Everyone loves sharing their photos online on Flickr, Picasa and other similar sites. The risk of it is that some people think all online images are public property, so they can simply take them and use them anywhere else. Unfortunately there’s little you can do to avoid this without getting too complicated, like disabling right […]

One thing I really miss about Windows is using SnagIt because it makes capturing screenshots and adding special effects so easy to do. Unfortunately, there is no version for Mac but developers TechSmith have created Jing which works on both Windows and Mac.
Firstly however, let me state clearly that Jing is no way near as […]

Windows: If you ever need to take as many screenshots as we do, SnagIt is your best choice. The last version of this gorgeous screen capturing and editing tool (9.0.0.351) includes exciting new features such as the ability to work on several images at the same time and support for meta-tagging and labeling images, plus […]

If we’ve already mentioned SnagIt quite a few times on this blog, it’s just because it’s one of the best capturing tools out there, and that’s coming from someone who takes about 120 screenshots a week!
However, SnagIt doesn’t only work as a screen capturing tool. In spite of having used it for years now, I […]

Here at Softonic, we take bucket loads of screenshots every day, as we’re constantly testing out and reviewing new programs and games. Now on a PC I simply stick to SnagIt, which is by far the best and most complete screen capture tool you’ll find. On Mac, there’s a much bigger selection of excellent programs […]

So you’ve decided to start your own blog. Congratulations! Whether you intend to create a professional blog or simply write a personal diary, blogging is an excellent hobby that keeps you in touch with the rest of the world. It lets you meet new people, learn different perspectives and share anything you like, from news […]

Capturing screenshots is useful for all kinds of reasons from building tutorials to illustrating game and software graphics like we do everyday here at Softonic. Most operate on the same point-and-shoot principle but differ in the number of features they have and how powerful they are. Here’s a handy selection of my top ten screen-capture […]

SnagIt is often considered the reference in screencast software. A while back, we had compared it to another very good screencast application, HyperSnap-DX and came up with the conclusion that SnagIt offers more advanced editing tools like image stamping, RGB color values and annotations. One thing you have to consider if you’re going to produce […]

Those of us who take screenshots everyday need to have a powerful, reliable tool with which capturing images is simple, quick and produces good results. And if there is a program that meets our expectations, that’s SnagIt, one of the best options available amongst capturing tools.
SnagIt allows you to not only […]

Although many image editors offer screenshot capture facilities, if you’re regularly taking grabs of your desktop, applications or web pages, then it’s probably worth investing in a stand-alone capturing tool. There are dozens of them around, and believe it or not, there are considerable differences between most of these programs.
We’re called upon to nab screenshots […]