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Gradients Studio vs Lumshot

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Gradients Studio compared with Lumshot
DetailGradients Studio logo Gradients StudioLumshot logo Lumshot
What it doesMesh gradient generator with real grain Screenshot and screen recording tool for desktop with annotation, OCR, AI auto-paste, and Jira integration
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree: $0 with 5 4K exports per month and 3 saved palettes. Pro: $39 for 12 months with unlimited 4K exports and 50 saved palettes, one-time payment. Week Pass: $9 for 7 days with unlimited 4K exports, one-time payment. Free plan includes unlimited screenshots, annotations, clipboard and drag-and-drop sharing, PNG and JPG exports with watermark, and lifetime updates. Pro is a one-time purchase at $29 USD (early bird price, regularly $69 USD) and adds screen recording with video editing, scrolling capture, OCR, Smar
Key features
  • Three gradient styles: blobs, stripes, and clouds
  • Real grain rendering at export resolution
  • Pixel and dither finishes
  • 4K JPEG export with no watermark
  • Color, blur, contrast and saturation controls
  • Palette saving and reuse
  • MCP server integration for coding agents
  • Free and unmetered previews in MCP clients
  • Commercial use on all plans
  • Figma integration via export and background image
  • Screen recording with system audio, microphone, and camera bubble support
  • Scrolling screenshot for long webpages and documents
  • AI Auto Paste into ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Gemini, and GitHub Copilot
  • OCR text extraction from screenshots
  • Jira issue creation from captures
  • Smart Redaction for detecting and hiding private details
  • Video editing with trim, speed adjustment, and voiceover
  • Local processing for OCR and redaction without uploading to servers
  • Drag and drop sharing to chat, email, and documents
What makes it different
  • Grain is rendered into the image at full resolution, not pasted on top, so it survives JPEG compression, scaling and print
  • Preview matches the 4K export exactly; what you tune on a laptop is what lands on the monitor
  • Pay once, never auto-renews; no subscription required
  • Free tier is genuinely useful with 5 full-resolution 4K exports monthly
  • One-time Pro purchase with lifetime updates instead of subscription model
  • AI Auto Paste automatically inserts screenshots into supported desktop AI apps
  • Privacy-focused with sensitive processing staying local on device
  • Workflow integration from capture through explanation to action
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)2 +2 (up) since last check25 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)818
Citation Flow (Majestic)1921
Referring domains (Majestic)1360

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