Lightshot We Deserve

A clean, open-source screenshot tool for Windows. It lives in the system tray
and gives you global hotkeys for area and full-screen capture — then lets you
annotate, copy, or save in one move. No accounts, no upload servers, no clutter.

Built by the team at keepsimple.io.

Download

Grab the latest build from the Releases page:

• Portable — lightshot-we-deserve.exe · run it directly, no install.
• Installer — Lightshot.We.Deserve_..._x64-setup.exe on the Releases page · sets up the app and optional autostart.

Features

• Area and full-screen capture via global hotkeys
• Record a selected area to an MP4 video, with the mouse pointer shown and a low/high quality choice
• High-contrast crosshair that stays visible on light and dark backgrounds
• Annotate: pen, line, arrow, rectangle, marker, text, and blur
• Adjustable tool size and color
• Copy to clipboard, save, or “Save as…” with a custom name
• Drag the selection frame to reposition it before capturing
• Saves to your chosen folder (Desktop by default)
• Quietly runs from the tray, optional launch on startup

Default hotkeys

Action	Shortcut
Capture area	Ctrl + Shift + 4
Capture full screen	Ctrl + Shift + 3

Hotkeys and save folder can be changed in the app settings.

Build from source

Built with Tauri (Rust + WebView2). On Windows with the
Rust toolchain and Node installed:

npm install
npm run tauri build

The Windows installer and portable .exe are produced under
src-tauri/target/release/.

License

MIT © keepsimple.io