WinSnap (Windows Snapshot Maker)

WinSnap (Windows Snapshot Maker) is a small enhancement utility for taking and editing screenshots. It automates all manual work and handle technical issues that previously you might perform only with Photoshop or other image editors. Initially, WinSnap was designed simply to take snapshots of non-rectangular windows, such as windows with XP visual styles, skinned media players, etc. Now it is supplemented with professional smoothing shadows, coloring effects, canvas transformations, ability to automatically save images in various image formats and more. WinSnap can help you easily make small thumbnail previews and full-sized screenshots for your web blog and home page, visualize technical and educational materials, send reduced-size images through e-mail. You will perform professional screenshots immediatelly with one click!

Windows 2000/XP/2003

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Version 1 is FREE for personal, educational and non-commercial use. Version 2 and onwards is shareware.

Download WinSnap 1.1.10 (343 kB)

Download WinSnap 1.1.9 (330 kB)

History of WinSnap Free

Version 1.1.10 (January 31, 2007)

• New interface languages: Norwegian, Serbian, Portuguese (24+ now).
• Palette optimization for 8-bit GIF images.
• Issues with auto-save image format were fixed.

Version 1.1.9 (January 8, 2007)

• WinSnap now remembers region form and other parameters in "Region" mode.
• Small issue with menu shadows in "Application" mode was fixed.
• Some small bugfixes and improvements.

Version 1.1.8.1 (November 15, 2006)

• Small fix with a registry entry in portable edition.

Version 1.1.8 (November 12, 2006)

• First portable version (to run from a USB stick).
• New interface languages were added (20+ now).
• Bug with invalid auto-save directory was fixed.
• Some issues with region capture were fixed.
• Many small improvements and core optimization.

Version 1.1.7 (September 12, 2006)

• Multilingual installer and uninstaller.
• More that 16 translations were added.
• Added ability to capture mouse cursor in region mode.
• Some issues with check for online updates were fixed.
• Some small bugfixes and improvements.

Version 1.1 build 6 (August 24, 2006)

• New option to include mouse cursor.
• New option to keep WinSnap minimized in auto-save mode.
• New option to clear image on minimize (to safe memory).
• Added ability to capture XP Start Menu in 'Menu' mode.
• Escape minimizes the main window.
• New command line parameters were added.
• Minimize/restore animation now depend on system settings.
• Some default program settings were changed.
• Some issues with wide-screens were fixed.
• Many other small bugfixes and improvements.
• Status 'beta' was removed - it is first mature release!

Version 1.1 beta 5 (July 9, 2006)

• Multilingual user interface.
• Added resizing of the main window.
• Option "Close to tray".
• Check for on-line upadates now works.
• New capture mode for popup menus.
• Auto-save and auto-copy features now work.
• Simple printing mechanism.
• Some cosmetical changes, design, and more.
• Fixed some bugs with PrintScreen hotkeys.
• Many other small bugfixes and improvements.

Version 1.1 beta 4 (January 9, 2006)

• First public release!!!

Versions 1.0x - 1.1 alpha 3 (since May 28, 2005)

• Nightly builds for testers only.