Screenshot Maker

Creating professional-looking screenshots for apps you publish on the Play Store may not be all that difficult, but any utility that can streamline the process will save you a lot of time and thus come in very handy.

Screenshot Maker is a relatively simple Java-based application that can help you generate Play Store screenshots using an Android phone template, together with a title, description and customizable background.

Before anything else, you should make sure Java Runtime Environment is installed on your computer, as you will not be able to launch the application otherwise. As long as Java is available, you can run the program from any location without installing it beforehand.

Now that you’ve launched the utility, you need to load a screenshot. Only 16:9 images are supported at present, but we hope support for other aspect ratios will be added in the future.

The picture will be displayed within the phone frame on the left-hand side of the window, and you can add a title and description before exporting it. The background color, text color, font and position are all customizable.

Only one photo frame is available by default, but you do have the option of creating custom ones. However, it would be great if the process were a bit more straightforward.

It is also worth noting that, when exporting images or templates, their extensions aren't enforced, so you have to add them yourself. Screenshots are saved in the JPG or PNG formats, while templates must be saved as .SM files.

On the whole, Screenshot Maker is a very useful application for Android developers, but it does need to be improved in certain respects. It makes it much easier to generate screenshots for your Play Store apps, and it is also fully portable.