As you might know, taking screenshots is a big part of my daily work.  Whether it’s taking screen captures of applications, games, skins, etc.,  having the ability to easily take these screenshots is a must.  The old “print screen” button works just fine for taking screenshots every once and a while, but if you want to take it to the next level then you need to grab a copy of SnagIt 9 from TechSmith.  Even if you are a previous user of SnagIt, the upgrade is a must-have, and new users will be hooked on all the features it has.

Let me start off by showing what is new in version 9.

• New User Interface.  The interface and workflow has undergone a complete makeover.  It’s a huge difference than previous versions, but it takes not time at all to become familiar with this one.
• Auto-storing.  When you take a screen capture, SnagIt automatically saves it until you decide on what to actually do with it.  Perfect for when you need to take several screenshots, and you don’t have to worry about saving each one until you are done.
• Combine images.  This is one of my favorite new features.  The SnagIt Editor just became even more powerful, so now I can do editing right in SnagIt that I once had to use an external image editor for.  You can now take multiple captures, and combine them by simple drag and drop
• Search and Organize.  SnagIt 9 has a great integrated visual search and tagging/flag features to make organizing and finding your screen captures as simple as can be.

There are just a ton of options and configurations for SnagIt regarding captures and outputs, but they are easy to understand and configure.  There are a bunch of capture profiles included.  Some of these include taking screen captures of regions, full screen, scrolling windows, webpages, and more.  SnagIt also allows you to create your own personal capture profiles to easily tailor the capture to your specific needs.

Read the full review at WinCustomize.com.

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