Many bloggers and designers need to work with screenshots everyday. People usually need only a certain portion of the page. So, they take the screenshot using the print screen key and then edit out the part they want. However, the time and complexity of this process can be greatly reduced by using certain apps that enable users to take custom screenshots.
1. LightShot: Lightshot allows users to take fast screenshots of selected areas of a page. A screenshot along with links is given below:
Website: Link
Chrome Extention: Link (The Chrome extension works only for Windows)
Firefox Add-on: Link
2. Awesome Screenshot: This plugin adds annotation functionality by allowing users to annotate the screenshot with different shapes and text. A screenshot along with links is given below:
Website: Link
Chrome Extention: Link
Firefox Add-on: Link
3. Screen Capture (by Google): This plugin allows to take snapshots of selected parts of the page. It works on all platforms, and is light-weight and simple.
Website: Link
Chrome Extension: Link
The above plugins help users replace the print screen+image editing method with a single step capture using shortcut keys, and thus save time. Give them a try and leave your comments.
2 Comments
This is interesting…. saves the trouble of pasting entire screenshots somewhere like Paint and then going into all the trouble of cropping. More tools like this should be thought of. A quick picture background removing tool would be really useful too…for people who are not savvy with Photoshop.
A nice list of the available resources. Very useful indeed.