Instructions
- Download ShareX
- Install
I recommend installing ShareX in your AppData folder
Search %appdata% in your start menu:
Choose this folder when installing ShareX
- Setup your HotKeys
Tap Hotkey Settings
Create hotkeys that make sense for you. Make sure you don’t use a system hotkey
PRO TIP: Map screenshot hotkeys to application buttons on your mouse, if available. If not, check out this great mouse.
- Setup your image effects
Add the effects you want automatically applied to your screenshot. I highly recommend a drop shadow to set your photo off from text field backgrounds. -
Setup your sharing services, if any
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I have a hotkey to record videos and post them as unlisted videos to YouTube so that I can share them in the community here. Setup your destinations for photos and videos here, if you use something like that:
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Setup your default tasks
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All the pieces are in place, so now pick what you want to happen after you do a screen capture. I recommend that you have the image save to a file, copy to your clipboard, and apply a drop shadow:
Tutorial
PRO TIP: You can edit your screenshot before you capture. This takes out three steps:
- Clicking to edit
- Clicking to copy to clipboard after editing
- Clicking to close the editor.
After tapping your capture hotkeys, you’ll see the editor options. Here are my absolute favorite:
There are many more options and cool things you can do (check out magic erase).
Details
ShareX - https://getsharex.com/
Upsides:
- Features
- Pixelate
- Stickers
- Video capture
- Numbers/Steps
- Boxes/Arrows
- Automatic Image Effects
- Automatic Upload and Share
- Open source - free - driven by passion
- Support
- Community support via Discord server
- Developer support via GitHub
Downsides
- Can be complicated to set up
- It’s open source. Expect some quirkiness
I would love to hear what y’all think! What do you use and why do you love it?