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How do I configure ShareX?

Learn how to configure Horizon as your ShareX provider on Windows.

ShareX is a popular open-source screenshot management utility for Microsoft Windows. This tutorial will show you how to setup ShareX with Horizon and auto-upload.

Prerequisites

Windows 7 and later
Recommended 5 GB of storage for historical local storage.

Installing ShareX

ShareX is available at https://getsharex.com. Click the "Download" button to download the latest version.

In the installer, it is recommended to leave all settings under "Select Additional Tasks" enabled.

ShareX setup window titled 'Select Additional Tasks'. The window displays options for additional tasks during the installation of ShareX version 13.6.1. The options selected include: Create a desktop shortcut, Show 'Upload with ShareX' button in Windows Explorer context menu, Create a send to shortcut, and Run ShareX when Windows starts. The bottom of the window has 'Back', 'Next', and 'Cancel' buttons.

Once installation is complete, you will be greeted with a window displaying keyboard shortcuts.

ShareX welcome window showing a grid of keyboard shortcuts for various actions, like screen capture and screen recording.

Configure Horizon as Destination

Navigate to the "Settings" page in the dashboard navigation bar.
Scroll down to "App Configuration".
Select "ShareX" in the dropdown menu.

Horizon provides two different types of configuration files for ShareX. One allows file uploading, while the other enables link and paste creation.

Click "Download Configuration".

Make sure to keep these configuration files private. Do not share them or you may compromise your account security.

Open the downloaded file.

The file should end in .sxcu.

Click "Yes" in the shown dialog.

Windows dialog box titled 'ShareX - Custom uploader confirmation' asking the user if they would like to set Horizon as their active custom uploader. It provides the options, 'Yes', 'No', and 'Cancel'.

In the ShareX main screen, click Destinations, and make sure all fields are set to "Custom uploader".

ShareX window titled 'ShareX 13.6.1' in which the user has selected 'Custom text uploader' as the destination for 'Text uploader' in the left sidebar.

Start uploading and sharing

Simply take a screenshot or drag/drop any file into ShareX, and it will be automatically uploaded to Horizon. ShareX will place a preview in the lower right hand corner and the link will be copied to your clipboard. Clicking on that notification will open your browser to the file.