Gyazo
Website screenshot software
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$4.99 per user per month
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- Arts, entertainment, and recreation
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What is Gyazo
Gyazo is a screenshot and screen recording tool that captures images, GIFs, and short videos and shares them via a hosted link. It is used by individuals and teams to quickly document bugs, provide visual feedback, and share visual context in chats, tickets, and emails. The product emphasizes fast capture workflows, automatic upload, and link-based sharing with optional organizational features in paid tiers.
Fast capture and sharing
Gyazo focuses on a low-friction workflow: capture, upload, and share a URL with minimal steps. This is well-suited to support, QA, and internal communication where speed matters more than formal reporting. The hosted link approach reduces the need to manage local files or email attachments.
Supports GIF and video
In addition to static screenshots, Gyazo supports animated GIF capture and screen video recording, which helps explain multi-step UI issues. This can reduce back-and-forth compared with image-only tools. The same link-based sharing model applies across capture types.
Cross-platform desktop apps
Gyazo provides desktop clients that integrate with the OS for quick capture actions and consistent upload behavior. This makes it practical for day-to-day use across different machines without relying on browser-only extensions. It fits teams that need a simple, repeatable way to share visual evidence.
Not website monitoring focused
Gyazo is primarily a manual capture and sharing tool rather than a system for scheduled website screenshots or change detection. Organizations needing automated, recurring captures, alerts, or historical comparisons typically require a different class of tooling. Gyazo can document a point-in-time state but does not specialize in monitoring workflows.
Hosted links create dependency
Because sharing commonly relies on Gyazo-hosted URLs, access to content depends on the service and account settings. Some organizations prefer self-hosting, strict retention controls, or keeping artifacts inside existing systems of record. This can be a constraint for regulated environments or strict data governance policies.
Limited developer/API automation
Compared with API-first screenshot services, Gyazo is less oriented toward programmatic capture at scale. If a team needs to generate screenshots from URLs in CI pipelines, batch jobs, or backend services, Gyazo may not be the best fit. Its strengths are centered on interactive desktop capture and human sharing workflows.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free (Gyazo) | Free | Unlimited screenshot/GIF/video captures; access to most-recent 10 captures; create/share up to 4 collections; video recording up to 7 seconds; replay up to 7 seconds; free apps for Windows/Mac/iOS/Android; browser extensions. |
| Gyazo Pro | $5.99 per month (monthly) or $59.88 per year (equivalent to $4.99/month when billed yearly) | Everything in Free, plus unlimited access to captures, longer HD video recording (up to 10 minutes), replay recording up to 30 seconds (Windows only), image/video editing and trimming, OCR (extract/search text), annotations, password-protected sharing, remove ads, export uploads, premium support. |
| Gyazo Teams | $35.00 per month (covers up to 5 users); $7.00 per additional user per month (monthly billing only) | Includes all Gyazo Pro features plus private team-only sharing, easy multi-user management, one simple team bill, custom team subdomain, optional Google Workspace SSO, high-priority support. Gyazo Teams offers a 30-day free trial; Gyazo documentation shows $35/month base (same fee whether 3 or 5 users); additional users billed at $7.00 each. |
