My Screen Sniper

Note: This program is not supported anymore, but it can still be downloaded and used with the limitations mentioned on this page.

My Screen Sniper is a comprehensive and user-friendly application designed to offer an efficient method of taking screenshots and recording the action of the monitor in audio and video formats. It can be used to capture clips, presentations or tutorials. The program seizes all the mouse gestures and application action, along with film sequences or computer games and saves them in high-quality.

It's wrapped in an approachable and clean interface showing a home window with four sections each providing distinct features, like image, video, audio, and spy monitor. A floating toolbar is displayed in the upper part of the monitor and offers the most used commands for quick access, and can be disabled anytime.

For capturing the screen all you have to do is select the desired type, such as region, window, full screen, fixed size, free hand, web page or cam. Once the shot was made, it is opened in the built-in photo editor that lets you draw on it using a pen, fill in the background with a fill color, or highlight a specific area. Plus, you can insert text, arrows, different shapes transparent or filled, callouts and images.

It's possible to change the canvas size, by inputting values for width and height, add stamps, numbers, business icons or letters from a wide gallery, as well as rotate the file to 90 degrees, and flip it horizontal or vertical. A few effects can be applied, like blur, color enhancement, noise, sharpen, outline, or pixelate. The pictures are saved in PNG, GIF, PDF, JPG, TGA, BMP.

For the video mode, you first have to pick the desired area, then choose the format (AVI, WMV), highlight the cursor, set the audio device and input, and if you want to include a webcam. My Screen Sniper lets you pick additional options, such as record with sound, follow the mouse and change its color, and modify the hotkeys.

It's possible to pause and stop the process by accessing the icon in the system tray and view the result in the default player. For the audio feature, you can change the configuration by selecting the proper audio device and line, sample rate and the WAV output format.

Another useful function is the spy monitor, that oversees the computer for suspicious activity while you're away, and takes a screenshot at a set interval and stores them in a predefined location.

To sum it up, My Screen Sniper is a reliable and user-friendly application that comes in handy when you want to easily take a snapshot and alter it using the incorporated editor, as well as capture the motions and sounds in audio and video formats.