It won’t snap to the size of your window or the toolbar you’re hovering over. Unlike the apps mentioned above, Jing doesn’t attempt to automatically detect window borders and other controls. Just select an area, and decide whether you want to save it as an image or a video. The Capture option is as straightforward as could be. Hover over this sun, and it shoots out three rays: Capture, History, and More. Installed, Jing shows up as a virtual “sun,” a smallish glowing circle at the top of your screen (rather than in your system tray, like most other screenshot apps). Jing’s easy-to-use capture interface will have even novice users easily snapping screenshots. Last but not least, both Snagit and Screenpresso can capture video screencasts-very handy for showing off features or asking technical questions.

Since Screenpresso isn’t as well-known, it lends your screenshots a more unique look. This means that they have their own distinct looks: Someone who’s familiar with Snagit is likely to quickly recognize a Snagit-edited image. With the tray open, you can browse through past screenshots and drag them into emails or anywhere else.īoth Screenpresso and Snagit’s image editors contain built-in image annotation tools, such as stamps and callouts. While Snagit shows you previously captured screenshots in its image editor, Screenpresso uses the capture interface as an image tray, allowing quick and direct access to your previous screenshots without having to open the editor. Just like Snagit, Screenpresso is split into a capture interface and an image editor.

Screenpresso’s image tray lets you browse through previously captured screenshots. In fact, Screenpresso often feels more polished than Snagit, both in terms of workflow and the output it produces. Once you download it, though, you may discover Screenpresso is no less powerful. At $24, Screenpresso Pro is cheaper than Snagit, and certainly doesn’t have its long history and name recognition.

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