. If both apps run together, they’ll both grab Ctrl+Alt+5 and one of them will lose the keypress.
Download the Maxisnap installer
Go to maxisnap.com/download or download directly: Maxisnap v2.1.5 Setup. 64 MB. Works on Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit.
Run the installer
Defaults are fine. Installs to %LOCALAPPDATA%/Programs/Maxisnap per-user, no admin password required. After "Finish", the tray icon appears and global hotkeys are already active.
Test your first capture
Press Ctrl+Alt+5. Drag a region. The editor opens immediately. Try an arrow, a text label, a blur — the tools are the same as Monosnap. Hit Upload or copy the annotated image.
Migrate your upload server (optional)
If you had an SFTP, FTP, or S3 server configured in Monosnap: open Maxisnap Settings → Upload → Add Server. Paste the same host, port, username, key path or password, remote directory, and base URL. Click Test, then set it as active.
You’re switched
Every Ctrl+Alt+5 from here on uses Maxisnap. No memory leak, no freeze, no lost captures. Same workflow, actively maintained.
How your settings translate
| Monosnap setting | Maxisnap equivalent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Alt+5 (region) | Same default | Rebindable |
| Ctrl+Alt+6 (full) | Same default | Rebindable |
| Ctrl+Alt+7 (upload) | Same default | Rebindable |
| SFTP server | Settings → Upload → SFTP | Supports Ed25519 keys |
| FTP server | Settings → Upload → FTP | Plain + TLS |
| S3 bucket | Settings → Upload → S3 | R2 / B2 compatible |
| Custom HTTP | Settings → Upload → HTTP | POST with headers |
| Auto-copy URL | Settings → General | On by default |
| Image format | Settings → General | PNG / JPEG |
| Save directory | Settings → General | Default: Desktop |
Switching questions
Do I lose annotation history?
Maxisnap doesn’t import Monosnap’s local history (Monosnap doesn’t expose it in a portable format). Going forward, local screenshots save to your configured directory (default: Desktop) and show in Maxisnap’s recent-captures list.
Can both apps run during a trial period?
Technically yes, but one will lose the global hotkey. If you want a proper parallel trial, rebind Monosnap’s hotkeys to something else (e.g. Ctrl+Shift+5) temporarily, and let Maxisnap keep Ctrl+Alt+5.
Does uninstalling Monosnap remove my screenshots?
It removes the app and its local settings, but not the screenshots you’ve saved to your Desktop or other directories. Uploaded cloud screenshots stay on whatever server you uploaded them to.
Two minutes to a better screenshot tool.
Same hotkeys, actively maintained, free to start.
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