Is There A Snip Tool Similar To Microsoft For Mac
Is there something like the Windows Snipping Tool for OSX?
People really like to snip an image in multiple ways. We generally get a snipping tool inbuilt with most of the newly arrived windows versions after Windows-7. This tool is represented with a scissor sign and comes inbuilt with the windows version. People who are habitual of using this tool try to find a substitute for it on the Mac platform as well. Alternatives to Snipping Tool for Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome, Firefox and more. Filter by license to discover only free or Open Source alternatives. This list contains a total of 25+ apps similar to Snipping Tool. You can use Snipping Tool to capture a screen shot, or snip, of any object on your.
For those, who don't know about the tool, it's an easy to use software to take snapshot of any portion of screen, and is really useful in various situations.
gentmatt8 Answers
There is now a blog entry about Taking Screenshots in a Snap.
It's built into Mac OS.
- ⌘+⇧+3 captures the whole screen
- ⌘+⇧+4 captures a custom rectangle (click and drag over the screen region you want to capture)
- ⌘+⇧+4 then space captures a specific window (move the mouse cursor over the desired window, then click)
Press esc to cancel.
Screenshots are saved onto your Desktop and timestamped.
Holding control in addition to any of the sequences above causes the image to be copied instead of saved to the desktop.
By default the image format is png. However, you can change the format by typing in the Terminal:
Where image_format is one of jpg, tiff, pdf, png, bmp or pict (among others). If you omit the second line, you will need to log out and in again for the change to take effect.
The settings for the shortcuts in the system preferences are located at:
System Preferences → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts → Screen Shots
The MacOS X application that enables screenshots is called Grab. It is located at /Applications/Utilities/Grab.app
If you don't want to remember the shortcut keys, you can also use the built-in Preview app.
Just launch Preview, then from the menu, select File, Take Screen Shot, then choose
- From Selection - you will get a crosshair to drag
- From Window - you will get to choose which window to grab
- From Entire Screen - it will give a countdown first, so that you can get back to whatever app you want to take a picture of
It will then display the screenshot in Preview, and you can save, copy, paste, crop, etc. from there.
Macworld magazine's senior editor Dan Frakes just posted a very good short video tutorial (with show transcript) about the screenshot features of Mac OS X. This includes how to use the Grab app from the Utilities folder. The video is at: http://www.macworld.com/article/164123/2011/12/mac_os_x_screenshot_secrets.html.
His show description:'Mac OS X makes it easy to take screenshots—images of your screen or objects on it. But even veteran Mac users are often unaware of the many options available for getting the perfect screenshot. Here's a quick look at these underused options.'
If you also need editing capabilities (e.g. like Windows Paint or however it's called these days), Skitch is a good add-on (and it's free).
nohillside♦nohillsideEasycrop, or start with the insanely great (and free) SnapNDrag, from Yellow Mug — http://www.yellowmug.com/
You may like Snip, I used it for a while and I found it fantastic. You can download it from Mac App Store for free
Of course, the most convenient way to snapshot on Mac is by pressing keyboard shortcuts, however, this traditional method lacks additional features like making annotations, uploading images online for sharing, etc. For this purposes, you can make use of professional Mac screenshot tools that features the same function as Snipping Tool.
Grab - A built-in screenshot tool on Mac that enables you to capture anything you see on screen.
Skitch - Easy tool that allows for capturing, annotating and sharing screenshots / images.
Jing - An effective screen capturing program that works for recording screen and taking screenshot.
grg♦Keyboard Maestro can drive Preview to behave exactly like snipping tool
F13 (in the same place as PrintScreen on Windows)
Open Preview.app
Select menu File/Take Screen Shot/From Selection
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A while ago, Microsoft released their newest offering – the Snip tool. It not only takes accurate screenshots, but you can also record your desktop and share it with your friends too.
Getting Started
Once you’ve downloaded and installed the tool on your Windows 10 machine, you will get a nice black colored icon on your desktop. It looks quite similar to the Snipping tool that has been present on many previous Windows OS’ but that’s where the similarities end.
Once you launch the tool, you will see a persistent window at the top of your desktop which has 3 options – 1.) Capture (2) Whiteboard and (3) Camera
1. Capture
This is the easy one to master and the one that acts most like the Snipping tool of yore. All you need to do once you click it, is select the area of your desktop that needs to be captured. Select it by hitting lef-click on your mouse and once you let go, the image is captured automatically in your library. There is a helpful ‘bulls-eye’ pointer which magnifies the part which you are trying to capture, which can really be helpful when every inch of space matters.
The funny part, though, is that you don’t get to see previews of what you’ve just captured. And the Settings menu of the tool has no options at all. No, really, none whatsoever.
2. Whiteboard
As the name implies, this feature opens up a Whiteboard where artists can start creating their next masterpiece. You have 4 different pen sizes and 5 different colors to choose from, so it’s not much, but handy for quick creations that only need simple elements.
3. Camera
If you have a webcam installed on your system, clicking this feature will start your webcam instantly. There is a single button to capture what you can see, but before you do, you can make various adjustments to it. Naturally, you can edit the captured image with those 4 pen sizes and 5 different color choices here too.
If you have multiple cameras set up, then you can also select between those as selected by the top-right arrow and the second arrow is highlighting the camera icon which will capture the object in front of your webcam.
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Please Note:
The captured images and recordings aren’t automatically saved to your PC. You will have to go to the library and then save the files you’ve captured in that session, manually.Video Captures
This is the feature that really sets Snip apart from the Snipping tool. If you have just captured an image either using Capture or Camera mode, then in the Snip tool itself you will see more options to annotate the same. But, the top-left corner has the option to record your screen, too.
So, if you are working on a quick video to show how to work with some software or some design ideas for your client, this tool would prove ideal. Once you hit record, you will also be able to see the audio level on the bottom-right corner, so you know how loud the output levels will be.
To show exactly how such a video would look like, I made a quick recording for you guys. Ignore my lack of mouse control and only focus on how well the video capture has turned out. OK? OK.
The videos that you create can easily be shared or uploaded to Microsoft’s hosting space mix.office.com. You can also embed these videos to your own websites (like I just did) and use them for reference or other purposes.
Bye Bye Print Screen: Once the Snip tool is on, the Print Screen button does not take any screenshots whatsoever, as the entire clipboard seems to be controlled by it.Worthy of your Time
The Snip tool is certainly a great attempt by Microsoft, but some additional options and settings are certainly needed. Either include an option to select a default location where everything will be saved, or prompt the user to. Also, more options while using annotations, won’t hurt.
Till such time, if your needs are met with these features, there is nothing better than Snip out there. Or if you know of any such tool, do let us know in our forum section.
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