Free Screenshot Capture

Screenshots can make any documentation materials easy to understand. Taking a simple snapshot of the screen is quite easy, but you may encounter a few difficulties if you need to capture an icon or a pop-up menu. Free Screenshot Capture can make such tasks straightforward and easy. The application places a wide selection of screen capturing tools at your disposal, which you can use to capture the entire screen, part of it or active windows. Additionally, it provides you with a series of miscellaneous tools, for measuring distances and angles on your screen and more.

The application is absolutely free, as the name clearly points out. It can be installed on any popular Windows platform, in just a few seconds, without any kind of difficulties. The hardware requirements are modest and you don't have to install any prerequisite tools or services before running the application.

Free Screenshot Capture's tools are presented on a compact user interface and you only need to select one to start using it. You can take a snapshot of the entire screen, but if you need to capture a specific element, like an icon or a window, you can use a different capturing tool, which automatically detects windows, toolbars and other components. Furthermore, the software provides a delayed screenshot tool, which is particularly useful for capturing pop-up menus or other similar items.

Once you capture the screen or a selected region, the application will display a toolbar, beneath the captured element, on which you can find options for inserting text and annotations or blurring specific areas. Saving options are available on the same toolbar. You can decide to save the screenshot as an image file, in JPG, PNG, BMP or GIF format, copy the image to the clipboard, send it by email and edit it in Paint or another program. Another feature which can be quite useful is the possibility of taking snapshots with an installed webcam.

Besides its screen capturing capabilities, the application provides other useful tools, like a ruler or a protractor, for measuring distances and angles on the screen. You can also find a color picker, a magnifier and options for changing the screen's brightness and gamma.