Working with LLMs, I've been taking more screenshots than in my entire life combined so far! I wanted a fast, handy screenshot and annotation tool for Windows, so I decided to write one. One thing led to another and it became a really nice screenshot tool, so I want to share it and open source it.
It is very lightweight (a single 2.3 MB exe) but it punches above its weight:
- capture a region, a window, or a single control (hold Ctrl)
- arrows, shapes, text, numbered steps
- mosaic / blackout to hide sensitive stuff
- record a GIF, trim it, change the speed
- shortcuts for almost everything
It's C# with NativeAOT and raw Win32, no WPF/WinForms, and no network calls.
Working with LLMs, I've been taking more screenshots than in my entire life combined so far! I wanted a fast, handy screenshot and annotation tool for Windows, so I decided to write one. One thing led to another and it became a really nice screenshot tool, so I want to share it and open source it.
It is very lightweight (a single 2.3 MB exe) but it punches above its weight:
- capture a region, a window, or a single control (hold Ctrl) - arrows, shapes, text, numbered steps - mosaic / blackout to hide sensitive stuff - record a GIF, trim it, change the speed - shortcuts for almost everything
It's C# with NativeAOT and raw Win32, no WPF/WinForms, and no network calls.
Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9PDNK2KPQ8KB GitHub: https://github.com/VahidYousefzadeh/CapChief
I'm actively using it myself, so if you find any issues or have ideas, share them. The main idea is to keep it lean and fast, not bloated.