Guides
These guides cover ShareX on Windows desktops: taking screenshots, capturing scrolling pages, recording the screen, configuring hotkeys and destinations, and fixing the problems that show up most often. Each page answers one question end to end, so you can jump straight to the task you are working on.
Capture, annotate, and share still images of anything on your Windows desktop.
How to take a screenshot with ShareX on Windows: region, window, monitor, and fullscreen captures, plus annotation, saving, and sharing your image.
A practical look at ShareX screen capture on Windows: region, window, monitor, and desktop capture, capture delays, cursor options, and output quality.
Use ShareX as a snipping tool on Windows: replace the Print Screen key, snip any region, annotate instantly, and keep a searchable capture history.
The screenshot shortcuts worth setting in ShareX on Windows, how to bind Print Screen, and how to avoid conflicts with Windows and other apps.
ShareX image capture on Windows: pick the right capture mode, annotate and crop, apply effects, and choose an image format that keeps quality high.
Turn a long page or list into one tall stitched image, and fix captures that come out wrong.
How to take a scrolling screenshot with ShareX on Windows: capture long web pages and lists, tune scroll settings, and get a clean stitched image.
Fix ShareX scrolling capture on Windows: duplicated rows, missing sections, sticky headers, blank output, and windows that refuse to scroll.
Record a region of your screen as video or GIF, then tune quality, audio, and file size.
Record your Windows screen with the ShareX screen recorder: choose a region, capture audio, export video or GIF, and keep file sizes manageable.
Tune ShareX screen recording settings on Windows: FFmpeg setup, frame rate, quality, codecs, audio devices, and output paths for smaller clean files.
Version-specific notes for running ShareX on Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Running ShareX on Windows 11: install options, Print Screen behavior, rounded window corners, HDR and DPI notes, and per-app capture quirks.
Using ShareX on Windows 10: install choices, hotkey behavior, capture quirks on older builds, display scaling, and a stable starting configuration.
Application settings, task settings, destinations, and hotkeys, explained in plain language.
A map of ShareX settings on Windows: application settings, task settings, destinations, and hotkeys, with the options most users should change first.
Configure ShareX hotkeys on Windows: bind capture tasks to keys, override Print Screen, use modifier patterns, and export your hotkey setup.
Understand ShareX capture settings on Windows: region capture behavior, capture delay, cursor and transparency options, image format, and quality.
Set up ShareX upload settings on Windows: pick image and file destinations, control clipboard behavior, use URL shorteners, and keep uploads private.
Start-to-finish walkthroughs for new users and repeatable daily workflows.
Learn how to use ShareX on Windows: install it, run your first capture, pick a save or upload destination, and set up the hotkeys you will use daily.
A beginner's guide to ShareX on Windows: the six features new users need, sensible starting settings, and a ten-minute setup you can finish today.
Build a ShareX workflow on Windows for support replies, bug reports, and documentation, using tasks, actions, and hotkeys that remove repeat steps.
What to check when captures, hotkeys, recordings, or uploads stop behaving.
Fix ShareX screenshots on Windows when captures are black, empty, missing, or never saved, with checks for permissions, folders, and after-capture tasks.
ShareX hotkeys not working on Windows? Check registration conflicts, elevated apps, Print Screen ownership, fullscreen games, and duplicated bindings.
Fix ShareX screen recording on Windows: missing FFmpeg, recordings that stop early, no audio, choppy frame rates, huge files, and black video output.
Fix ShareX uploads on Windows: failed transfers, missing links in the clipboard, destination errors, size limits, and authentication that expired.