Greenshot is a good alternative to HyperSnap. The text select feature needs more optimization as on many occasions it simply failed to detect any text. You can enjoy the trial version for a limited period but in the end you will have to pay $39.95 for the full version, or $19.50 if you're upgrading from version 6. HyperSnap offers a lot of features but it comes at a price. This means you can take screenshots in games where most other software fail. Another handy feature of HyperSnap is its ability to take screenshots in Direct X programs. You can set the aspect ratio and resolution of the images before you take them. Other options include taking screenshots of only active windows, selected windows or custom selected areas on the screen. Using this you can have text that is editable. You can choose a specified area on screen by dragging a rectangle or simply let the software choose whatever is beneath the cursor. One of the biggest features of HyperSnap is its ability to capture text from anywhere on the screen. Editing options include trimming, cropping, altering brightness/contrast, emboss, shadows, adding frames, inverting colors etc. This saves the hassle of downloading a software separately for image editing. It also offers image editing capabilities so that you can alter your images right after you capture them. HyperSnap is not your usual screen capture software. Experienced users will feel right at home with HyperSnap. This makes it relatively easy even for the amateurs to get around. You can also customize the user interface in whichever way you like by rearranging menus and toolbars as you see fit.

Every category has its own place on the ribbon and because HyperSnap has a boatload of options, the ribbon UI makes it look a lot less cluttered. It borrows heavily from Microsoft Office’s ribbon interface and makes great use of it. Because the program is designed from the ground up for Windows 7, it almost looks like a native application from Microsoft. HyperSnap is compatible with all versions of Windows however it works best with Windows 7. Installation process is pretty straight forward and there is no adware bundled.

The installation package is 8MB in size and takes a minute or two to download. It’s a software that takes screenshots to a whole new level. The built in print/screen button for Windows does the job, however, it’s extremely limited and does not provide any option other than just pasting the entire screen. Every now and then you must have come across a situation where you’d want to take a screen shot of whatever is on your screen for one purpose or the other.

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