The way the content is presented should depend on the application.įor a text editor, 'paste' means to insert the content to the editor.įor Snipaste, however, 'paste' means to (try to) convert the content into an image and make it a topmost floating window.

The general 'paste' means grab content from the clipboard and present it in another way. What does 'paste' mean in Snipaste? It does not seem like the usual paste. You may use it just for snipping, but you cannot demand it to be a pure snipping tool.

Sorry, Snipaste has to stay in background, because it is indeed a 'paste' tool, which requires it to keep running. Mac version / Linux version / scrolling capture / GIF recording ……ĭoes Snipaste have to stay in the background? Can it be run only when I need to take a screenshot and exit automatically afterwards? If you're interested, check it out.Snipaste cannot start / crashes / is not responding / settings are not saved …… Snipaste doesn't have the power of a full-strength screen capture tool, but the in-place editing and the ability to paste images onto the screen as floating windows are major pluses. If you'd like to see how a toolbar or some other UI element looks on a program, this allows you to paste an image onto the screen and view it in-place. Unusually, you can also paste the clipboard image - whether it's saved by Snipaste or not - back onto the screen as a floating window. When you're finished, the annotated capture may be copied to the clipboard, or saved as an image file. Instead it overlays the captured area of the screen and you're able to draw shapes or arrows on it, highlight areas, apply mosaic or blurring effects, add new text, and generally edit it in place. Unlike other screenshot tools, your capture doesn't appear in another window. You press the capture hotkey (F1 by default, oddly), move the mouse around the interface, elements are highlighted as you hover over them, and left-clicking snips that area. Selection is automatic, and you might have seen something similar with other capture tools. The program enables capturing UI elements: a button, a panel, a menu, maybe the entire application window. Snipaste is a portable screenshot tool aimed at developers and designers.

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