Selos

Every computer keyboard is fitted with a button that takes a picture of everything going on screen. It’s automatically sent to the clipboard so you can easily insert it where needed. There are also different applications which aim to extent methods used to capture screenshots. One example is Selos and can save pictures of custom areas of the screen.

The setup process is fast and uneventful, letting you check out the set of features before you realize. However, the target PC requires .NET Framework deployed to enable functionality, but modern iterations of Windows usually come with it in the default set of features. In case it tickles your fancy, there’s also Selos Portable you can use on the go.

All it has to offer is found in a pretty compact window which shows up on launch. Several details are shown in a dedicated section, such as position of the cursor, as well as size of the selected region in pixels. Hotkeys used to capture a picture are also displayed, but the application doesn’t allow you to modify them.

Switching to select mode turns your cursor into a crosshair, letting you drag a box around the area of interest. Note that it can’t be resized, or moved, but the select mode stays active until you say so, making it possible to drag a different box on the spot. Preview can be enabled, but it shows up in an incredibly tight space.

Pictures aren’t automatically saved, or sent to clipboard. Luckily, this is easily done through hotkeys. Moreover, saving can be done to one of several popular picture file formats like JPG, GIF, PNG, and BMP.

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that Selos is a handy application you can use to quickly grab and save different areas of your screen. Sadly, it’s only fitted with one capture method, and no possibility to automatically save, or at least send pictures to clipboard.