Lightscreen Changelog

What's new in Lightscreen 2.5

Jun 20, 2021
  • Improved area mode, added zoom toggling and precise sizing options.
  • Usability improvements to the date naming.
  • Fixes to cursor capture, some crash and SSL fixes.
  • Other misc improvements.

New in Lightscreen 2.4 (Dec 20, 2016)

  • Fixed high DPI area screenshots
  • Fixed imgur authentication.
  • Updated to Qt 5.7.1

New in Lightscreen 2.3 (Nov 1, 2016)

  • Added support for multiple upload services, starting with pomf.se clones
  • Drag & drop screenshots right out of the Preview Window
  • Bug fixes, new icons, performance and misc improvements

New in Lightscreen 2.2 (Mar 28, 2016)

  • Fixed multi-monitor support
  • A few internal optimizations
  • Upgraded to Qt v5.6
  • Misc. fixes and backend improvements

New in Lightscreen 2.1 (Mar 20, 2016)

  • In this release:
  • Updated to the newest imgur API version (old one is getting deprecated really soon), can now authenticate and upload to albums.
  • Minor UI tweaks, configuration export/import.
  • Updated to Qt 5.5.1
  • New installer! You can now install portable Lightscreen from it, just select "portable mode" and you're good to go.

New in Lightscreen 2.0 (Apr 18, 2014)

  • Window Picker.
  • Screenshot Previews.
  • Screenshot uploading to imgur.
  • History.
  • Revamped area mode with resizing and improved zooming.
  • Reorganized options menu.
  • Naming improvements:
  • Preview in the options dialog.
  • Added the timestamp naming.
  • Configurable dates (see help).
  • Customizable leading zeros.
  • Linux compatibility.
  • Many tweaks, fixes and miscellaneous improvements.

New in Lightscreen 1.01 (Mar 22, 2010)

  • 11 new translations.
  • Fixes

New in Lightscreen 1.0 (Mar 17, 2010)

  • Dynamic translations.
  • Screenshot 'Save As..'
  • Cursor support.
  • Multi-monitor support.

New in Lightscreen 0.5 (Mar 17, 2010)

  • Sound notifications
  • New "Open directory" hotkey
  • DirectX screenshots (experimental).
  • Update notifications.
  • Improved Options dialog.
  • Improved Window mode.
  • Improved Area mode.

New in Lightscreen 0.4 (Apr 22, 2008)

  • PNG optimization with OptiPNG.
  • Hide the main window while taking a screenshot.
  • New Screenshot button in main window.
  • Show a warning/alert on hotkey failure.
  • Single application instance.
  • Translation support and Spanish translation.