recommended screenshot+annotation tool?

[orbs]

if you are producing a manual for your program (or any program, for that matter) - what are you using for screenshots and annotation? something easy to use, with pleasant graphic result?

[TheSaint]

I would check out Sourceforge for both, with the latter requirement being a CHM, HTML Help or PDF maker.

Plenty of screenshot scripts are available here in Examples too.

There is a topic or three here dealing with the preferred program for CHM (Help or manual) files. Can't recall the name off the top of my head, but some kind of (HTML??) Workshop I think.

Edited March 4, 2015 by TheSaint

[TheDcoder]

I would check out Sourceforge for both, with the latter requirement being a CHM, HTML Help or PDF maker.

Plenty of screenshot scripts are available here in Examples too.

There is a topic or three here dealing with the preferred program for CHM (Help or manual) files. Can't recall the name off the top of my head, but some kind of (HTML??) Workshop I think.

HTML Help Workshop

[UEZ]

You can give AutoIt Windows Screenshooter a try.

Br,
UEZ

[RTFC]

I use (free) MWsnap

From the site:

• 5 snapping modes.
• Support for BMP, JPG, TIFF, PNG and GIF formats, with selected color depth and quality settings.
• System-wide hotkeys.
• Clipboard copy/paste.
• Printing.
• Auto-saving, auto-printing.
• Auto-start with Windows.
• Minimizing to system tray.
• An auto-extending list of fixed sizes, perfect for snapping images for icons and glyphs. 
• A zoom tool for magnifying selected parts of the screen.
• A ruler tool for measuring screen objects lengths.
• A color picker showing screen colors with separated RGB parts.
• Fast picture viewer.
• Adding frames and mouse pointer images.
• Multilevel configurable undo and redo.
• Multilingual versions.
• Configurable user interface.

Edited March 5, 2015 by RTFC

[JLogan3o13]

We used to use MWSnap, but I don't believe it has been updated in 10 or 12 years. Last I knew it was XP 32bit only.

[RTFC]

Well, I'm running it on W7Pro/64 without a problem. Never tried it on W8 though...

[JLogan3o13]

Never said it wouldn't work on WIN7, simply that the last updated version (I could be wrong) was from 12 years ago, and was specifically written for XP 32bit.

Edited March 5, 2015 by JLogan3o13

[zalomalo]

Use Maxthon as web explorer and you will get all inside and much more. The best navigator for work.

[TXTechie]

Hi orbs,

You might be interested in this comparison review by one of my trusted techie resources:

• Best Free Screen Capture Tool (Updated July 4, 2014) [Gizmo's Freeware]

 

I, personally, use the free edition of Screenpresso.

TX Techie

Edited March 9, 2015 by TXTechie

[mpower]

I use GreenShot (http://getgreenshot.org/). It's free, open source, and really good!

[water]

In my company we use GreenShot as well. Nice and cheap tool.

[mpower]

Free is the best kind of cheap

[Myicq]

I use FastStone Capture (http://www.faststone.org/), version 5.3 which is Freeware. Like it because it has autonumber/ autosave and also a good editor.