Greenshot is a free screenshot utility for Windows, 3.8 MB in size. Version 1.3.328 came out on October 19, 2026 under the GPL-3.0 license, published by Greenshot. The installer is fetched from github.com, the project's official server, rather than from TopDown APK.
Capturing a region, a window or a scrolling web page
Taking a screenshot of something specific usually means cropping afterward. Greenshot lets you pick a selected region, a single window or the full screen at capture time. It can also grab a complete scrolling web page, though that function works with Internet Explorer.
The tool is light-weight, which fits the small installer size.
Annotate, highlight and obfuscate before you share
After capture, you can annotate, highlight or obfuscate parts of the image. Obfuscation is the useful one for hiding details before a screenshot leaves your machine.
Export covers several routes: save to file, send to printer, copy to clipboard, attach to e-mail, send to Office programs, or upload to photo sites such as Flickr or Picasa. The developer lists project managers, software developers, technical writers and testers as target users.
What to check before installing 1.3.328
This build is labelled a pre-release in its notes, even though it is also described as the 11th stable release of the 1.3 series. Versions 1.3.324 to 1.3.327 were intermediate builds whose changes are folded in.
The scrolling capture is tied to Internet Explorer, so check whether that matches how you browse.
What's new in 1.3.328
Version 1.3.328 fixes a security issue where Greenshot sent Windows credentials to any server it requested content from. All executables and DLLs are now code-signed, so Windows Smart App Control no longer blocks them, and a crash tied to toast notifications is fixed.
Greenshot pros and cons
Pros
- Free to use, with a GPL-3.0 licence
- Small download at 3.8 MB
- Region, window, fullscreen and scrolling page capture
- Annotate, highlight and obfuscate built in
- Many export targets, including clipboard, e-mail and Office programs
Cons
- Scrolling page capture is described for Internet Explorer only
- The release notes label this build a pre-release
- Scrolling capture works only with Internet Explorer
Is Greenshot safe?
The file is served from github.com, the official host, and the source code is open under GPL-3.0. Version 1.3.328 closes a hole where Greenshot could pass Windows credentials to any server it requested content from, and it code-signs every executable and DLL so Windows Smart App Control no longer blocks them. It is marked as a pre-release build. No independent audit is part of what we know about it.
How to install Greenshot
- Press the download button to get the official file.
- Run the installer you saved and confirm the Windows security prompt if the publisher matches.
- Follow the setup steps, then start Greenshot from the Start menu.
