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Capture arbitrary parts of the screen with ScreenJot
A crafty AOL developer has created a
little app called ScreenJot, which pretty successfully
imitates the behavior for taking screenshots in OS X. I know there are lots of screen cap tools out there (feel free to
suggest your faves in the comments), but this one I'll be using just because it's so close to the OS X method. With
ScreenJot, you can hit Ctrl-Shift-5 and get a little crop tool, so you can grab just a section of the screen. This will
drop a BMP into a folder called "scraps" on your desktop. While I wish it would save something more useful
(like a JPEG), that problem is easily solved with any of the dozens of batch conversion tools out there...[Thanks dave!]
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Subscribe to commentsMarkApr 3rd 2006 3:42PM
Wow. we've had that functionality in OS X for a while now... built right into the OS...
Command+Shift+4 = Partial Shot to file on desktop
Command+Shift+3 = Full screen (or multiple monitors) to file on desktop
Command+Shift+2 = Full screen to clipboard
FranklinApr 3rd 2006 3:59PM
Very nice. Thanks, Download Squad!
MarcusApr 3rd 2006 4:42PM
I've used MWSnap for the past few years and as far Windows goes, I don't think there's anything better.
JasonApr 3rd 2006 5:19PM
I'm partial to Snippy: http://www.bhelpuri.net/Snippy/
XP-only, but it lets you select *truly* arbitrary (read: non-rectangular) regions.
Victor Agreda, Jr.Apr 3rd 2006 5:44PM
Snippy looks cool! Wow, rectangular selections are new-- now that's thinking outside the box...
Wry CooterApr 3rd 2006 5:45PM
I suppose this is supposed to be for Windows use, perhaps linux, as it is already built in to Mac OS X and Classic.
Although it is hard to believe there has NOT already been a desktop snapshot app for Windows, with some ease of use. I guess the method is in the madness.
ReaderApr 3rd 2006 6:35PM
"I suppose this is supposed to be for Windows use, ... as it is already built in to Mac OS X and Classic."
"Wow. we've had that functionality in OS X for a while now... built right into the OS..."
Hey, the article already says all this, ... do you have to rub it in? ;)
kbielApr 3rd 2006 7:33PM
"Although it is hard to believe there has NOT already been a desktop snapshot app for Windows, with some ease of use. I guess the method is in the madness."
Um yes there is a desktop snapshot app for Windows that is quite easy to use, it is the "Print Screen" key. And when pressed the whole desktop is saved to the clipboard. Holding "Alt" while pressing the button saves a snapshot of the current window. There is no crop tool though. You have to crop the snapshot afterwards.
Shep EddyApr 3rd 2006 9:07PM
I'll ditto the MWsnap. It's a snap to use. You can choose to capture the entire screen, a window, a variable or fixed sized rectangle. Then you can save to several formats. It's one of the few icons that lives on my desktop.
ToddZApr 4th 2006 2:25AM
Gadwin Printscreen is the hot ticket. It's one of the first utilities I install on any system. It can be set to grab the whole screen, a window area, or a drawn rectangle, then to save it in your choice of graphic file format, into a specified directory with an incremented filename. Lightning fast to use. I can't think of any way to make it better.
keith coutinhoApr 4th 2006 6:16PM
press the print screen key, or alt+prtsc for and window, open gimp, import from clipboard.
the best screen application you can have.
R MartinApr 5th 2006 8:27AM
Hoversnap from www.hoverdesk.net has been my staple for doing this. Full screen, active window and selected area can be saved in a variety of formats. FREEWARE, also.
DanaMay 28th 2006 10:52AM
Gimme a break - BMP? What is this, Windows 3.1? I've stuck with PrintKey 5.1 (freeware) for screenshots, which can save in multiple formats, and it allows you to specify the section you want to capture. What's the other selling point - that "it's just like in OS X"? SFW?