Snipping Tool

Pros

• Takes full screenshots
• Lets you choose how you want to capture images
• Can edit images in the tool
• Works with most versions of Windows
• Loaded with useful editing tools

Cons

• Fairly basic
• May confuse some users
• Not a lot of features

Snip & Sketch is a handy tool you can add to your utility package to save copies of your computer screen. When you need help with a repair, you can take a screenshot and send it to someone to show them what you found. You can also use screenshots to capture funny photos you found online and to keep copies of receipts when you buy items online. While you will find other apps and tools that let you take and save these shots, this one is easy to use.

One of the best reasons to use Snip & Sketch is that the tool gives you multiple ways to snip photos. The rectangular snip asks you to click on your screen and move your mouse, which expands the size of the rectangle and lets you take a screenshot of everything inside of it. With the window snip, you pick a window and take a shot of anything in the window. If you want to take a shot of your whole computer screen, use the full-screen snip. You can also choose the free-form snip to draw a border around the image you want to capture.

In addition to letting you snip, Snip & Sketch also has a sketch element. When you open the tool, you can paste the image directly inside it or search your PC to find the image and open it. The toolbar features a full list of all the tools you can use to edit the image and sketch on it. Using the crop tool allows you to change the size of the image and crop out anything you don't want to see. Using the draw feature lets you sketch and draw or write on the shot. You'll also find tools that help you add shapes to the image or draw straight lines.

Snip & Sketch doesn't do anything that other apps and tools do not. If you have a snipping tool on your computer, you can use it to cut images from websites and your screen. You can then use your editing program to edit the image. There are even websites that let you edit images for free. While the tool does let you take screenshots of your entire computer screen, it asks you to save a copy to your clipboard before you edit it. You need to go through as many steps as you would if you used two different apps.

The best reason to use this tool is that it has many editing features. You can save copies of the original image and the edited version and send them to others. Snip & Sketch gives you an easy way to take screenshots and edit them on your PC.

Pros

• Takes full screenshots
• Lets you choose how you want to capture images
• Can edit images in the tool
• Works with most versions of Windows
• Loaded with useful editing tools

Cons

• Fairly basic
• May confuse some users
• Not a lot of features