Windows only Are you looking for a light-weight screenshot utility that does only what you need it to? LightShot is about as resource-friendly as you'll find considering it uses a mere 2MB of memory while running. With it you'll be able to select an area of the screen you want to snap for your screenshot, and then choose from a variety of actions:

There are so many different screen capture utilities available, but we still try to write about all of our favorites.

I use screenshot tools all the time no matter what computer I'm on. One interesting Windows screenshot tool that I came across recently is called Greenshot. It's not the most feature-packed utility that you can find, but I'd say it ranks pretty highly seeing that it does come with its own image editor.

It seems like there are a lot of free screenshot tools popping up lately, which is not something you'll see me complaining about. SnagIt has held the crown when it comes to professional screen capturing with its advanced editor and wide array of options, but these alternatives are slowly creeping up on the rather mature application.

I've been using a Mac for nearly two years, and with as many screenshots as I take there was just never an app that quite matched the capabilities of SnagIt on Windows. I'll admit that Skitch was pretty close, but the screenshot editor lacked in a lot of different areas. My biggest pet peeve is the inability to manage/manipulate multiple screenshots on the same canvas... a.k.a.

Coming across a good free screenshot application is a rarity these days. I used to be a big fan of FastStone Capture, but once they went from free to paid it felt like my money would be better spent on SnagIt (in the event I decided to purchase an app).