Free Screen Capture

Whenever you want to take a screenshot of your desktop, your first impulse might be to press the PrintScreen key, then paste the clipboard image to your chosen image editor. However, if you want to capture only a part of the desktop, then enhance the resulting image you can rely on Free Screen Capture.

The application installs without any issues and instead of a standard main window, it adds a new icon in your system tray. Right-clicking this icon enables you to choose the type of snapshot you want, a full-screen one or a partial one.

Once you have snapped the image, the editor part of Free Screen Capture is launched and you can start modifying the picture as you see fit.

For instance, you can overlay rectangle or ellipse shapes (which can come in handy if you want to cover a part of your screen and remove potential distractions), as well as draw lines or arrows for emphasizing some desktop areas.

You also have the possibility to use freehand drawing if you want to reveal your artistic side or you can blur certain areas that you consider should remain private.

You can also insert text boxes with custom font types, sizes and colors, to ensure that your messages are visible. You can further crop your image so as to keep only the screenshot are you are interested in.

You can save your modified snapshot to the location and format you choose, considering Free Screen Capture supports JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP and TIFF.

The application is a reliable and intuitive software solution that can help you quickly grab a snapshot of your entire desktop or only a part of it. However, if you prefer to work with the keyboard when it comes to handling applications, you might need to look elsewhere, as Free Screen Capture does not support hotkeys.