At one time or another, most people need to capture an image of all or part of what appears on their screen. Many screenshot tools allow you to do that and more – which can make them hard to understand and work with. By contrast, the developers of Greenshot created a lightweight tool that’s quick and easy to use.
With Greenshot, what you see is what you get. You can save a screen or a part of one to any of several image formats within a second. You can also apply text and shapes to the screenshot. “Just have a look at the settings dialog to find out what’s possible beyond default behavior,” advises Jens Klingen, who develops the software with Thomas Braun. “Also, you can make use of the Prnt shortcut keys (including modifiers) if you want to be even faster.”
Greenshot is still in beta, and the developers hope to continue making releases at the rate of about two versions per year. “We have quite a few enhancements on our to-do list, including the ability to capture scrolling windows, zoom for the image editor, and a crop tool and blur filter.”