Clowd vs PicPick.

PicPick is a Windows all-in-one, free for personal use. Clowd is free for everyone, adds a video editor and runs on macOS.

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ClowdScreen capture, recording and editing

Price: FreeFree. No trial, no tiers, no watermark.
Status: Very active4.10.0 released Oct 19, 2026. In development since 2015.
Best for: Commercial use at no costRecordings you can editWindows and macOS

PicPickAll-in-one screenshot, editor and designer tools for Windows

Price: Free personal · $30/yrFree for personal, non-commercial use. Professional (commercial use) is $30 per year. A limited-time lifetime option exists, price not shown.
Status: Active7.6.1 shipped in September 2026. The FAQ says there are no Mac or Linux plans.
Best for: Raster image editingDesigner measuring toolsPersonal Windows use

Feature by feature.

Every PicPick verdict comes from its own documentation.

Clowd vs PicPick: feature comparison
Feature	Clowd	PicPick
Capture
Region capture	YesPress PrtScn and drag. Edges can be placed to the pixel while zoomed.	YesPlus fixed region, freehand and repeat last.
Window snapping	YesHover a window and click, or press W.	YesActive window and window control.
Full-screen capture	YesF for the monitor under the cursor, A for all monitors, Ctrl+PrtScn for the active screen.	YesPlus a specific monitor (7.6.0).
Magnifier	YesScroll to zoom the frozen screen from 1× to 256×.	YesMagnifier tool.
Color picker	YesPress H on any pixel. The Color Editor copies HEX, RGB or HSL and has an eyedropper.	YesHEX, RGB, HTML, C++ and Delphi formats, plus a palette.
Scrolling capture	YesRewinds to the top first, and sticky headers appear once. Scrolls whole windows, not panes inside them. Needs Accessibility permission on macOS.	Yes
Text recognition (OCR)	YesOn-device. The text lifts off the capture so you can check it, then copy, search or share it. OCR and the AI effects need Windows or a Mac with Apple Silicon. Latin, Greek, Chinese and Japanese kana. Cyrillic and Korean aren’t supported yet.	NoNot listed on the site or in the changelog.
Delay timer	NoThere is no capture timer yet.	Yes
Annotate
Image editor	YesEvery capture opens in the image editor. Objects stay editable and sessions autosave.	YesFull raster editor with tabs.
Shapes, arrows and text	YesCurved arrows and lines, a Bezier pen, text, sticky notes and a highlighter.	Yes
Blur and pixelate	YesMosaic, blur or solid. It only affects the image underneath, never your annotations.	YesBlur and mosaic/pixelate.
Step numbers	YesNumbered steps. Drag from a step to pull an arrow out of it.	YesNumber stamps.
Record
Screen recording	YesRegion, window or screen, with a live frame-rate meter.	YesFull screen, window or region; MP4.
GIF	YesAny recording converts to a GIF in one click from Recents.	YesMP4 or GIF output per Wikipedia and reviews, though the current site doesn't mention GIF recording.
Webcam	YesRecorded as a separate track you place in the editor.	YesOverlay added in 7.6.1.
Click effects	YesRipple, Pulse, Ring and Pressure effects, chosen after recording.	YesCursor highlight, click effects and click sounds (7.6.1).
Edit
Trim and cut	YesTrim, split, ripple delete and Ctrl+K to split every track.	NoNot documented, and reviews say the recorder saves files with no editing.
Multi-track timeline	YesVideo, audio, text, image, zoom, speed, cursor and keyboard rows on one timeline.	No
Present
Draw on screen	Yes9 tools, click-through on Esc, an eraser and one undo history across monitors.	PartialWhiteboard tool for drawing on the desktop.
Share a region	YesAny rectangle, in any meeting app that can share a window. Blur or black it out live. Viewer frame rate is limited by the meeting app.	No
Share
Upload and share	YesCaptures, recordings, text, files and folders. Image and video uploads need a storage destination; text pastes work out of the box.	YesDropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, FTP, web URL, Facebook, Twitter, Skype, email and Office.
Instant link	YesThe link is copied automatically. With accelerated uploads, the moment the upload starts.	No
Your own storage	YesAmazon S3 and S3-compatible, Azure Blob, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2 and more.	PartialFTP server and external programs.
Platform & price
Windows	YesWindows 10 and later, x64 and ARM64.	Yes
macOS	YesmacOS 13 and later, Apple Silicon and Intel. OCR and the AI effects need Windows or a Mac with Apple Silicon. Default hotkeys use PrtScn. Rebind them in Settings → Hotkeys on a Mac keyboard.	No
Linux	NoNot available yet.	No
Free	YesFree. No trial, no tiers, no watermark.	PartialPersonal, non-commercial use only.
Open source	YesMIT licensed. The part that runs text recognition and the AI effects is GPL-3.0.	No

Sources6Checked Oct 19, 2026

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Where PicPick wins.

If these matter most to you, PicPick may be the better pick.

Full raster editing: brushes, fill and color adjustments.
Designer tools: pixel ruler, protractor and crosshair.
Watermarks, timestamps and PDF export.
Send to Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Where Clowd goes further.

Screen Recording

Cursor effects you choose after recording.

PicPick bakes cursor highlights and click effects into the recording. In Clowd you pick the cursor style and click effect afterwards, and can add a keystroke overlay.

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Draw on Screen

Draw on screen, then keep working.

PicPick's whiteboard draws on the desktop. Clowd's Draw on Screen lets you click through to your apps with the ink still up, plus an eraser, step badges and live keystrokes.

More about Draw on Screen