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leewal reviewed v4.36.2 on May 7, 2020

Pros: Screenshot Captor is easy to get started using, although there are a lot of features and some take a little trial and error it well worth the time it take to master the more robust features. Simple screen shot, resizing, highlighting areas, are just a few of the easy to use out of the box tasks. It's a donation application. You can get a free copy just by registering, I try to donate something every year. I've used the app since 2006 - still the best.

Cons: Not many - there is a learning curve for some of the more difficult tasks. Support is through the free to join forum.

Bottom Line: I think it's the best screen shot app on the market.

cmpm reviewed v4.7 on Sep 12, 2013

Most if not all other Screenshot programs have already chosen most of the options for you, and they are not changeable. Mouser's Screenshot Capture has many options to choose from, which means mouser's Screenshot Capture will do exactly what you want it to do.

Yes, you will have to learn what you want Screenshot Capture to do. It's not hard and worth the effort of the user.

A new feature of Screenshot Capture is the Caption section of mouser's program. It's in it's infancy, and as more is added to this feature, I'm quite certain that Captions will have plenty of sub-features to choose from (it already has a few). And, yes, you might have to learn a little about captions, but it will be worth it.

One of the major benefits of mouser's Screenshot Capture is it's low resource usage while idling and in use. It does what you tell it to do and then gets out of the way, sitting in the tray, not burning needed resources, ready to be called on without having to load anything else.

Kosmot reviewed v4.7 on Sep 12, 2013

I've been using it a few years now, it's *hugely* customisable (to the extent it can be a bit of a pain to find stuff in the preferences--best just go through the whole lot to check out the possibilities). Lots of improvements/fixes in yesterday's update, developer is very responsive. Has been top of Gizmo's "Best Free Screen Capture Tool" for the last couple of years. Note: I guess it's not really freeware - it's donationware - you get asked to register (site/forum). I donated anyway, as I also use the auther's clipboard manager.

crosseyedlemon reviewed v4.5 on Aug 18, 2013

The average user doesn't need a program as overblown as this for simple screen captors but the real deal breaker for me was that this thing nags worse than my mother-in-law.

smfranzen reviewed v4.5 on Jul 8, 2013

I've tried a ton of different programs in this category and the two standouts so fat are Snagit and Fastone Capture. Neither is free, I think I prefer Fastone a little more because it's much lighter weight. Tell me another product that handles scrolling windows capture better than Faststone. This one doesn't stand out to me. Try them both and see the difference.

netean reviewed v2.101.01 on Sep 21, 2011

I've got to be honest, I like it, but don't love it. I use to lightscreen for basic screen capture, and it did the job, much like this does, but I would often spend ages captioning the shots and open up image editors to highlight bits or remove personal info. This does the basic welll, but then so do 1001 other screen capture tools. What I found I needed was good screen capture, with mouse cursor capture, and basic editing and annotation option. Which I found in Greenshot (free). But there are so many of these tools around, everyone will have a favourite. Not knocking this, it's a solid tool that does the job well, but doesn't stand above the others either.

jcollake reviewed v2.96.02 on Aug 2, 2011

Superior to Windows 7 built-in Snip tool, that's for sure. I don't know if there are better ones around, but I've always found Screenshot Captor meets my needs very well. It has the perfect compliment of image manipulation tools that a person would need when creating screenshots.

RitoSwan reviewed v2.93.01 on Mar 24, 2011

U like the way of free, bu the cluky UI ans messy options screen and desciptions, no.....

There are much better around, and REALLY free.

Joco reviewed v2.90.01 on Feb 22, 2011

Wow PicPick !!! Thanks BoBad for your suggestion. I was using SSC but find its GUI not very convenient. With SSC, when the arrows & text are blend into the screenshot, the colors become washed out. Just tried PicPick, it's GUI, functions and image quality are better.

mynamehere reviewed v2.89.01 on Nov 23, 2010

If you go to the site there's a video that shows you how to get a free license key.

Go here:
http://www.donationcoder.com/Keys/index.php

So far it looks pretty impressive, I don't think I've seen so many options in other SS software I've tried.

bobad reviewed v2.88.01 on Oct 9, 2010

I see that Mouser finally removed the "Freeware" designation from the program. Good! It wasn't and isn't "Freeware" in an honest sense of the term. It really is a great screen capture program. There are still a couple of SC programs I prefer to SSC. I can think of 2 right off the top, PicPick 2.03, and WinSnap 1.1.10.0. Both are Freeware, capture difficult objects such as alpha blended objects, and both auto save to a folder of your choice. I recommend SSC is you like to pay, the other 2 if you don't.

spiked reviewed v2.83.01 on Aug 9, 2010

There are a ton of screen capture utilities out there, and if there are only 3-4 specific features you need, you're better off with something else because it can be tedious to configure the many options in Screenshot Captor to match a simple set of needs. But if you're dealing with multiple scenarios where you need different features in each scenario (perhaps today you need one-key screen printing, tomorrow you need to capture non-rectangular windows and quickly annotate them before saving in a variety of graphic formats, next week you need timed captures which include the mouse pointer and automatically generate filenames using flexible patterns, and later you need to capture scrolling regions like entire web pages that don't fit on your physical screen) then Screenshot Captor's incredible depth of options comes in very handy. A small donation gives you a lifetime of free no-nag upgrades with the low-hassle license key, and the program is portable if you want to simply unzip the self-extracting exe instead of running it as a setup. Works great on Windows 95 thru Windows 7, including x64, and the author has demonstrated a never-ending commitment to continued development unlike other tools which hit a dead end and start to stagnate. I keep looking for better alternatives, but I never find any.

mjm01010101 reviewed v2.77.01 on Dec 1, 2009

Changes:
[MinorFeature] In addition to existing commandline options, you can now just pass filename or directory name on commandline to open that file or directory, which makes SC suitable for using as an "Open With" program (also unminimizes from tray when launched in this way, even if already running).
[MinorFeature] You can pass "-scan" commandline option to initiate a scan -- note that you can do this even if Screenshot Captor is already running -- it will trigger a scan in the existing running instance.
[Feature] When you rename a file using the "Name:" box, SC no longer forces a resave of the file, which could result in image degradation and an updated file date; it now does a pure file rename (object file as well) if nothing but filename has changed (and extension is unchanged of course). If you change the file extension from the "Name:" box, a new file will be created.
[MinorFeature] Added bottom+right border effect
[Feature] You can now cancel an autoscroll capture by hitting the escape key.

LakotaElf reviewed v2.76.01 on Nov 17, 2009

Could not agree more with MJM, this is a wonderful program and my license also works in it. Good software from good people, you cannot go wrong with this one. This also works very well on windows 7 .

mjm01010101 reviewed v2.76.01 on Nov 16, 2009

The license we paid for ~4 years ago still provides us with updates to this great product. Well, well worth it!

jcollake reviewed v2.75.01 on Oct 28, 2009

I like and use Screenshot Captor. The new procedure for getting a permanent license is an attempt to encourage people to come back and visit the DonationCoder community -- and that's what it is, a community. There's a lot of good will and innovation there. We should all support such worthy endeavors.

alanpalmer reviewed v2.75.01 on Oct 28, 2009

THis is the best software of its type that I've tried. I won't pretend to have tested every single free such program, but I have tried several, plus a number of shareware efforts as well. It does all I need it for, and more. Operation is intuitive, and the interface is well-designed. The registration is not an issue. Some people seem to believe that if they are asked to register a program they will be sending details of their bank account and PIN, plus the location of their stash of porn.

wickedfeel reviewed v2.75.01 on Oct 28, 2009

Best there is, always getting better, and it's FREE!

dhry reviewed v2.72.01 on Aug 29, 2009

I'm with us3r. Forget it. Get the last free version of WinSnap (http://www.ntwind.com/so...nload-free-version.html) for a good all-rounder that actually IS free with no catches or hassles, or FastStone Capture (http://www.faststone.org/FSCaptureDetail.htm) for the best shareware capture program available. HypersnapDX comes a close second, SnagIt third.

us3r reviewed v2.72.01 on Aug 29, 2009

'In order to encourage people to really consider making a donation, we have adopted a somewhat unusual policy for people who do not donate:

* The free license key generated here will remove the reminder nag from the program for 6 months.
* After 6 months the reminder will come back and you must return to this page to generate a new license key which will last for another 6 months.
* After 1 year from your initial signup you can return to this page for a permanent non-expiring license key.'

Seriously?

pjb reviewed v2.72.01 on Aug 28, 2009

Great App. Gets better with each release.
@bobad what's your issue with registration supporting software developers?
Here is a explanation of registration which you can do for free, or support developers with a donation.. http://www.donationcoder.com/Keys/index.php

bobad reviewed v2.57.01 on Jun 30, 2009

Works well, nice features, but a weird, weird registration hassle. Just say no to suspicious registration schemes such as this.

jp_ext reviewed v2.55.01 on May 20, 2009

Apart from desperately needing an interface lift and an usability improvement, this software is nice!

mjm01010101 reviewed v2.50.01 on Mar 11, 2009

Provides about 50 more features than the snipping tool.

molumen reviewed v2.47.01 Beta on Feb 27, 2009

It's an overall nice and free program, but I prefer the Snipping Tool integrated in Vista. No need to install and launch a screenshot grabber, it is already in the system.

more infos about tye Snipping_Tool here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snipping_Tool

alanpalmer reviewed v2.47.01 Beta on Feb 26, 2009

Excellent software that has proved its usefulness to me for over a year. It works flawlessly and is free. I'm not really worried about the registration requirements.

anomoly reviewed v2.47.01 Beta on Feb 26, 2009

No matter how good this is. The free key is aquired by jumping through the captcha email forum registration confirmation and then only keeps the nag away for 6 months-not a chance in hell. tg it was a zip

herneith reviewed v2.44.01 on Feb 13, 2009

Excellent piece of software! I've tried others in a similar vein and it is comparable and in most cases better!

Midnight Rambler reviewed v2.43.01 Beta on Oct 8, 2008

Stable and fast enough on Vista SP1. Support unusually responsive. Donation worth it.

RBGlover reviewed v2.43.01 Beta on Oct 8, 2008

Been using this program for several years and find it useful, reliable and versatile. And yes it is freeware though it does require going to the author's website for a free license. Nice program!

wickedfeel reviewed v2.42.01 on Oct 5, 2008

Been using for over 2 years (leaving HyperSnap & SnagIT behind). I originally got a free license by emailing the author and asking for it. It is that simple, for people that aren't too lazy to do so. I made a donation almost a year later for it's usefulness, but you DON'T have to. Call it donationware, freeware, whatever you want (for the retentive zealots). Great software, although the recent versions have been much more sluggish after v2.37.03

bobad reviewed v2.42.01 on Aug 7, 2008

This program is advertises as "Freeware", but clearly isn't. It's garbage, actually.

felixml reviewed v2.42.01 on Aug 6, 2008

Good software, BAD registration policy

zridling reviewed v2.42.01 on Aug 6, 2008

Seriously good. Support good coding.

Orbitration reviewed v2.33.02 on Aug 23, 2007

Winsnap is not free anymore, just as a clarifier.

Howell reviewed v2.33.02 on Aug 23, 2007

My favorite (by far) screenshot software. Some unique functions such as repeat last screenshot position.

The only thing is that it cannot (like almost every software of this kind) capture overlay graphics.

Concerning the nag screen : it appears only when program starts (i.e. at the start of my computer). And you can get rid of if by registering (for free) on their site. It's easy, fast and they don't sell their adress list !
After 1 year you have full access to all their software freely and forever... Or you can donate to get this immediately...

It's a way to support them and keep their software free...

gehtnix reviewed v2.33.02 on Aug 23, 2007

This one comes with lots of features and is free -
nice.
But if you need a simple grabber that stores numbered .bmp files in the folder of your choice after you hit the keys combination you set, then go
with "capture" from analogx.com. Also free, and the installer is 212 KB only...

mjm01010101 reviewed v2.33.02 on Aug 22, 2007

I installed, did the trial, my boss loved it, we paid the donation, and we're gold.

ToeKneeC reviewed v2.33.02 on Aug 22, 2007

Sad really - as it's not freeware, it's nagware. I can't simply just download and install but you have to register to get some code (free) to make it free. But it still cost you time, giving our email address out. I don't get it. Make it free. Have somewhere to donate.

zridling reviewed v2.33.01 on Aug 21, 2007

bobad, your beef is with FileForum, not the dev. The license agreement is short and does not hide the fact that it is donationware. I've written a dozen times asking them to create a 'Donationware' category for software, since this category has grown so much over the past three years. But they lump everything that's not shareware or open source into freeware. Besides, if the program is not worth even a one dollar donation to you, then by all means, please don't use it.

bobad reviewed v2.32.01 on Apr 10, 2007

If you can get past the nags and unusual registration method, SC is not a bad screen capture program. My issue is not the nags, as Mouser would like us to think. My real issue is with calling the program Freeware. It is not Freeware. True Freeware does not nag you, time out, twist your arm, or require you to register.

Also, indicating that 2 separate "fixes" may have been made worse rather than better is hardly confidence inspiring. My advice is to steer clear of this one.

horsecharles reviewed v2.32.01 on Apr 9, 2007

I have NO problem whatsoever getting nagged twice in one year-- DonationCoder gives us several-dozen free AND High-Quality utilities...prolific would be a severe understatement.

Fantastic work.

PS some suggestions:

1. Have ALL the apps install to DonationCoder(or other name of your choosing) folder WITH a subcategory folder(mouser, skrommel, etc.) in both Program Files AND Start\Programs...this enables:
A. Easier tracking of the apps, esp. in Start-- one soon runs out of real estate there.
B. More importantly, this helps build up the brand name for BOTH the site AND each author/group.

2. Develop an app that checks your site for the latest news & new apps, PLUS updates as needed whatever installed apps one already has.

Thanks for all the great work.

mousermanager reviewed v2.30.02 on Feb 8, 2007

Just to clarify: DonationCoder.com is committed to keeping our software available for free, while still trying to find a way to encourage donations so that we can work full time on our software.

Our larger programs (like Screenshot Captor) require you to download a free license key after signing up at our forum. You will get "nagged" a total of 2 times in the next year, after which you are given a non-expiring permanent license key.

We've tried hard to balance our desire to keep our software free and minimize any inconvenience. We know that some people get mad at any hint of a request to donate. We would not make a program that kept nagging you to purchase it - I would consider such software definitely not freeware. But in our case we are talking about requiring you to sign up to download a license key and being "nagged" twice in a twelve month period to consider making a donation. For those who find this unacceptable you can email us for a non-expiring license key (mouser@donationcoder.com). We are trying hard to be good internet citizens and find a way to survive while keeping our software free.

zridling reviewed v2.30.02 on Feb 8, 2007

Obviously you two are too lazy to read the author's notes on donationware. (FileForum does not have this broad category yet, for some odd reason. Write to them and ask them to add this category; I have.) Like others, you've have embarrassed yourselves over a misperception and refusal to read the very brief license agreement. Make a donation — any donation — and you're never nagged again, for LIFE. And if you can't even afford one dollar, write the author and he'll give you the lifetime key for free. If you're too cheap to do that (even send an email!) then you're simply asked to revisit the site for an updated key after six months. If you're still using Screenshot Captor 6, 12, 18, 24 months later and don't think the developer deserves even the smallest donation after that much time, then please use something else and stop your endless bichin.

You each spent more time and effort griping about Screenshot Captor for such a meager requirement, that you could have had a lifetime license with less effort and fewer words. That's just plain funny. Next time, read the site's name first: "DonationCoder.com" It ain't rocket science, just a good idea.

flake reviewed v2.30.02 on Feb 8, 2007

Nagware is nagware and is not freeware. This is nagware and would be better described if it was in the shareware catagory. It is a functional program, and works well, but not any better or easier than many other shareware screenshot programs.

If you're looking for freeware, something you can roll out to a large network without any headaches in maintaining it or "achieving" free use, without going through purchasing, look elsewhere. If you have to go through purchasing, then there are better commercial products.

bobad reviewed v2.28.06 Beta on Dec 14, 2006

It's an above average screen capture program, but barely so. It has a pretty good set of features.

Having said that, this program nags you into submission, so it is not Freeware. Using the term "Freeware" loosely or deceptively should be forbidden by software sites.

ScreenShot Captor has nothing on the smaller, and truly free screen capture programs WinSnap and MWSnap. Therefore, I can't recommend it.

Metshrine reviewed v2.28.06 Beta on Dec 13, 2006

What is there that I cant say about this program that is good? I mean, it does what it says, it does it very well, its free (although you do have to register to get a free key and wait a year before you get a non-expiring one, unless you choose to donate).

Great job mouser
Shamurai

RWW reviewed v2.28.05 Beta on Nov 30, 2006

I appreciate their great software, use it often. Sorry if it's too hard for some people to make a couple clicks twice a year.

DudeBoyz reviewed v2.28.05 Beta on Nov 30, 2006

I agree with DipThong - this program is misleading.

You should NEVER have to get a key for a freeware program. You should NEVER have to go to their site and do things so you can continue to use it free.

It is NOT freeware - this is NAG ware at the very least.

zridling reviewed v2.28.05 Beta on Nov 30, 2006

I'll try to diffuse some of the misinformation (or confusion?) Dipthong has posted, but here's the crux: it's donationware. Or maybe you were thrown by the publisher, "DonationCoder.com"? You see, it's a site where programmers can build, get input and feedback from users, have their programs hosted by the site (if they like), and even get a few donations. Thus the name, DonationCoder.com. That freaking place has managed to gather over 23,000 [donating] members in its first full year. Users like me love it because we get the benefit of AutoHotkey script writers, great programs, shared advice, a cool blog, oh, and an intelligent online community unlike the usual snarkfest that most forums devolve to. Coders love it because they can share brainwidth. Scour the site and you'll find a number of shareware authors who have contributed too.

Too bad FileForum doesn't have a specific donationware category to prevent this casual confusion between freeware and donationware. I shouldn't be so hard on Dipthong — read his comments on FileForum and he knows great software. But licensing Screenshot Captor is really rather simple: Make a donation, and it's yours... for life. Don't make a donation (any donation, even one dollar), and you're simply asked to visit the site and request a new key if you're still using the software, six months later (not even 15 or 30 days, but a full six months — 180 days!). Doing that doesn't you one thin dime, if you don't mind the 180-day reminder. Too cheap to do that? Then you'll be missing a really clever, well-built, useful tool in Screenshot Captor. And I'd hate that!

DipThong reviewed v2.28.05 Beta on Nov 30, 2006

Is this supposed to be a joke? I have to SIGN UP at their forums to obtain a key that is only good for 6 months unless I donate? Then I have to go to the forums 6 months later and generate another key? THEN I get a permanent key. And god forbid you dont want to sign up, then you have to renew every 60 days by emailing the admin of the site to get a new key. Perhaps this should be reclassified as NAGWARE. Despite the author's idealistic views, this is clearly nagware. Any application that requires you be nagged and told why you should donate several times before getting a permanent key, doesnt deserve even the rating I gave it (which I gave a 2 because it does what it should). If this doesnt classify as pure nagware, then I dont know what is. I am sorry, but A. I am not going to wait a year before I can get a NON-EXPIRING key nor am I going to contact the author every 60 days to get a new key.

5/5 for doing what it was intended to do, but -3 points for the licensing scheme which is a joke. Just rename it SHAREWARE/NAGWARE and get on with it.

EDIT

zridling

Did I say, anywhere in my review, that I have problems with donationware or that I didnt know the site was a donation-oriented site? No. My problem is that the author makes the software and licensing scheme very painful for the person who has no intent on donating. You have to sit through several different pages, or send an email containing a reason why you wont donate and that will open you to receiving email from the author with even more reasons why you should donate. Believe me, I donate all the time, I've donated almost $500 this year alone to various software projects. What I do have a problem with is software that tries to lie about what it really is. And your claim that the shortest amount of time is 180 days between license renewals is wrong. The author clearly posts in the forums that you are required to obtain a 60-day non-expiring key if you choose to not sign up for the forums (something that should NOT be required).

How is this NOT nagware? I am totally supportive of a "donationware" scheme, however, this truely blows that schema out of the water and takes a more nagware-based approach

gebeleizis reviewed v2.25.03 on Oct 10, 2006

This is an excellent software. Lots and useful features!

gate1975mlm reviewed v2.21.02 Beta on Sep 18, 2006

Screenshot Captor is a great free option!

But I now use Snagit 8 which kicks butt!

zridling reviewed v2.20.02 Beta on Sep 12, 2006

This latest change to allow border type to be automatically set makes creating a batch of screenshots so easy. It's a nice touch to an already powerful, highly customizable program.

Metshrine reviewed v2.20.02 Beta on Sep 11, 2006

What cant I say thats good about this great program? I mean, this program does what it is designed for, and it goes above and beyond. I compare it to the likes of snagit or hypersnap. It easily beats both products!

TOP NOTCH!

bobad reviewed v2.18.04 on Jul 28, 2006

Nice app. However, it's not really "Freeware" in the usual sense. IOW, you can't just download it and use it like most Freeware. You must go through a registration ritual and supply the author with your e-mail address and send for a "key". If that's OK with you, then by all means give this app a try, because it works well.

zridling reviewed v2.18.04 on Jul 27, 2006

If nothing else, the sheer speed of this app, from opening to navigation to capture, makes it worth having. Wow.

mousermanager reviewed v2.18.03 Beta on Jul 7, 2006

every one of our main apps has a complete dated change log in the help file AND on the programs web page which you can view online :)

EDIT:

i see now you are talking about a BETANEWS changelog (changelog listed here on this page), which some programs have and this latest release does not have. you were complaining that this page and this update on betanews doesnt have such a change log.

so here is something interesting you probably don't know. there seem to be 2 ways updates get posted on betanews.

one way is the author can submit a new release with an optional changelog.

i *always* specify such a changelog. in fact i have written on our site that the betanews changelogs are one of the best things about betanews.

what you probably don't know is that sometimes betanews automatically picks up new release and adds them without author intervention. this can be quite strange. in this case no version info is displayed. this isn't something an author has control over. it's just a bit of a mystery..

my general approach is to not post too often about minor releases. so if you see a really minor update on betanews without a changelog, it's not an update i've posted.

Metshrine reviewed v2.18.03 Beta on Jul 6, 2006

Man, what cant I say that is good about this app? This competes with even the best commercial tools, imho. It does everything the average screenshot taker will need, plus more. Much Much More. The developer is very open to ideas for this app, and always responds to any suggestion you send him via email or irc. A great program from a great developer!

Note to dev: A change log would be nice.

zridling reviewed v2.18.01 Beta on Jul 4, 2006

spiked makes a good point, but I'd have to counter that PDF support is perhaps the most overrated feature of any software in the age of XML. You have far more control, security, and flexibility with XML than you'd ever have with any document or data over PDF. Screenshot Captor takes nothing away from SnagIt's proven excellence. It just does it as donationware.

spiked reviewed v2.18.01 Beta on Jul 4, 2006

Nice program but let's not exaggerate how close to SnagIt it is. SnagIt's scrolling window capture not only supports PDF but can optionally preserve hyperlinks from a web page captured as PDF (much like Acrobat, except that Acrobat also preserves text as editable text, whereas SnagIt renders text as bitmap). Screenshot Captor saves only as JPG, TIF, PNG (including transparency support), and GIF.

On the other hand, Screenshot Captor does have a lot of features compared to other freeware screen grabbers, and its UI is better suited for technical/power users than the ultra dumbed-down UI of today's SnagIt.

Binary Fission reviewed v2.15.01 Beta on May 30, 2006

I've been using this program for a couple weeks now. It's a nice free alternative to SnagIt and is actually a lot faster than SnagIt.

It has a little nag popup after you've been using it for awhile but it can be ignored.

gate1975mlm reviewed v2.14.01 Beta on May 15, 2006

Love it!

Keeps getting better.

zridling reviewed v2.13.01 Beta on May 10, 2006

brotherS is right. Screenshot Captor never presents itself as a 'basic' screen capture utility, but rather a sophisticated one. It is very close to SnagIt in features, and you can easily configure Screenshot Captor to perform to do almost anything you want. It already has a full set of capture profiles and keyboard shortcuts to do the basics.

brotherS reviewed v2.13.01 Beta on May 10, 2006

@Don Juan:

Oh my... you DID consider that others might need exactly what you find to be useless? Rating it 1/5 is just wrong.

zridling reviewed v2.11.03 on Feb 24, 2006

Ingenius UI design not only makes Screenshot Captor easy to use, but a lot of fun. Its wide range of keyboard shortcuts make it faster than anyone else's screen capture apps, too.

bendingspoons reviewed v2.11.01 on Feb 3, 2006

Finally got the scrolling capture.Very impressive
program.

mjm01010101 reviewed v2.09.10 Beta on Jan 16, 2006

I agree. I think fileforum/betanews needs a discussion per every software release. Then we can discuss the software apart from our reviews.

zridling reviewed v2.09.10 Beta on Jan 16, 2006

Screenshot Captor is only one software app flowing from the beehive of programmers over at DonationCoder.com. The rest of the site is heaven for programmers and software addicts.

ToeKneeC reviewed v2.09.09 Beta on Jan 14, 2006

Sorry about that. The rating was true though. I rated the software. It got to one of the best. And I do think it was a great way to get people to your site and keep the software free.

To be honest I wanted to give it a 4.5 or even a 4.75 but that was not a choice. I'll visit your site and talk to you directly.

But this shows (your post below), how responsive and pride you have in your software (another +).

mousermanager reviewed v2.09.07 Beta on Jan 12, 2006

screenshot captor uses a license file in it's directory, and the installer is optional.

assuming you have a nonexpiring licnese key you could simply make a directory with the program and your valid license key file in it (license key file is created after you enter it) and roll it out to 10,000 pcs who would be licensed forever.

if you are a nonprofit organization just mail us for sitewide free license key; otherwise you could make a donation of your choice for such a key, or you would email us and tell us your organization refuses to donate which would get you a nonexpiring key.

i know its a bit complicated but if you email us or post on our forum we can help you get it sorted - for free if you dont want to donate, or with a donation if you want to support the project.

ToeKneeC reviewed v2.09.07 Beta on Jan 12, 2006

NOTE: This is NOT Freeware - well close.

Just installed - Go to About -
156 days before renewal needed
And a HUGE Enter License Code here.

FREE means I install it and it's done. Now the license code doesn't cost anything. And I think it's great how they want people to go to their website hoping they donate money. I think it's one of the best ideas I have see for this.

BUT I can't roll it out to clients (I build systems). Why...because they will call me, asking what is this, I thought it was free, how do I do it. Nor can I roll it out to an entire buildings. I can't have 2400 employees confused every 6 months.

I gave it a 4 though becuase it's a great program. But it's for easy rollout.

Vantorax reviewed v2.06.03 Beta on Dec 19, 2005

Excellent utility and freeware to boot!

zridling reviewed v2.06.02 Beta on Dec 7, 2005

Built for speed, ease-of-use, power, and control. If you can find a better screenshot capture app, buy it. Otherwise, Screenshot Captor is fantastic.

UTAKER reviewed v2.06.02 Beta on Dec 6, 2005

full rating as it's free and it does what it's supposed to do
there might be better proggies out there which aren't free, but hey! as logn as its free, i'll go for this one

you pay for the pc you buy, you pay for the OS, you pay for electricity, you pay for upgradation, you pay for the games you guy, hell, the list goes on, software = free = what should be done

oufc_gav reviewed v2.05.02 Beta on Nov 15, 2005

Nice software. The website to sign up needs to be clearer and more obvious how to proceed though. It appears a frustrating mess at the moment.

Kramy reviewed v2.05.02 Beta on Nov 14, 2005

A lot of thought was put into this program, and although I don't personally need it, I can see lots of really helpful features that would speed up screenshot taking and make the lives of many a lot easier.

If people are willing to donate a few dollars for such a program, then I think it's great.

brotherS reviewed v2.03.10 on Nov 10, 2005

Great, I love how it's getting better and better. What I love most is that you'll find lots of tiny helpful features you'll miss in other capture tools.

Check www.donationcoder.com for the November Fundraiser/Celebration.

zridling reviewed v2.02.02 on Oct 27, 2005

Hey, I'll be the first to laud SnagIt — it has no weaknesses that I'm aware of. But as donationware, Screenshot Captor is a stunning piece of software. (Thanks Suzy!)

brotherS reviewed v2.02.02 on Oct 26, 2005

SuzzyWoozy: You should really try version 2.02.02 - it's again an improvement. You are right, SC may not be *totally perfect* yet, but if you compare it to SnagIt it's well worth a donation!

Check www.donationcoder.com for the November Fundraiser/Celebration!

SuzzyWoozy reviewed v2.01.06 on Oct 12, 2005

Hi zridling, nice to have someone to comment on person than on the software (who's the "TROLLS FOLKS" now?). Correct me if I' wrong but we're suppose to write a software review, mine is based on comparing it with other software in the same category. So... let's do this together, ok:

> You haven't even downloaded and tried Screenshot
> Captor.
But I did, and is 3.5MB installation comparing with 700k on MWSnap (I admit that is not a issue these days, but still...)

> Who cares about MWSnap. I tried it and it's
> drop-dead BAD. Screenshot Captor does everything
> you're griping about, too.
True, it is dead but not obsolete. Screen Captor does everything (and more) but in a more complicated way.
For example "capture screen object": wouldn’t be nicer to have a feedback of what exactly is being captured - like the ugly red border that most of screen capture program have?

However, if you need to use the images in a presentation or instance and don’t want to use another external program to do it for you - Screen Captor offers you large palette of options for processing the image immediately after capture: borders, shadows, color reduction and (my favorite) the enhancements like blur/gray/dim outside of the interest area (this in the only reason I have Screen Captor installed by the way).

My previous 3/5 was done by mistake, I was meant for 4 like I wrote in my first review …
Here’s the 5/5 for balancing it.

brotherS reviewed v2.01.01 on Oct 10, 2005

Version 2.01 made it even better - thanks!

zridling reviewed v2.00.14 on Oct 7, 2005

You're just trolling and spamming. Who cares about MWSnap. I tried it and it's dropdead BAD. Screenshot Captor does everything you're griping about, too.

Oh that's right. Jokes on me. You haven't even downloaded and tried Screenshot Captor; you're just being snarky. IGNORE THE TROLLS FOLKS.

SuzzyWoozy reviewed v2.00.12 on Oct 6, 2005

You spoke the trouth DeadFly!

First of all, a Screen Capture program should do exactly what the name tells: capture portions of you screen, including the possibility to distinguish controls, windows, widgets, etc.
Now, the first thing to look is SnagIt - however (last I've checked) it was a 5mb installer and not free at all.
The next good alternative in my opinion is this MWSnap, 700kb program, full featured (various capture modes, kb shortcut, etc) - unfortunately the developers haven’t update it for a long time, but again, there is not much to add to it.

The present program offers the possibility to further process the image after the capture (add border for example), but if you really need to do more than capture you should have by now a complex image editing tool as well on you computer.

4 for the good job.

zridling reviewed v2.00.11 on Sep 25, 2005

Lots of great ideas found in Screenshot Captor, among them a simple, easy way to customize various keyboard shortcuts for each type of screen capture. Lots of new border effects for photographers, too. I love it.

brotherS reviewed v2.0 Beta on Sep 12, 2005

Wow, it's freeware AND great! Better than two shareware-tools I tested, just try it!

JeRrYFaR reviewed v2.0 Beta on Sep 6, 2005

It's pretty slick and I definitely will give it high-marks, but I think I'll stick to Hypersnap-DX for now..

Bought that years ago and couldn't be happier.. but again, I would rate this high.. nice features on it..

DeadFly reviewed v2.0 Beta on Sep 6, 2005

Decent, but I like MWSnap better( http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html ).
It hasn't been update in quite some time, but it's got alot of cool features.

CarolHaynes reviewed v1.02.05 on Aug 25, 2005

Excellent, uncluttered screen capture tool.

Best of all not only is it free (donation requested) but it is a rapidly evolving project and the author is mega responsive to user ideas.

I bought SnagIT - but most of the time I just use this programme now as it has a far easier and quicker inteface.