I have chosen JPG which is a very common file type for pictures – especially photos. The “To” tab has settings for what type of image file you would like the picture to be saved as. In this tab are option for you to set such as which key would you like to use when wanting to take a picture of your screen and what region of the screen would you like to picture. Tab one is displaying and it is called “From”.

Go through the easy steps to install ScreenHunter.Īfter the installation process is finished (and it is a very quick process so don’t blink) you will see a window with three tabs across the top.

It makes for rapid screengrabbing compared to having to paste into an image editor.

It will either capture the screen, an active window or a region of your choosing, then automatically turn it into either a JPG, GIFF, or BMP image file and save it where you set it to save. It is a free and simple little application that will initiate when the key of your choice is pressed. I never really got into it at the time, I think I was searching for a free video screen recorder, but in my born again screengrab thinking a went and fetched it this time and boy is it light and fast. Video is quick and easy for the creator, and handy for people who just want to get the scope of something, but when detailed step by step stuff is required (say, for complete newbies) then I think the good old screen grab is needed.Ī long time ago Vivian Evans pointed me to ScreenHunter Free for Windows. Easy to follow along to (so long as the person creating the screencast is thorough) and very portable when printed. For a while now I’ve been thinking to return to the good old days of screencasting – plain old screen grabs with text.

Screenhunter 4.0 free