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title: "CleanShot X vs Greenshot: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, CleanShot X or Greenshot? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Screenshot tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# CleanShot X vs Greenshot: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, CleanShot X or Greenshot? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Screenshot tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: CleanShot X and Greenshot
- **Competitive set**: Screenshot tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **CleanShot X Share of Search**: 4.1%
- **Greenshot Share of Search**: 18.1%

## Which is more popular in search, CleanShot X or Greenshot?

- In September 2026, Greenshot had more branded searches than CleanShot X among screenshot tools worldwide. Greenshot was estimated to have 165K branded searches compared to CleanShot X’s 37K, and held an 18.1% Share of Search versus CleanShot X’s 4.1%.
- Greenshot was ahead of CleanShot X in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, CleanShot X’s estimated Share of Search among screenshot tools worldwide moved from 3% to 4.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 32.9K to 37K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Greenshot’s estimated Share of Search among screenshot tools worldwide moved from 22.7% to 18.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 246K to 165K.

## How did search popularity change for screenshot tools worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, ShareX overtook Greenshot to rank 2nd among screenshot tools worldwide, with 20.3% estimated Share of Search.
- In September 2026, CleanShot X gained estimated Share of Search among screenshot tools worldwide, from 3.3% to 4.1%.
- In September 2026, Greenshot lost estimated Share of Search among screenshot tools worldwide, from 22.7% to 18.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | CleanShot X estimated searches | CleanShot X Share of Search | CleanShot X rank | Greenshot estimated searches | Greenshot Share of Search | Greenshot rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 32.9K | 3% | 5 | 246K | 22.7% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 32.9K | 3.6% | 5 | 201K | 22.1% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 29.6K | 3.6% | 5 | 135K | 16.4% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 36.2K | 4.1% | 5 | 165K | 18.8% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 29.6K | 3% | 5 | 246K | 25.1% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 36.2K | 3.8% | 5 | 246K | 25.6% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 36.2K | 4% | 5 | 201K | 22.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 36.2K | 4% | 5 | 201K | 22.4% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 29.6K | 3.5% | 5 | 165K | 19.8% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 29.6K | 3.5% | 5 | 135K | 15.9% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 29.6K | 3.3% | 5 | 201K | 22.7% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 37K | 4.1% | 5 | 165K | 18.1% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CleanShot X’s and Greenshot’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **CleanShot X**: Measured on the search terms “cleanshot” and “cleanshot x”, summed into one figure.
- **Greenshot**: Measured on the search term “greenshot”.

- [CleanShot X profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cleanshot-x)
- [Greenshot profile](/demand/global-en/brands/greenshot)
- [All screenshot tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/screenshot-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, CleanShot X or Greenshot?

In September 2026, Greenshot had more branded searches than CleanShot X among screenshot tools worldwide. Greenshot was estimated to have 165K branded searches compared to CleanShot X’s 37K, and held an 18.1% Share of Search versus CleanShot X’s 4.1%.

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