8 Free Screen Capture Software And Alternatives For Snagit

As a tech blogger, it is very important for me to include snapshots or screenshots of the software or websites I review. It helps my readers to easily understand what I’m saying and it serves as their reference when I’m writing a tutorial.

Screen capture tools are not only essential for bloggers because normal PC users can use it too! There are a lot of great screen capture software and one of them is Snagit which is actually my favorite but since it’s a bit expensive, not everyone can afford to buy it. So if you’re looking for an alternative for Snagit, lightweight yet powerful screen capture freeware, check out this list:

1. Liksoft Free Screen Capture

Software Description:

Liksoft Free Screen Capture is a freeware screenshot taker with professional quality. It can capture full screen, active windows, controls, any rectangular area or ellipse region from your desktop. It is an ideal tool for creating manuals, web pages, presentations, capturing online receipts, sharing error screens and more. Liksoft Free Screen Capture will capture for your immediate use in a few clicks. The captured image can be saved as a JPG, PNG, or Bitmap file.

It works on Windows (2000/XP/Vista)

Download Liksoft Free Screen Capture

2. SnapShot

Software Description:

SnapShot is a no nonsense screen grabber or screenshot taker that allows you to grab your desktop, window, or any part of the screen and save it as JPG or PNG (all the usual popular formats are available) or send it straight to your favorite editor, for further editing. You can also send screen captures as an attachment with the build-in e-mail engine, or upload them via FTP. Other features include global hotkeys, automatically save screen captures, automatic filename generation and support for external editors.

Runs on Windows 98/ME/2000/2003/XP/Vista/7

Download SnapShot

3. EasyCapture

Software Description:

EasyCapture Screen Capture is a powerful and easy-to-use  free screen capture software. It allows you to capture screen shot, include windows screen capture, scrolling windows screen capture, selected-regions screen capture. It also allow you to edit the screen captures and add balloon stamps.

It works on Windows (2000/XP/Vista)

Download EasyCapture

4. Screenshot Pilot

Screenshot Pilot lets you capture screens in variety of ways: active window, active client, full screen, screen region, selected object, window under cursor, menu under cursor, cursor, and background image.

The program allows you to derive graphic images from applications and libraries. You can easily send screenshots by e-mail, print them out, save them to Clipboard or your hard drive.

Download Screenshot Pilot

5. Annotation Pilot

This is the improved version of Screenshot Pilot because aside from taking screenshots, it also allows you to add texts and graphics to your screenshot.

Download Annotation Pilot

6. Capture-A-ScreenShot

Software Description:

Capture-A-ScreenShot  is a simple to use screen capture software utility that captures screenshots.   With Capture-A-ScreenShot, you can easily capture the last active screen, full screen, or selected area.

Download Capture-A-ScreenShot

7. MWSnap

Software Description:

MWSnap is a small yet powerful Windows program for snapping (capturing) images from selected parts of the screen. Current version is capable of capturing the whole desktop, a highlighted window, an active menu, a control, or a fixed or free rectangular part of the screen. MWSnap handles 5 most popular graphics formats and contains several graphical tools: a zoom, a ruler, a color picker and a window spy. It can be also used as a fast picture viewer or converter.

Download MWSnap

8. AndySnap

AndySnap is a free screen capture utility that supports multiple monitor configurations (enable using extended desktop) of up to 4 monitors. It remembers your previous capture regions to keep you moving forward with your task, and to give you the exact same screen area every time. It is also built-in mini-viewer that can quickly show the last capture you made, and all of the other images in your capture stream.

It works on Windows (2000/XP)

Download AndySnap

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