Program to let you crop a screenshot?

I had a program once that forced me to crop a screenshot every time I saved it. That was annoying.

I want a program that I can do a specific keyboard shortcut to specifically ask me to crop it but when I just press print screen normally just takes the whole screen.

What should I get?

I have windows 8

 

Use the already included Win 8 "Snipping Tool". (Search Snipping Tool in the charms bar) :thumbsup:

You can highlight any thing on the screen, or the whole screen. Box or free form snipping.

Use Snipping Tool to capture screen shots - Microsoft Windows Help

 

I just print screen, paste it in Irfanview, and crop from there. Snipping tool is useful too as mentioned.

 

Tip - pressing alt-prtscn captures just the active window.

 

I just use MS Paint if that's all I'm doing.

 

+1 on the Snipping Tool. I use it daily for screen captures.

 

What if i want snipping tool to autosave to dropbox screenshot folder like everywhere else?

Or is dat too much hassle.

 

I don't think it can auto save to a location, you have to manually save it to the location you specify.

 

ive been using gadwin print screen for years and then crop in picasa.

now why hadnt i heard about snipping tool until mentioned here. so much easier.
thanks for the tip.

 

Did you look at Snagit that is a very good paid program to do screen shot and crop those shots.

 

Sort of one of those awesome features included in windows that doesn't get the attention it deserves. If you are using OneNote, there is a similar tool that is part of OneNote functionalities, great for adding screenies in OneNote.

 

certainly works good but only niggle i found was each time its used the file name stays the same so have to remember to change capture to capture1 etc.

 

Here's the one I use: DuckLink Software

Free and no ads or malware.

 

Snagit works great for me.

 

Snagit, Screenpresso, PrintScreenKey, Jing, and the Windows Snipping Tool
I have used all those and more, but those are my favorite ones.

Screenpresso is especially up there since I often do markups for guides/documentation Jing used to be up there till they started to offer the "pro" version and the free version nags you some.

 

FScapture version 5.3 free for home use.

 

Which ones will let me just use a keyboard key or two to initiate a rectangular cropping? I still want printscreen to stay a full screen screenshot. I just want another keyboard shortcut to do rectangular.

Snipping tool is alright. But you have to click on the program each time for a new snip!

 

Dude, just learn to code already and write your own tool. Your needs are far too niche/lazy. Is clicking that hard?

I have a ton, yes a ton, (metric ton actually) of stuff to unload by hand (in 55-lb. bags) and stack in a corner tomorrow afternoon. Clicking isn't that hard, get over it.


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For the record, the metric ton has arrived and been unloaded and neatly stacked (one person job, roughly 30 minutes). The first ton is easy, it's the last 200 lbs. that are a pain...