
Pros: Complete screen and text capturing solution.Ĭons: Expensive for a screen capture program.Ĭonclusion: HyperSnap is one of the best screen capturing utilities available on the market. It's easy to use, and does a really great job of capturing screen items you thought might be inaccessible. It's perfect for capturing images and normally uncapturable text that you want to include in things like Help systems, online tutorials, manuals, presentations, marketing materials, Web pages, emails, etc. HyperSnap combines the power of a first-class screen capture application with an advanced image editing utility. HyperSnap is the fastest and easiest way to take screen and editable text captures from any part of your Windows screen.


It’s a screen and text capturing utility for Windows. If you're a techwriter creating help files, a training creating manuals or anyone who needs to capture portions of your screen or text you can't necessarily copy and paste, then you need to take a serious look at HyperSnap. But HyperSnap-DX has a lot going for it.Įditors' note: This is a review of the trial version of HyperSnap 8.04.06.Capture screens and text with this must have graphics utility. Freeware with similar capabilities is available, so be sure to shop around. When basic screen capture tools won't cut it, HyperSnap-DX is ready to serve. No video: HyperSnap-DX doesn't capture video but HyperCam, from the same developer, does. NET, Windows 8, and other new programming environments, and therefore it's no longer supported, except in legacy applications. TextSnap no longer supported: TextSnap doesn't work with DirectX, DirectWrite, and other accelerated graphics technologies or with Java.

Graphics editor: The Edit tab includes Drawing Tools and useful options, such as HTML tags, while the Image tab offers Stamps, Frames, Shadows, and many other filters and effects. Setup menu: The Ribbon-style toolbar's Setup tab enables quick changes to HyperSnap-DX's configuration, including Mouse Keys, Hotkeys, Voice, and Startup.Įxtended Screen Capture: HyperSnap-DX can automatically resize windows to be much larger than your screen before capturing the image no scrolling required. Portable version: During setup, we had the option of creating a portable version of HyperSnap on a removable or network disk. An Office-style layout with thumbnails and a Ribbon toolbar looks at home on any desktop.

It supports multiple monitors, unlimited undo/redo, FTP upload, non-rectangular window capture, stamps, splits, mirror images, and more. HyperSnap-DX is priced like similar DirectX-enabled screen capture tools, but its built-in graphics editor saves time, steps, and maybe even money, if you don't have to buy a separate tool.
