Screenshoter Changelog

What's new in Screenshoter 1.92

Jun 30, 2014
  • Added: Estonian translation
  • Fixed: No screenshots were taken if the computer wasn't restarted for about three weeks (especially noticeable on Windows 8)
  • Fixed: "Active Window Mode" sometimes failed when used directly after starting Screenshoter

New in Screenshoter 1.91 (May 12, 2014)

  • Added: Greek translation
  • Changed: Improved detection when to show cursor on screenshot if that option is enabled
  • Fixed: In fullscreen mode main window was sometimes shown directly after taking a screenshot if it wasn't minimized

New in Screenshoter 1.9 (Mar 27, 2014)

  • Added a smart and intuitive numbering feature for the “Ask every time” naming mode.
  • Also slightly increased the overall performance and implemented several small improvements and fixes

New in Screenshoter 1.82 (Aug 23, 2013)

  • Added: Japanese translation
  • Changed: Removed error message if "Ask every time" dialog was aborted
  • Changed: Better emphasizing of the keyboard shortcuts
  • Fixed: Two "Active window Mode" issues (introduced in 1.8): taskbar is on screenshot if window is maximized, window isn't completely captured if the taskbar is on top of screen

New in Screenshoter 1.81 (Jul 31, 2013)

  • Added: Dutch translation
  • Added: Possibility to capture the screen with double-click on Screenshoter's tray icon
  • Changed: "Take screenshot" item in tray icon menu is now bold
  • Fixed: Auto-portable mode not detected (introduced in 1.8)

New in Screenshoter 1.8 (Jul 19, 2013)

  • Added: Option to enable/disable copying the screenshot to clipboard
  • Added: High resolution program icon for Windows Vista and higher
  • Changed: Improved "Ask every time" naming mode: It now has a proper dialog which allows to quickly modify the saving directory, name and image format
  • Changed: Major code clean-up and restructuring
  • Changed: Increased overall performance
  • Changed: "Area Mode" will be activated automatically only if the selection actually changed
  • Changed: Even less obstrusive donation note on the main window
  • Fixed:Black border on screenshot if capturing a maximized window using the "Active Window Mode" (thanks Sanne!)
  • Fixed:Small memory leak if the cursor is saved on the screenshot
  • Fixed:Error if capturing a window directly after program startup
  • Fixed: Loading of old settings sometimes didn't work
  • Removed: Different handling of saved settings between Normal and Supporter Version

New in Screenshoter 1.7 (Oct 15, 2012)

  • Added: Option to automatically name the screenshots after numbering, date & time or get asked for it every time
  • Added: Turkish translation
  • Changed: Moved image format option to settings menu
  • Changed: Minor corrections of Spanish translation
  • Changed: Renamed a few menu items
  • Fixed: Automatic "Compact Mode" didn't work if the Windows option "Show window contents while dragging" has been disabled
  • Fixed: Tray icon menu could still be captured by accident when taking a screenshot via the menu item
  • Removed: Possibility to set the preceding text for the filename

New in Screenshoter 1.61 (Apr 3, 2012)

  • Added: Russian translation
  • Changed: Slightly changed color of selection area
  • Fixed: Small issue where the selected region is displayed incorrectly by 1 pixel on each side

New in Screenshoter 1.6 (Feb 9, 2012)

  • Added: Capture the currently active window by using "Alt"+"Print Screen" shortcut key or the appropriate option
  • Added: Special "Compact mode": Main window can now be reduced in height, when doing so it automatically fits/snaps to the nearest option field; the different modes can be selected from the settings menu
  • Added: Backward compatibility for saved settings
  • Changed: Region options texts have been replaced by icon images
  • Changed: Confirmation question when quitting is now optional
  • Fixed: Program menu could be captured by accident when taking a screenshot using the tray icon menu
  • Fixed: Filename number increased even if an error occured
  • Removed: Possibility to change main window's width
  • Removed: Automatic refresh of Explorer after taking a screenshot

New in Screenshoter 1.5 (Oct 17, 2011)

  • Added:Several improvements for selecting the area: Adjust and move existing area, don't stop automatically after releasing mouse button, display x/y position, dynamic tooltip with information about current area, select from tray menu
  • Added: New "-Minimized" command
  • Changed: Automatic hiding of selected area when minimizing is optional
  • Changed: Default area is now screen-centered 640x480
  • Changed: Reordered some menu items
  • Changed: Internal improvements
  • Fixed: Possibility to create screenshots in unwanted situations

New in Screenshoter 1.4 (Jun 10, 2011)

  • Added:
  • Automatically copy screenshot to clipboard
  • Show width and height when selecting an area
  • Window position and size gets saved as well
  • Confirmation question when trying to exit
  • Show help on first program start-up
  • Update check
  • Changed:
  • Automatically hide preview of area when "Full screen" is selected or window minimized
  • Improved selection of area: Bigger information text, clearer line, better drawing method
  • Internal improvements (handling of settings etc.)
  • A few description and tooltip texts
  • Increased window sizes
  • Fixed:
  • Taskbar entry could be on the screenshot on Windows Vista/7
  • Not possible to start on some Windows 2000 systems
  • Rare crash when using corrupt settings file
  • Updated website links

New in Screenshoter 1.3 (Aug 9, 2010)

  • added:translations (French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish)
  • added:complete unicode support
  • added:all windows are resizable and possible to close with Esc
  • added:better detection of wrong settings
  • added:automatic recognition of "-Portable" command
  • added:"-Uninstall" command
  • changed: many internal code improvements
  • changed: reordered some settings and menu items
  • changed: increased window sizes
  • fixed:selection area could get behind other windows
  • fixed: error could occure when broken settings file was used
  • removed: executable compression
  • removed: website check

New in Screenshoter 1.2 (Sep 9, 2009)

  • This version comes with many internal improvements on handling actions, the screenshot method etc.
  • The main window got a redesign and some errors are fixed.

New in Screenshoter 1.1 (Mar 20, 2009)

  • added: minimize to tray
  • added: interception of the 'print key'
  • added: show cursor on the screenshot
  • added: show selection area
  • added: set filename
  • added: set jpg-quality
  • added: save settings
  • added: toggle window on top
  • added: command-line parameters (-Portable and -OneShot)
  • changed: appearance of the main window
  • changed: internal behaviour of setting a screenshot area
  • changed: better check for invalid settings
  • fixed: handling of wrong paths