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Feature map

Every Snipping Tool capability listed on the Store, shown with real UI

Grouped from Microsoft Store features and release notes, Softonic’s rectangular and free-shape capture notes, and the promotional screenshots in our media set.

Features

Built for clear, everyday captures

A focused Windows utility for screenshots and short recordings — free, Microsoft-published, and ready for Windows 11.

Capture

Rectangular, freeform, window, and full-screen snips from the app or keyboard shortcut. Softonic notes low system overhead for fragment selection.

See capture modes

Annotate

Pen, highlighter, crop, shapes, emoji, and Text actions for copy or Quick redact — markup that stays in the post-capture editor.

Explore markup

Record

Screen recording with computer or microphone audio via Win+Shift+R on supported builds — useful for short demos and bug reports.

Recording details

Capture

Four snip shapes, one shortcut

Store feature text: capture screenshots with the app or keyboard shortcut (Windows logo key + Shift + S). Softonic highlights rectangular and free-shape fragment selection with low system overhead.

  • Rectangle
  • Window
  • Full screen
  • Freeform

Shortcut not firing? See the hotkey troubleshooting guide.

Annotate

Mouse, touch, or pen markup

Store lists editing with mouse, touch, or pen; crop; ink and highlights; then save or copy to share anywhere. The UI also exposes eraser, ruler, delay timer, and Edit in Paint.

Store caption: “Edit and annotate your screenshots.” Softonic still calls the tool lightweight; the markup tools live in the post-capture editor rather than a full design suite.

Markup extras

Shapes and emoji

Release notes: add shapes and emojis to your screenshots. The floating markup tray includes square, circle, line, arrow, fill, and outline controls.

Markup best practices →

Record

Screen recording with computer or microphone audio

Store what’s new: record your screen with audio from your computer or record your own. Softonic also lists screenshots and screen recording videos as core jobs for students and professionals.

Recording shortcut

Product art shows Win + Shift + R beside camera/video mode toggles on the toolbar.

Permissions

Store permissions include microphone use. If recording is silent, check the microphone guide.

Text actions

Copy all text or Quick redact

Store notes: Text actions let you copy or redact text from a screen capture. The UI shows Copy all text, Quick redact, and per-selection Copy text / Redact text with Ctrl+C and Ctrl+A hints.

Copy all text
Pull readable strings from a snip when the source app blocks selection.
Quick redact
Black out sensitive strings such as emails or phone numbers before you share.
Capability Detail from listings Where it shows up
Hotkey Windows logo key + Shift + S Capture bar
Input methods Mouse, touch, or pen Editor toolbar
Markup Crop, ink, highlights, shapes, emoji Post-capture editor
Output Save or copy to share anywhere Save / Copy / Share
Recording audio Computer audio or microphone Record mode
OCR / privacy Copy or redact via Text actions Text actions bar
Web lookup Visual Search with Bing Context menu
OS floor Windows 11 version 22000.0 or higher System requirements
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