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Ksnip for Windows
Capture a screen region, monitor or active window and add text, arrows and highlights with Ksnip, a free, open-source screenshot tool for Windows.
Version 1.10.1 · Direct publisher file
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What is Ksnip?
Ksnip captures screenshots and adds visual explanations before you share them. On Windows, you can select a rectangular area, reuse the last selection, capture the active window or take a full-screen shot across monitors. A capture delay gives you time to prepare the screen.
The editor combines drawing tools, text, numbered markers and shapes with cropping, blur and pixelation. You can also open an existing image or paste one from the clipboard, then copy, print or save the result. Global capture hotkeys and tabs support working with several screenshots.
This download is the publisher’s version 1.10.1 MSI installer, rather than a continuous development build. OCR is not included as a built-in ready-to-use feature: it needs a separate compatible plugin. The publisher also documents possible capture-area positioning errors on high-DPI screens, with a configurable position or offset as a workaround.
What it offers
- Capture a rectangular area, the last selected area, a monitor, the active window or all screens on Windows.
- Set a capture delay and use global screenshot hotkeys on Windows.
- Annotate with text, arrows, numbered markers, pen strokes, highlights and shapes.
- Crop images or obscure selected regions using blur and pixelation.
- Open existing images, paste from the clipboard and keep multiple images in tabs.
Good to know
- OCR requires a separately installed plugin that matches Ksnip’s Qt version and build type.
- The publisher documents possible high-DPI capture-area positioning errors; the snipping-area position or offset can be adjusted in settings.
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References used for this listing. Retrieval dates do not indicate hands-on testing.
- Ksnip - Download ↗Retrieved
- Ksnip v1.10.1 — publisher README ↗Retrieved
- Ksnip release v1.10.1 ↗Retrieved
- Ksnip v1.10.1 — publisher asset catalogue ↗Retrieved
- Ksnip v1.10.1 — GNU General Public License v3 ↗Retrieved