Snipping Tool Alternatives

Stigg · Dec 8, 2023

Edwin said:
Destinations>Destination settings

There are no settings set in there. I guess it has to be set up. No mention of auto upload.

What's Application Settings -> Upload? It looks like an upload priority order.

ShareX Application Settings - Upload.png

Edwin · Dec 8, 2023

Stigg said:
There are no settings set in there. I guess it has to be set up. No mention of auto upload.

What's Application Settings -> Upload? It looks like an upload priority order.

Yeah, you gotta set that stuff up.
Honestly, I've never dug too deep into Upload settings as I've never used it.
I guess it depends on how you're accustomed to sharing/linking your stuff...,
and, most sites, like this one support drag n drop.
Sorry I couldn't be more helpful, I'll put it on my bucket list.

Stigg · Dec 8, 2023

Edwin said:
Yeah, you gotta set that stuff up.
Honestly, I've never dug too deep into Upload settings as I've never used it.
I guess it depends on how you're accustomed to sharing/linking your stuff...,
and, most sites, like this one support drag n drop.
Sorry I couldn't be more helpful, I'll put it on my bucket list.

That's alright. I'm not really looking for uploading and sharing functionality. ShareX seems to be big on those features, hence the name, I guess.

Annotation functionality is probably what I'm looking for, as Snipping Tool is lacking in that area.

antspants · Dec 8, 2023

Stigg said:
That's alright. I'm not really looking for uploading and sharing functionality. ShareX seems to be big on those features, hence the name, I guess.

Annotation functionality is probably what I'm looking for, as Snipping Tool is lacking in that area.

I had a look around, hard to find something recent. It possibly requires writing short php scripts which include user/pass/host etc.
Most of the videos I found dated 5 years and back. There is one for a custom domain also (your domain) But 5 years is a long time. Perhaps it’s all easier now.

Edwin · Dec 8, 2023

Stigg said:
Annotation functionality is probably what I'm looking for

Take some time and fool around with it..., try all kinds of things!
There's not much feature documentation out there!

e.g. I probably mentioned it before, but, when drawing a Rectangle or Ellipse, if you hold Shift it'll make a perfect square or circle..., stuff you just stumble upon!

Fabler2 · Dec 9, 2023

@Stigg, it's worth ploughing through THIS thread.

Stigg · Dec 9, 2023

Fabler2 said:
@Stigg, it's worth ploughing through THIS thread.

Holy information overload, Batman.

I'll have a browse. Thank you, Fabler.

Fabler2 · Dec 9, 2023

Stigg said:
Holy information overload, Batman.

I'll have a browse. Thank you, Fabler.

It's even funny at times

Stigg · Dec 9, 2023

Fabler2 said:
It's even funny at times

That's the great thing about this forum. The mods allow humor on this forum, even if it sends it off topic briefly.
I'm sure we've all been on forums where mods will pounce on you for the slightest indiscretion.

Stigg · Dec 10, 2023

I've been testing FastStone Capture. It's a very light image and video capture utility that has much more functionality than I expected. I won't go into a lot of detail, but instead let the screenshots do most of the talking.

Of course, the first thing you'll notice is the toolbar. The default size is very small, but it can be enlarged in the FastStone Capture settings -> Toolbar tab. You can also add more buttons to the toolbar in those settings. Incidentally, the toolbar is not where most of the functionality resides.

A lot more functions can be accessed via the tray icon context menu.

FastStone Capture Tray Icon Context Menu.png

The default output setting is the FastStone Capture Editor, but that can be changed via the tray icon context menu depicted above or by the FastStone Capture toolbar Output button. There are several different options to choose from.

FastStone Capture Toolbar Output Button.png

As stated above, you can change the output, put there is also a "FastStone Capture Draw" button in FastStone Capture Editor where it takes you to FastStone Capture Draw where you can easily add annotations.

Below are all the FastStone Capture settings that are available.

FastStone Capture Settings 01 - Toolbar.png

FastStone Capture Settings 02 - Capture.png

FastStone Capture Settings 03 - Hotkeys.png

FastStone Capture Settings 04 - File Name.png

FastStone Capture Settings 05 - Auto Save.png

FastStone Capture Settings 07 - Print.png

FastStone Capture Settings 08 - Editor.png

FastStone Capture Settings 09 - Misc.png

I've enabled a minimized auto start, so when Windows starts, the tray icon is always available.

FastStone Capture is a very functional screen capture application that supports images and videos while being very light on resources.

Edwin · Dec 10, 2023

Stigg said:
FastStone Capture is a very functional screen capture application that supports images and videos while being very light on resources.

Genuinely impressed!

The Video Capture is quite good..., Scrolling Capture is flawless!

The dynamic Text-To-Line feature is cool!

Wynona · Dec 10, 2023

kelper said:
I like Jason Savard's 'explain and send screenshots'. It has an optional time delay which is useful if you want to capture drop-down menus which disappear with the MS Snipping tool.

Actually, you can capture a shot of "disappearing" drop-down menus. Just press the Print Screen button, the menu stays put, and once you capture what you want, it's saved to the clip board for putting the shot where you want.

ThrashZone · Dec 10, 2023

Hi,
Yep shareX is pretty good I don't use it much at all though
I use win-7 apps, snipping tool/ paint/ notes for the basic functions.

ShareX is not so great at recording though because it has no pause/ resume feature, unless @Edwin found it hehe
This is where obs studio kicks it's but.

Edwin · Dec 10, 2023

ThrashZone said:
... it has no pause/ resume feature...

ThrashZone · Dec 10, 2023

What's the hotkey to do it ?

ThrashZone · Dec 10, 2023

OBS has as many as you can think of lol

Edwin · Dec 10, 2023

ThrashZone said:
What's the hotkey to do it ?

Whatever you want to make it.

ThrashZone · Dec 10, 2023

I never ran across those options obviously

ashleyg · Dec 10, 2023

Been a happy user of FastStone Capture for probably 10-15yrs. Very light on system, lots of functionality, regular updates and excellent licensing terms. I've been running on family license.

Edwin · Dec 10, 2023

The FastStone Video Capture is awesome! It's got ShareX beat all to heck!
Workin on a sample..., if it turns out good, I'll upload it....

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