Free Snipping Tool

The Free Snipping Tool is a software that allows users to take screenshots of any part of their computer screen. It is a third-party alternative to the Snipping Tool found in Windows operating systems since Windows 7, offering additional features that developers and advanced users may find beneficial.

The Free Snipping Tool is easy to use, thanks to its simple and intuitive user interface. After you select an area, a toolbar appears next to the selection with a pen, highlighter, arrows, lines, circles, rectangles, text, emoji stickers and a color picker, so the snip can be annotated before it is saved or shared. Snips can be copied to the clipboard, saved as PNG, JPG or GIF images, or uploaded to the ImgHostr image host.

The Free Snipping Tool enables quick capture and annotation of any screen area, with direct uploading to an image host or, in the Pro version, to FTP or cloud storage.

Features:

• Supports FTP upload: Unlike the Windows screenshot tool, the Free Snipping Tool enables users to upload their screenshots directly to an FTP server. This can be particularly useful for developers who need to quickly share screenshots with their colleagues.
• Compatibility with online storage services: The Free Snipping Tool can also send screenshots to Dropbox, Google Drive and Amazon S3, and to image hosts such as Imgur, ImgBB, Flickr and ImageShack.
• Sending screenshots via Web requests: This feature allows users to send screenshots as Web requests to any web page or address. This can be helpful when creating new APIs or working with existing ones.

As the name suggests, the Free Snipping Tool has a free version with unlimited snips, keyboard shortcuts and browser extensions for Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Opera, making it accessible to all users, regardless of their budget. In current versions, uploads to FTP, cloud services and WebRequests, as well as PDF export, video and GIF recording, blur, OCR text recognition and scrolling window capture, require the paid Pro or Platinum licence. Since it offers features the Windows tool lacks, it can be an excellent choice for users who need more flexibility when taking screenshots on their computer.