Pick just the right part
Drag a region, click a window, or press Enter for the whole monitor. The screen stays frozen while you choose.
Capture it. Mark it up. Make your point.
A screenshot tool for Windows, with an editor worth using. Press Print Screen, pick what matters, then add the explanation.
- For Windows
- Lives in the tray
- Updates itself
- Pi Dash ready
A screenshot, with the explanation already on it.
From a shot to a clear explanation
Everything your screenshot needs
Show someone where to look, what to do next, and which part matters.
Point it out
Arrows, boxes, ellipses, a freehand pen and text. Pick a mark to move it or change its colour and size.
Make the steps obvious
Numbered circles for the order, a highlighter for the detail, and pixelate for the parts you want to hide.
Copy. Paste. Done.
Copy the picture with all your marks, or save it as a PNG. Crop, undo and redo are there when you need them.
A closer look
One key gets you started
Capture, explain and copy, without leaving the flow of what you're doing.
01 / Capture
Freeze the moment.
Freeze the moment.
Choose the bit you need.
Print Screen dims and freezes the screen. Drag out a region, or click a window. Snip saves the shot, puts it on the clipboard and opens the editor.
- Enter takes the whole monitor; Esc cancels
- Your Windows captures go to
Pictures\Snip - Click the tray icon to capture, too
02 / Explain
Less back and forth.
Less back and forth.
More “right here”.
Add numbered steps, highlight a detail and pixelate private information. Move a mark after you've drawn it, edit the text, or undo and try again.
- Delete a step and the rest renumber themselves
- Draw beyond the picture's edge; Copy includes the extra space on white
- Open an existing picture or paste one from the clipboard
03 / Share
The explanation goes with it.
Ctrl+C copies your finished picture. Ctrl+S saves a PNG. Snip only asks before closing when there are marks you haven't copied or saved.
A few keys go a long way
- A / T
- Arrow / Text
- H / X
- Highlight / Pixelate
- S / C
- Step / Crop
- Ctrl + Z
- Undo
Beyond the PC screen
Your wall display,
in the same editor.
Use a Pi Dash? When your PC's mouse is on the dash, Print Screen captures the wall display instead. The shot lands on the clipboard and opens in Snip, ready for the same arrows, notes and steps.
Snip finds the Pi Dash desktop app's settings automatically. Dash shots go to Pictures\Pi Dash, and you can switch the integration off from the tray.
No Pi Dash? Print Screen captures Windows as usual.
Download
Ready when you need a shot.
Run the installer. Snip starts in the tray, starts again when you sign in, and keeps itself up to date.
Install once. Keep it handy.
Snip installs for your Windows account. You can remove it through Settings → Apps.
The installer gives Print Screen to Snip by turning off Windows' own screen-capture shortcut. If another app still holds the key, check Settings → Accessibility → Keyboard, then exit and restart Snip.
New versions come from GitHub Releases. Snip downloads updates in the background and restarts to apply them when no editor is open.
Report a bug or request a feature