Free, open source Windows screenshot and screen recording tool that turns one PrtScn into six polished, ready-to-paste looks.
Press PrtScn and Matteshot instantly turns any window, region, scrolling page, or screen into six polished looks ready to paste. Select and copy only the text you need directly from a screenshot with offline OCR, annotate or redact images, and record, trim, and annotate video. Everything stays on your PC: no uploads, no account, no telemetry.
Matteshot is free and open source under MIT OR Apache-2.0.
| Publisher | Southbound Software |
|---|---|
| Author | Brandon South |
| Version | 0.21.0 |
| Release date | 2026-09-26 |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Installer type | inno |
| Architecture | x64 |
| Package ID | SouthboundSoftware.Matteshot |
| Requirements | Windows 10 version 2004 or later |
| Install scope | Current user |
winget install --id=SouthboundSoftware.Matteshot -ewinget upgrade --id=SouthboundSoftware.Matteshot -ewinget uninstall --id=SouthboundSoftware.Matteshot -e"MatteshotSetup-0.21.0.exe" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Yes. Matteshot is free and open-source software released under the MIT OR Apache-2.0 license.
The latest version is 0.21.0, released on Sep 26, 2026.
The download button links to the official installer published on download.matteshot.app, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with f2bd2063d02bacdd58e4e3287ead5fa800b3e8cf23d357e01a3042346f88f61e.
Matteshot requires Windows 10 version 2004 or later and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.
Run the offline installer with "MatteshotSetup-0.21.0.exe" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-, or install it with Windows Package Manager: winget install --id=SouthboundSoftware.Matteshot -e --silent.
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Matteshot and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=SouthboundSoftware.Matteshot -e.
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