(For example, for this tutorial, I had to use Snipping Tool to take screenshots of Snagit itself, but I still edited them in Snagit.) Snagit Drawing Tools: The Basicsįirst, let me show you the basics. I use it for editing images I didn’t even take with Snagit. Click More to see what’s hiding from you. But all the features are there, you just have to add them back to the toolbar. At first, it looks a lot simpler, dumbed down even. The overhauls began in Snagit 12 and had continued in Snagit 13. The Snagit Editor has gotten a major makeover since I first started using the application. If you choose to capture a video, the screen capture will begin with audio and webcam enabled, too. You can either continue snapping screenshots or edit right away. Once you choose, the screenshot gets sent to the editor by default. When you click, you get the option to capture an image or a video, if you haven’t already predetermined this. This will save you hours of editing in the long run.

Extremely handy for cropping out that pesky whitespace. The arrows let you capture a scrolling window.Īlso notice the magnifier, which lets you choose a custom region down to the pixel. You can click once to grab that region or window, or click and drag to get the custom selection. Snagit will automatically select regions inside a window, the entire window, or the entire screen depending on where you position your cursor. When you hit your screen capture hotkey, you get a pair of orange crosshairs.

The Capture interface is busy but intuitive once you get your bearings.

This is useful if you are using more than one screenshot tool. You can change it by clicking the hotkey beneath the Capture button. If you want a bit more control, you can choose to capture an Image or a Video on the left. By default, Snagit uses the all-in-one capture tool that lets you do one or the other. Snagit captures both images and videos from your screen. Pro Tip: Grab the free trial of Snagit and follow along as you read through my review. Let me show you some of the main features of Snagit, how they work, and how they stack up to free screenshot apps. Update : Techsmith just released Snagit 2018.