yuunikki@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoLooking for some windows programs that are helpful that people don't really mention?message-squaremessage-square97linkfedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down111
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minus-squaresquirrellinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoSnipping Tool - take custom screenshots of your screen
minus-squareKazuyaDarklight@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoShareX is great for this! https://getsharex.com/
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoWIN+SHIFT+T gives you a crosshair cursor, outline what you want, then you can doodle on it, highlight stuff, etc.
minus-squareSynthead@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoEven better, try Flameshot. Open source, cross platform, and lets you do very useful simple edits, like add arrows, shapes, text, and censoring. https://flameshot.org/
minus-squareWashedOver@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoI’m a Greenshot user here. Similar ability to edit and customize default actions when hitting print screen. It’s the one thing I miss in Linux
minus-squareNix@merv.newslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoWhy greenshot over flameshot? Flameshot works on Linux
minus-squareWashedOver@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoWasn’t aware it was available for Linux. I’ll check it out
minus-squaregrabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoI use a ball mouse and so I can’t adjust the width of the drawing tools easily. Greenshot is a little less slick much easier for me to use.
minus-square𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years ago Greenshot I used to use this on XP 🥲 great to hear it’s still around though!
minus-squareNix@merv.newslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoDoes this have any screen recording features? Can’t seem to find any on the web page the editing feature is what has me thinking of trying it over shareX but i love screen recording with sharex too
minus-squareJWBananas@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoHave you tried the built-in recorder from the game bar?
minus-squareSynthead@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoNo, it’s just a screenshot program
minus-squareThavron@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoWindows Shift S. Select an area of your screen which you can then paste. Also, Alt printscreen captures the current window.
Snipping Tool - take custom screenshots of your screen
ShareX is great for this! https://getsharex.com/
WIN+SHIFT+T gives you a crosshair cursor, outline what you want, then you can doodle on it, highlight stuff, etc.
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Even better, try Flameshot. Open source, cross platform, and lets you do very useful simple edits, like add arrows, shapes, text, and censoring.
https://flameshot.org/
I’m a Greenshot user here. Similar ability to edit and customize default actions when hitting print screen. It’s the one thing I miss in Linux
Why greenshot over flameshot? Flameshot works on Linux
Wasn’t aware it was available for Linux. I’ll check it out
I use a ball mouse and so I can’t adjust the width of the drawing tools easily. Greenshot is a little less slick much easier for me to use.
I used to use this on XP 🥲 great to hear it’s still around though!
Does this have any screen recording features? Can’t seem to find any on the web page the editing feature is what has me thinking of trying it over shareX but i love screen recording with sharex too
Have you tried the built-in recorder from the game bar?
No, it’s just a screenshot program
Windows Shift S. Select an area of your screen which you can then paste. Also, Alt printscreen captures the current window.