Snip and Sketch and/or/only Snipping Tool


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Frankly I got tiered of the messages that the app has moved so I moved the ones I like to a more permanent place :cool:
 

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Bree said:
Open the new one first, then you can save a snip easily.

But you can copy the old Snipping Tool from a W10 PC and use it in W11. You need a copy of snippingtool.exe from System32, and the snippingtool.exe.mui from the appropriate language sub-folder of System32, eg System32\en-US or in my case en-GB.

Place your copies in a folder anywhere you like (with the .mui in its sub-folder) then you can run either or both in W11. You can even run it from a USB.

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thanks, just copied over my Win 10 snipping tool as the win11 wasn't working
 

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but I can't get the sniping tool to work, instead it following error is displayed
A problem with Windows is preventing Screen Snipping from opening. Refreshing your PC might help fix it.
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yousaf465 said:
...I can't get the sniping tool to work, instead it following error is displayed
A problem with Windows is preventing Screen Snipping from opening. Refreshing your PC might help fix it.
Click to expand...
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The snipping tool is now updated through the Store. Try opening the Store and checking for updates.
 

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I'm all about the Open Source GREENSHOT.

Greenshot

Greenshot - a free screenshot tool optimized for productivity
getgreenshot.org getgreenshot.org

I'm not saying you should ignore other apps that Windows offers, but I will tell anybody this should be your default capture app. That is if you capture more than once a day.

Why I prefer it is that you can stop all those annoying windows and messages all other apps do. 95% of the time when I do a screenshot it's that click and drag a rectangle type. 99% of the time I went it compressed to 80% quality as a JPG (without being asked each time) and to be dropped on my desktop (without being asked). I also want ONE button to trigger all this.

And so with screenshot I simply --

1. Hit Prnt Screen. No app visibly opens. Instead --
2. -- I get the drag and capture rectangle thing, do just that, I hear a snapshot
3. -- and it's on my desktop at 80% quality as a JPEG.

This is NOT how Greenshot defaults. But it rules because you can make it work YOUR way. Try it before you deny it, lol

OH, and if you lack a Prnt Scrn button, you can access anything here --

2021-11-01 13_47_30-.jpg
 
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Bree said:
The snipping tool is now updated through the Store. Try opening the Store and checking for updates.
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already updated before posting, not fixed.
 

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+ 1 for Greenshot!
I don't think I could tolerate doing 5 or 6 steps just to save a screenshot!
I wanna hit PrtScn and have the png land on the Desktop. Period!
 

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Edwin said:
+ 1 for Greenshot!
I don't think I could tolerate doing 5 or 6 steps just to save a screenshot!
I wanna hit PrtScn and have the png land on the Desktop. Period!
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It does those too

Inked2021-11-01 18_05_48-2021-11-01 18_05_25-Greenshot.jpg ‎- Photos.jpg
 

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Windows key + Shift + S does nothing for me.. It appears enough people are having an issue that it's only a matter of time before they push a fix, so I'm just gonna sit tight.
 

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My observations on the Snipping Tool...

1) Have you turned off the Settings -> System -> Notifications -> Notifications option ? (Either for All apps, or for the Snipping Tool)?

If so, you can enable Accessibility -> Keyboard -> Use the Print screen button to open screen snipping, and you will get the pop-up when you press the <Print Screen> button to capture either a rectangle, free-form shape, window or entire screen shot. However, no matter which option you choose to capture, the controls silently disappear. I can't tell you how much time I wasted the other day, searching high & low to see where the screen shot was saved....only to discover the screen shot was only captured to the clipboard -- you then have to open an app that is capable of *PASTING* the image from the clipboard....

However, when you have the the setting for Notifications **TURNED ON** (either for all, or specifically for Snipping tool), you'll get a pop-up that says "click here" to save your screen shot. (I had to do a clean install on a spare system to learn this)...

Take home message:
1) If you want to use stock Snipping Tool "the easy way", MAKE SURE you haven't turned off Notifications & MAKE SURE you HAVE turned on the Use the Print screen button for Snipping Tool option.
2) +1 vote for Greenshot instead...
 

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Screen Capture is such a simple front end overlay mechanism! I don't know why some apps make it so complicated.
Heck, even some browsers with screenshot feature, the exe resides in the appdata folder...

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