Magic Screenshot

Magic Screenshot is a software application built specifically for helping you take screenshots of the entire screen or only the desired area of the desktop.

The program runs quietly in the system tray until called upon when it reveals several configuration settings to tinker with. You can opt for taking snapshots in a full screen mode or select the preferred area of the desktop that you want to capture.

Magic Screenshot offers support for several editing functions which are developed to give you a hand when it comes to drawing freehand designs on the screenshot using a pen and marker, inserting pointers, as well as embedding colored text messages. You may undo or redo your actions and use an eraser.

When it comes to exporting options, you can save the image to JPEG, BMP, or PNG file format, copy it to the clipboard for pasting into other third-party utilities, or upload it on the official website of the application. Magic Screenshot also keeps a history with all your previously taken photos and allows you to copy the HTML link to the clipboard.

There are several configuration settings that help you set the image quality (low, normal, or high), select the desired image type (JPEG, BMP, or PNG file format), use hotkeys for a better control over the entire process (they cannot be reassigned), enable sound notifications, make the screenshot public by default, as well as run the utility at Windows startup.

During our testing we have noticed that Magic Screenshot carries out a task quickly and provides good image quality. It is quite friendly with system resources, so the system performance is not hampered.

To sum it up, Magic Screenshot offers a handy set of parameters for helping you take screenshots and save them on the computer or publish them on the Internet. It cannot be considered a top product on the market, as it lacks support for a wide range of editing tools and different modes for capturing fixed areas of the screen or active windows, just to name a few suggestions.