Greenshot is another free tool that allows you to edit and customize screenshots, as well as the option to capture a complete scrolling web page.

When you download and install Lightshot on Windows 10, it replaces the Print Screen function and offers more editing capabilities.

Lightshot is a free screenshot tool designed for quick social sharing.

HEIF files use the HEVC codec to compress images down to nearly half the size of equivalent JPEG files.Screenshot apps like Lightshot are useful for social sharing. Rotation of pictures in file explorer and editing of metadata in the details tab of properties dialogs is now working. Keeping in line with multimedia improvements, Microsoft is also adding better support for HEIF image files. If you are looking for a full screen capture, there is still the useful shortcut of WIN + Print Screen that automatically saves a screenshot to your Pictures library. The Print Screen key can be used to launch Screen Sketch by enabling an option in Settings. Perhaps one less commonly used button will be put to work again. A notification will be given to confirm that a screenshot has been taken. Additionally, pressing WIN + Shift + S will open a snipping toolbar which will then allow screenshots to be captured and automatically copied to clipboard. Using the alt-tab shortcut to switch between applications will now allow switching to Screen Sketch.

Most of its functionality was originally introduced as part of Windows Ink Workspace, but it has now been made a standalone app that can be updated through the Microsoft Store. Screen Sketch is the modernized version of the snipping tool. Annotating with a pen or highlighter tool is also simple within the app. It is also possible to create a full-screen snip or a free-form snip that is not rectangular. As part of the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17661, Microsoft has finally gotten around to improving how screenshots are captured.Ĭurrently, there is the option to use the Snipping Tool app to select portions of what is on a display or capture specific application windows.

Microsoft snipping tool