# Free alternatives to CleanShot Cloud Pro

> CleanShot Cloud Pro (Cloud Pro) costs $120 a year. Free alternatives: Flameshot. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/cleanshot/
- Category: Screen Recording (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/screen-recording/)
- Vendor: MTW
- Plan: Cloud Pro
- Price: $10/month, $120/year
- Billing: per user, billed annually (Basic is $35 one-time)
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "CleanShot Pro Yearly ... $10 per user/mo, billed annually"
- Price source: https://cleanshot.com/pricing (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### Flameshot

- Website: https://flameshot.org
- Repository: https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot (31,183 stars, last push 2026-10-13)
- License: GPL-3.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: desktop app
- Linux: Arch extra: flameshot; Flathub: org.flameshot.Flameshot
- Self-hostable: no
- Install: `sudo pacman -S flameshot`, `flatpak install flathub org.flameshot.Flameshot`
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/flameshot/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to CleanShot Cloud Pro?

Yes. The free alternative is Flameshot (open source, GPL-3.0).

### How much does CleanShot Cloud Pro cost?

CleanShot Cloud Pro's Cloud Pro plan costs $10 a month, which is $120 a year (per user, billed annually (Basic is $35 one-time)). Source: the official pricing page at cleanshot.com, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which CleanShot Cloud Pro alternatives run on Linux?

Flameshot (Arch extra: flameshot; Flathub: org.flameshot.Flameshot).

### Can you self-host a CleanShot Cloud Pro alternative?

Flameshot is a desktop app that runs on your own machine, so there's nothing to host.

### Are these CleanShot Cloud Pro alternatives open source?

Yes. It uses OSI-approved open-source licenses: Flameshot (GPL-3.0).

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