As well as being free and open source, this Windows app is packed full of useful tools. When it comes to screen capture software, there's plenty to like about ShareX. While Snagit is more expensive than most of the competition (priced at around $49.99), if you're regularly taking and sharing screenshots and recordings, especially in a business environment, the extras are likely well worth the money. Sharing can be done in a multitude of ways, including cloud storage and direct integration with Microsoft Office apps. Creating screen recordings is as straightforward as capturing static images, and you can easily create videos and animated GIFs straight from the app.

The editor has dozens of useful tools like callouts, blur, arrows, and more. A small control panel at the top of the screen lets you start a screen capture or change settings, or you can also press the PrtScr button or a user-defined hotkey instead.Ī timer of up to 60 seconds makes it easier to grab menus and tooltips in your screenshots, and the clipping tool has advanced features like forcing the aspect ratio and scrolling around the highlighted area to help capture the exact part you need.

Long the gold standard in screen capture software, Snagit remains popular with corporate customers due to its powerful features and simple usability.Īvailable for macOS and Windows, Snagit is an attractive app that's easy to get to grips with.

Best Built-In Option (Mac): Screenshot at Apple, 'Apple's built-in version of screen-capturing already does most of the things you need.'.

Best In-built Option (Windows): Snipping Tool at Snipping Tool Plus, 'This is a good program for capturing the contents of application windows, rectangular, or free-form areas.'.

Best for Optical Character Recognition (OCR): Screenpresso at Screenpresso, 'Screenpresso Pro lets you analyze any image you've captured for words and letters, and turn them into editable text.'.

Best for Automation: ShareX at ShareX, 'There are over a dozen different capture techniques, including choosing specific monitors, windows, and regions.'.

Best for Flexibility: Screenshot Captor at Donation Coder, 'Screenshot Captor is one of the very few apps that can grab content from your webcam, scanner, and scrolling window.'.

Best for Capturing Web Pages: Fireshot at Fireshot, 'Fireshot makes it quick and easy to capture as much or as little of a web page as you need.'.

Best for Professionals: Snagit at Tech Smith, 'Snagit remains popular with corporate customers due to its powerful features and simple usability.'.

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