Snipping Tool

Template:Infobox Windows component Snipping Tool is an application included in Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Experience Pack for Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005. It was originally released as a powertoy for the Tablet PC launch on November 7, 2002. The program is a screen-capture tool that allows taking screenshots (called snips) of an open window, rectangular areas, a free-form area, or the entire screen. Snips can then be annotated using a mouse or a tablet, saved as an image file (PNG, GIF, or JPEG file) or an MHTML file, or e-mailed.

Snipping tool allows for basic image editing of the snapshot, with different colored pens, an eraser, and a highlighter. Snipping tool seems to be more designed towards tablets and cell phones because of the difficulty of drawing text or shapes with the mouse. Its small window cannot be enlarged, very much like Sound Recorder.

See also

• Features new to Windows Vista
• Screenshot
• Snagit
• qTrace
• Shotty
• Jing
• Screenpresso