Looking for screenshot utility for Windows (piefed.social)

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Yes I know, Windows bad. But I have to use Windows for work and the snipping tool is just so slow, clunky, and unintuitive and I'm sick of using it. Any recommendations for screenshot utils that can be bound to hotkeys and work much better than the snipping tool would be much welcomed. I'm used to Spectacle on my own PC (CachyOS/KDE) which works wonderfully.

Thanks!

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[-] locuester@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Look no further than Lightshot. It’s free, it can replace the PrntScn button. It lets you draw a rectangle, then add arrows, lines, text, then either copy to clipboard or save to disk.

Then it disappears. No unneeded prompts, no wasting your time, no ads, no upsells. Nothing. Lightweight, simple, and free. It’s like a throwback to the 90’s freeware.

As a software developer working with QA and often having to explain things to others as well, I’ve used this for years. It is the most optimal and efficient software for this purpose.

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