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Install SnippingTool

Open-source Windows snipping tool with OCR, screen recording, and annotation

Install with winget
winget install --id DimitarRadenkov.SnippingTool
Upgrade
winget upgrade --id DimitarRadenkov.SnippingTool
Uninstall
winget uninstall --id DimitarRadenkov.SnippingTool

About SnippingTool

SnippingTool is a lightweight Windows screen capture and annotation tool. Press Print Screen to draw a region, annotate with arrows, shapes, text, blur, and numbered steps, then copy to clipboard, pin as a floating always-on-top window, or record your screen to MP4 (H.264) or AVI. Includes built-in OCR to extract text from any screenshot. No subscription, no telemetry.

What's new in 4.6.1

What's Changed - Fix OCR lasso rectangle visibility layering by @dimitar-radenkov in #81 Full Changelog: v4.5.8...v4.6.1

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Version history

Version Updated Notes
4.6.1 Unknown What's Changed - Fix OCR lasso rectangle visibility layering by @dimitar-radenkov in #81 Full Changelog: v4.5.8...v4.6.1
4.5.1 Unknown What's Changed - Add microphone recording support to screen capture by @dimitar-radenkov in #74 Full Changelog: v4.4.4...v4.5.1
4.2.1 Unknown What's Changed - Add recent recordings tray menu and refactor HUD actions by @dimitar-radenkov in #68 Full Changelog: v4.1.2...v4.2.1
4.1.1 Unknown What's Changed - Fix/multi monitor selection overlay by @dimitar-radenkov in #66 Full Changelog: v4.0.1...v4.1.1
4.0.1 Unknown What's Changed - Bug/fix multi monitor recording by @dimitar-radenkov in #65 Full Changelog: v3.10.1...v4.0.1
3.10.1 Unknown What's Changed - Refactor HUD layout, add close delay, improve tests by @dimitar-radenkov in #64 Full Changelog: v3.9.1...v3.10.1
3.9.1 Unknown What's Changed - Add GIF export for recordings via ffmpeg integration by @dimitar-radenkov in #63 Full Changelog: v3.8.3...v3.9.1
3.8.2 Unknown What's Changed - No changes Full Changelog: v3.8.1...$TAG
3.8.1 Unknown What's Changed - Adjust recording border to appear outside capture region by @dimitar-radenkov in #61 Full Changelog: v3.7.3...v3.8.1
3.7.1 Unknown What's Changed - Add in-recording annotation window and HUD controls by @dimitar-radenkov in #59 Full Changelog: v3.6.2...v3.7.1
3.6.1 Unknown What's Changed - Defer pin window and improve annotation rendering by @dimitar-radenkov in #58 Full Changelog: v3.5.3...v3.6.1
3.5.1 Unknown What's Changed - Add overlay visibility control to ComposeBitmap by @dimitar-radenkov in #55 Full Changelog: v3.4.1...v3.5.1
3.4.1 Unknown Full Changelog: v3.3.2...v3.4.1
3.3.1 Unknown What's Changed - Refactor/phase 1 foundational contracts by @dimitar-radenkov in #53 Full Changelog: v3.2.2...v3.3.1
3.2.1 Unknown Full Changelog: v3.1.7...v3.2.1
3.1.1 Unknown What's Changed - Feature/dark light theme by @dimitar-radenkov in #50 Full Changelog: v3.0.3...v3.1.1
3.0.1 Unknown What's Changed - Add auto-update service and interval settings by @dimitar-radenkov in #49 Full Changelog: v2.7.1...v3.0.1
2.7.1 Unknown What's Changed - Add pause and resume functionality to recording service and UI by @dimitar-radenkov in #48 Full Changelog: v2.6.2...v2.7.1
2.5.8 Unknown No notes