Screen Capturing is an essential tool for bloggers . Most of these tools operate on point-and-shoot principle but their features differ. Users can now snap or crop anything from desktop or web and also share it with others. Given here are some of the must have tools for working on the computer.
1. Snag-it
This tool can capture anything seen on the screen. User can then edit and combine these captures and also share them via their favorite applications. There are many ways to use this innovative tool, captured images can be easily sorted and organized for later use. Snag it free trial version is available for download.
2. Any Capture
This tool named Any Capture allows users to print screen pictures. Selection of grabbing areas in rectangular shape, elliptical shape or window, control, menu and custom shapes is also possible. Any Capture can also perform DVD screen and game screen capture. It can perform these tasks from DirectX mode video applications which are difficult to grab and from scroll windows to capture long web pages or similar documents.
After editing it saves images in BMP, JPEG, GIF, PNG or TIFF formats. It also supports Windows clipboard, auto-saving and hotkeys.
3. HyperSnap
The new version of Hypersnap is one of the fastest and easiest screen capturing tools. It can perform screen capture from Windows screen and also text capture when system text copy is not possible. HyperSnap easy-to-use screen capture application has incorporated an advanced image editing utility. Users will get picture perfect representation of screen using this advanced tool.
This is the best tool available for capturing texts and images to be included in Help system, tutorials or manuals, presentations, marketing materials, Web pages, emails etc. HyperSnap is compatible with Windows Vista (32 and 64 bit, XP, 2000, NT4, ME and Windows 98).
4. Super Screen Capture
Super Screen Capture is all-in-one software for free screen recording software. Using this tool the screen can be captured in many different ways like full screen capture, region capture, window capture, scroll capture, directx capture, video and audio capture etc. This can be classified under one of the fastest screen recording tools. Users will find it helpful for making demos, tutorials and training videos.
Users have option of choosing output ways which include clipboard, printer, email, editor tool and other formats. Super Screen Capture also comes with an easy-to-use adaptable interface.
5. Quick Screenshot Maker
!Quick Screenshot Maker is an all-in-one tool . It performs screen capture, screen shot editing and image organization. It can capture windows, regions, controls or any other part of the screen as per users wish and also supports timer-activated capture. An image can be cropped, cut, resize, rotated etc using this tool. It also adds more than 40 visual effects to image including changing opacity of the image, shadow dropping, changing brightness and contrast.
It is the perfect tool for screenshot editing. Adding text, callouts, arrows and highlights to the screenshot is very simple. Quick Screenshot Maker comes with an easy to use interface.
6. Solid Capture
Using this capture tool user can capture multiple full screens down to a single pixel of color. Multiple windows, drop-down menus, colors and even text can be captured straight from the screen as per the users wish.
7. TNT Screen Capture
TNT Screen Capture is a marvelous tool, this helps to create screenshots that may look even better than the original screen. Selecting and copying items from computer has been made simple. The enhancement tools included in this allows the user to add shadows, text, images, shapes and highlights to the original image. TNT Screen Capture software has powerful functions not available in other similar tools.
8. Freez Screen Video Capture
Freez Screen Video Capture is a screen-capture and recording tool which records screen activities and sounds into standard AVI video files. Users have the option of choosing the output video’s compressor for eg . Microsoft Video 1, MPEG-4, DivX etc. They can also select the video quality, frame rate, audio format (like PCM, ADPCM, MP3) and volume.
Hotkeys can be used to start, pause or stop the screen recording. This tool will be handy for creating screen demos, training videos, animated tutorials and animated presentations.
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I prefer FastStone Capture.
For screen captures I use FastStone Capture. I have found this utility to be a lot more flexible and user friendly than other capture programs. You can get the free portable version of FastStone here (download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice): http://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=775
helpful tools, thanks for the post..
You missed one important tool: jing :)
Greenshot, good piece of software, windows, open source, callouts and arrows can be overlayed too.
Great list, was looking for this yesterday, but agree with latest comment, jing is also great.
these are great, thanks for sharing :)
What about the built-in function for OSX users? CMD-SHFT-4 will allow you to select the part of the screen and it will create a capture. Guess what? All built-in to the o/s!
Not only that, if you use OnyX for system maintenance, there’s a preference that you can access where you can switch the type of graphic it’s saved out as: BMP, GIF, JPG, JPG 2000, PDF, PICT, PNG, SGI, TGA, or TIFF.
Thanks a ton for such a nice information.
Will love to read more from here…
Nice one
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I use Screenhunter a lot, never try to change but will check the stuff on your list. THX
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I’m very surprised there was no mention of Aviary’s free screen capture tool. It’s web based, free, fast, requires no account, saves to desktop, and offers robust editing features. Works with or without browser plugins.
For me it replaced Jing because almost everything I capture is in the browser anyways…
Website: http://aviary.com
Firefox Addon: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11587
Chrome Addon: https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/ncgcgghbabbopfcpgcjpfffdgnbadegf
I use Little Snapper for webpages and it’s great. It will copy the entire page, not just what’s visible. Unfortunately it’s Mac only and it’s not free.
I don’t require much to capture my desktop, but when i need to capture a screenshot, I use Pearl Crescent Page Saver – a firefox plugin.
Yes SnagIt has been #1 for me. But it’s always good to know some alternatives if something happens….especially free ones woohoo!
Try Ashampoo Snap 3. It’s pretty awesome :)
Great article. I would like to add three tools that I have used (and continue to use)
1. Snipping tool (built into windows Vista confirmed and 7?) – use the vista search bar to find it. I don’t use this anymore though
2. WebSnapshot (adobe air) – good for getting full website screenshots including below the fold
3. PicPick – has a full suite of light image editing tools including screen captures. This replaced Snipping tool for me
Capture full screen, active window.
Capture windows, buttons, toolbar, controls and other windows objects.
Capture selected region.
Capture scrolling windows and entire web pages.
Capture fix-size region.
Maybe good additions to this list are the checklist of criteria for selecting a screen capture tool at http://www.indoition.com/screen-capture-tool-choosing.htm, as well as the list of screen capture tools at http://www.indoition.com/screen-capture-tools-survey.htm.