Most of us take a screenshot or create a video in our day-to-day life. It is possible to take a screenshot using Windows 10 built-in utility Snipping tool or utilize freeware like a greenshot. If you are looking for one freeware tool to capture the screenshot and record the screen on Windows 10, you may prefer to use ShareX.
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ShareX a free screen capturing program that is very handy and efficient to use, and it has some amazing advanced hotkey systems. You can do all sorts of things with ShareX, such as taking screenshots of your full screen with the Print Screen button. Still, you also take screenshots of specific windows or specific regions of the active screen. You can instantly edit your screenshots by adding squares boxes, circles, arrows, text, blurring things, pixelating things, etc.
When you launch the ShareX, there are two ways that you can use it. You could use the program window to access the various tools; another method is to minimize the window go to the system tray, look for the ShareX icon & right-click on it. You will find the same categories listed here as well. On the home screen of this tool, you will find the most popular hotkeys listed; it is useful for those who prefer to use keyboard shortcuts. For example, to capture an active window, you’ll press the Alt + Print Screen keys.
If you want to take a screenshot, you have many other choices; in the left sidebar of the tool, select Capture, and you will see a list of options (like Fullscreen capture, Window capture, Monitor, Region, Screen Recording, Scrolling capture, Auto capture, etc.) available for capturing the screen.
The ShareX freeware also allows you to capture the screenshot after a specific time delay. You can select between 1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, 4 seconds, and 5 seconds.
