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Screenpresso is the zen master of screenshot apps
When it comes to screenshot applications, I am not easy to please. As a technical writer, screenshots are my bread and butter. I've used SnagIt, ZScreen, and even the Windows 7 Snipping Tool. Yet nothing comes close to the convenience of Screenpresso.Screenpresso is tiny. I have no idea what it's written in -- maybe some newfangled .NET thing, but it sure doesn't feel like the standard fare Windows application. The UI is all custom-looking and the app feels very lightweight.
Like most screenshot apps, Screenpresso sits in your system tray and waits for you to hit a hotkey. But once it takes the screenshot, it does something a bit different: it instantly saves it in its own folder, and then lets you very easily save it to another path with Ctrl-S. As you can see in the screenshot above, there's a handy little "history" screen which lets you access the source files of all previous screenshots. So if you've messed anything up in editing, you can quickly revert to the original image.
That's just one example for the general elegance of Screenpresso. It doesn't do anything exceptional -- it does far less than ZScreen, but that's exactly why I keep coming back to it. By the way, that screenshot was not taken with Screenpresso, which evidently cannot take a screenshot of itself -- how un-zen like.
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Subscribe to commentsMarkBJan 28th 2010 4:09PM
Little bit on the older side (being circa 2002), but have to give a shout out for my favorite screencap utility: MWSnap (http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html)
Doesn't have that nifty history feature, but is customizable out the wazoo (like hotkeys, save directories, etc)
Erez ZukermanJan 28th 2010 5:38PM
I know! MWSnap totally rocks. It used to be my go-to application for that kind of thing, actually. I just didn't get around to installing it on my new Windows 7, and then I found Screenpresso.
JayenkaiJan 28th 2010 4:56PM
I've just been using Paintshop Pro (7)'s onboard screengrab for years.
Does multiple grabs, holds them all in memory, then you can save/discard as you please.
AND it does everything else.
Screengrab utility!?!
HalfAznGuyJan 28th 2010 5:29PM
Jing is really good, let's you do quick and dirty edits, like adding arrows, text, or highlights, and also will auto-upload to ftp or flickr if you want. It is kind of a memory hog though. I've seen it get near 100mb RAM before, so I disabled it in the system try and just open it up when I need to use it.
It's made by the same people who make snagit, but it's free! Oh, works on mac too.
idodialogJan 29th 2010 8:09AM
I tried Screenpresso - instant uninstall - awkward UI - and frankly most of the capture programs will save automatically somewhere - certainly Snagit does and the Snagit editor is absolutely stunning - does things no other image editor will do.
But really a capture program which won't capture a scrolling webpage (or any other scrolling page) is dead in the water for me. FastStone does it expertly and SnagIt does too.
AND having used Snagit for yonks I just discovered it will capture and save all the images and just the images on a wb page - to any depth you like. WOW.
JasonGuyJan 29th 2010 10:51AM
@idodialog : it's look like you haven't try Screenpresso. It can capture scrolling part as well as Snagit but it is FREE ! That's the difference!
I have just discovered Screenpresso since this morning and it is AWESOME! no installation needed, quick editor to crop, add arrows, blur region, drop shadow and the history is just what i need and not more : be able to run the editor or to drag&drop images to emails.
I also notice the twitter integration that I will test right now.
bonesJan 29th 2010 11:36AM
This looks nice. It seems similar to Jing (http://jingproject.com/). That also lets me decide if I want to keep a local copy or share it on the web. Its great to take a jing screen shot of something I am explaining to somebody and pasting it in IM chat and they can immediately see it.
I also has the editing and the history capability.
I wonder what info Screenpresso sends in the free (only) version.
antonJan 31st 2010 4:37PM
Jing is also sending data as it requires an email address to use the tool!
I personnaly uninstall Jing for Screenpresso: better editor, scrolling capture, better history... I don't link the sunny shortcut of jing in top of my screen. It's not obvious when you use Chrome as it is over the tabs.
triJun 3rd 2010 3:40PM
For a basic and light screen capture program, I use greenshot. It's similary mwsnap and development is still active
Crazy SerbMar 24th 2011 11:16AM
I guess you still haven't tried Greenshot, eh?
http://getgreenshot.org/
One app to rule them all.