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| 5 Awesome Screenshots Tools for Windows Posted: 27 Aug 2011 02:59 AM PDT Using screenshots can save your time and hassle of writing a detailed explanation for your readers of where to find a specific button. They are really useful. A common way of getting a screenshot is by pressing the PRINT SCREEN key, then pasting the picture in Paint and then finally cutting out the portion of the picture you need. This method is not only old but also time consuming, but now various screenshot apps are present out there. So here are 5 great tools that allow you to take screenshots in Windows. Check them out! 1. Greenshot  It is a great screenshot app that is compatible with Windows. The size of this app is about 600KB. Once you have installed this app, it will offer you 3 separate hotkey shortcuts that will let you capture the entire screen, a particular open window, or a particular section of the screen. You have the choice of copying the picture to the clipboard, saving it in a particular folder, and choosing the format in which it will be saved. This tool can also send the screenshots straight to your default image editor or printer. The best part is that this app is free! 2. PicPick  This tool is a bit more sophisticated than Greenshot. It has the ability of capturing the entire screen, a specific region, an active window, a scrolling window, and freehand capture. Its inbuilt image editor allows you to add the referencing arrows and lines. It also has protractors and pixel rulers and a great tool named crosshair for graphics designers. You can use this app for free for personal use but you have to pay $29.99 for 1 license of commercial use.  Gadwin PrintScreen is a very handy and easy to use tool with a very simple interface. It provides only standard options of capturing the complete screen or a rectangular region, and the option of saving the files. This tool has a free 1 month trial period and then you have to purchase the personal license that costs $24.99. If you wish to use it on two or more PCs then you can choose from the different pricing options given here. Gadwin PrintScreen | Price: $24.99 (Personal License) 4. Jing This tool allows you to take both screenshots and screencasts. It has some good features like getting video feed from your webcam and showing you pixel dimensions of your pictures. It comes in different versions for Mac and Windows. A free trial is available but the Pro version is for US$14.95 per year. 5. SnagIt  It is a great tool which boasts all the features mentioned above in other tools plus other additional features. It allows you to capture entire webpages. It has the ability to scroll them down and capturing it all! The screenshots are captured they are sent to the inbuilt image editor of the app. Here you can add arrows, annotations and many other effects. A free trial is available but the Pro version can be purchased for US$49.95. Download Snagit (Trial) | Price: $49.95 Which is your favourite tool? Please share with us in the comments below.  |
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