Since my last update in June, I find myself using the Microsoft Snipping Tool more often for those quick screen capture jobs. But I am still using Printkey 2000 and Timesnapper.
Here are some others …
Free
| Name & download link | Comments |
| Bug Shooting | “Bug Shooting is a free screenshot utility that was developed for software testers who use bug tracking systems” |
| Cropper Capture | “It offers a resizable, translucent capture area that can be moved and sized freely to capture the portions that you want to grab.” |
| Gadwin PrintScreen | |
| Greenshot | “Greenshot is a revolutionary screenshot tool optimized for productivity.” |
| HoverSnap | “HoverSnap is a a free handy snapshot tool with jpg, png, bmp and gif support.HoverSnap can take snapshots of the full screen, active window or a selected area.” |
| Jing | Recommended by Leo Laporte. |
| Lightscreen | automates the capture of screenshots. |
| Microsoft Snipping Tool for XP Tablet | For those times when you just want to “snip” part of a screen. |
| Microsoft Snipping Tool Vista | It’s included! |
| MWsnap | multi-language |
| PicPick | |
| PrintKey 2000 | This is what I use. See my previous blog post about it. |
| Screenshot Captor | Donation-ware |
| Screen Hunter | |
| Snippy | |
| Wink |
Was free
| FastStone Capture | |
| Printkey-Pro | the non-free & later version of PrintKey 2000. |
Commercial
| Camtasia Studio | Perhaps the best product of all. |
| Gadwin PrintScreen Pro | As recommended by Scott Hanselman |
| Screen Discoverer | |
| SnagIt | the best known, and most widely used of the commercial products. |
| TimeSnapper | “Automatic Screenshot Journal” I use this on my work PC to track my tasks during the day. |
| Windows Clippings | |
| WinSnap |
Post updates:
3rd January 2009 update: added Greenshot & Microsoft Snipping Tool
25th April 2009 update: added HoverSnap & Snippy
16th May 2009 update: added Gadwin, Windows Clippings & WinSnap
3rd June 2009 update: added Screen Discover
12th September 2009: added Bug Shooter & Camtasia. Fixed broken PrintKey 2000 link.