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Key Details of GreenShot

  • A classic utility tool for Windows
  • Last updated on
  • There have been 2 updates
  • Virus scan status:

    Clean (it’s extremely likely that this software program is clean)

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GreenShot 0/5

Editors’ Review

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When choosing a free screenshot tool, consider why you're saving screenshots and what you need to do to them. It must quickly and easily capture all or part of your screen. You should be able to obscure, blur, annotate, or highlight parts of the image as you create it. Finally, you should be able to save or export your screenshot just as effortlessly as you created it, including uploading it directly to sites such as Picasa using plug-ins. That describes our new favorite screenshot tool, GreenShot. Recent updates include Windows 8 compatibility.

Greenshot is popular for its comprehensive screenshot tools and built-in image editor, suitable for both personal and professional use. Here’s a breakdown of its key features:

  • Capture Options:
    • Capture region: Lets you select and capture any part of your screen.
    • Capture last region: Allows you to capture the same area again.
    • Capture window: Takes a screenshot of an active or specified window.
    • Capture fullscreen: Captures the entire screen.
    • Capture Internet Explorer: Takes a scrolling screenshot of web pages in Internet Explorer.
  • Image Editing:
    • Offers simple tools for vector and pixel editing.
    • You can add text, shapes, and special effects.
    • Tools to blur or pixelize parts of the screenshot help hide private information.
  • Export Functions:
    • You can save, print, or email screenshots directly.
    • Customize where your screenshots go with an easy-to-use selection tool.
    • Integrates with software like Microsoft Office and services like Dropbox through plugins.

Greenshot is free to use for both private and commercial purposes under the GNU General Public License (GPL). This means you can download and use the software without any cost. However, there are certain rules about modifying or redistributing the source code.

GreenShot's installation wizard lets you choose from a variety of plug-ins to install, as well as huge list of interface languages, most displayed in their own form of script. The installer apparently detected our copy of Office because the Office plug-in was already selected. We could also set GreenShot to open when Windows starts. When it's running, GreenShot sticks to the system tray until you need it. Then you can either click its icon to open an extensive (and nicely rendered) menu, or use a variety of hotkeys for specific jobs. GreenShot's Settings are much more extensive and impressive than most free screenshot tools. For example, the Destination tab let us choose either to select file destinations dynamically (the default setting) or to designate specific choices ranging from Save directly to opening an image editor or Office app. There's also an Expert tab with a checkbox labeled "I know what I am doing!" that enables options such as checking for unstable updates and specifying printer footer patterns. The system tray menu also has a Quick Preferences submenu for common settings.

Bottom Line

GreenShot works a lot like other screen capture tools. We selected Capture region, held down the mouse button and dragged the active area to capture a screen image. GreenShot's green-tinted capture region is pretty cool and makes selections a cinch. We opened our new image directly in the surprisingly sophisticated GreenShot Image Editor, which let us add effects, text and objects; resize, crop and rotate; and even draw freehand on our image. GreenShot is our new choice for screenshots.

What’s new in version 1.3.277

Fixed:

  • Imgur authentication issues due to imgur api change
  • NullReferenceException when accessing the Imgur History
  • NullReferenceException when changing the color of text
  • Korean is spelled incorrectly in the installer
  • NullReferenceException in the Freehand tool
  • ArgumentNullException in the Freehand tool
  • Imgur authentication issues due to old embedded IE
  • NullReferenceException when using the speech bubble
  • Login issues with the Atlassian Jira Cloud

New:

  • Added CTRL+Backspace & CTRL+A to the text tool
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Latest update
Version
1.3.277
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 11
  • Windows 2003
  • Windows 10
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 7
  • Windows Vista
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Developer’s Description

By GreenShot
Create screenshots of a selected region, window, or fullscreen, with annotations or highlighting.
Greenshot is a light-weight screenshot software tool for Windows with the following key features: quickly create screenshots of a selected region, window or fullscreen; you can even capture complete (scrolling) web pages from Internet Explorer.Easily annotate, highlight or obfuscate parts of the screenshot.Export the screenshot in various ways: save to file, send to printer, copy to clipboard, attach to e-mail, send Office programs or upload to photo sites like Flickr or Picasa, and others and a lot more options simplyfying creation of and work with screenshots every day.Being easy to understand and configurable, Greenshot is an efficient tool for project managers, software developers, technical writers, testers and anyone else creating screenshots.
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