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Snipr

Instant screen capture — straight to your clipboard or saved as a PNG.

A lightweight alternative to the Windows Snipping Tool
Download Snipr for Windows FREE  ·  WINDOWS 10 / 11
Why Snipr

Get out of your way, instantly.

The Windows Snipping Tool opens a full window and asks what kind of snip you want. Snipr skips all that — one click on the taskbar icon, drag a rectangle, done. The capture lands on your clipboard in under a second.

Instant capture

No menus, no mode selection. Click, drag, release — done.

Clipboard-first

Paste directly into Word, Outlook, Teams, or any app.

Save as PNG

Right-click the taskbar icon and choose Save Snip as PNG.

Multi-monitor

Works across all displays with full DPI and scaling support.

How to use

Fast by design.

1
Click the Snipr taskbar icon — or press Win Shift Z Snipr stays resident in the system tray, so the hotkey works from any application without switching windows first.
2
Drag to select a region — or click to snap a window Drag a rectangle to capture any area. A single click (without dragging) automatically snaps the window under the cursor — including dialogs and MDI child windows. If no window is found, the full desktop is captured.
3
Release the mouse button A brief white flash confirms the capture. Press Ctrl+V to paste anywhere.
4
Press Esc or right-click to cancel Changed your mind? Either closes the overlay without capturing anything.
Right-click taskbar icon
Snip to Clipboard: Capture and copy — the default action
Save Snip as PNG: Capture and save as a file; remembers your last folder
About Snipr…: Version information
Snipr remembers your last-used action and applies it as the default on the next click.
Installation

Ready in seconds.

Run the downloaded Snipr.msi installer. It copies the program to your computer and places an icon on your desktop. Next pin the Snipr icon to your Windows taskbar.

Requirements

Windows 10 or Windows 11. No additional runtimes or software needed.

Taskbar

Pin Snipr to your taskbar so it is always one click away.