Snagit is a screen capture and screen recording tool that lets you easily capture your screen and camera, add additional context, and share your images and videos across different platforms. You can even edit your screenshots before sharing them.
Snagit is full of features and very simple to use. It is the kind of solution you’d want to sign up for if you need to create more cohesion within your diverse team and drive your daily work more seamlessly.
You can use the 15-day free trial version fully at no cost, if you have an immediate or one-time need for quality screen recording software.
Follow the instructions below and I’ll show you how to download Snagit on your PC for free.
How to Download and Install Snagit on Your PC for Free
- Click on the Download button on the sidebar to go directly to the official Snagit download page.
- Select your preferred installation OS.
- Wait for the download to complete, then double-click on the downloaded .exe file to start the installation.
- Double-click on the setup file you just downloaded to run the installation.
- You will be requested to create an account, then sign in to start the trial.
How to Uninstall Snagit from your PC
If you’re no longer interested in using Snagit as your screen recording and image editing software, you can uninstall the program from your system by following these simple steps:
- Type Add or Remove Programs in the Windows search bar and click the Enter key.
- Scroll and locate Snagit on the list of installed programs, then click the Uninstall button.
- Once the uninstallation wizard opens, confirm that you want to remove the software, and it will be uninstalled from your computer.
Feel free to try any of the free alternatives below if you prefer to use another tool.
Overview of Snagit
Snagit is a screen recording and image editing application with similar functionalities as Snipping Tool and any other screen or camera capturing application. TechSmith made it very simple with a basic user interface, but there’s a lot more that you can do with Snagit. Besides allowing you to capture a process with screenshots or record a video, you can use annotations, arrows, texts, shapes, and effects to explain important areas in each image.
It is an ideal tool to create visual guides, tutorials, trainings, how-to content, and videos for sharing information. Snagit is a pretty fast, compact, and innovative tool for creating an entire online course or sharing how a product works with someone. It is easy for beginners and powerful for professionals.
After the free trial, you’ll have to purchase the program to continue using it. Otherwise you can try other free alternatives.
Features of Snagit
All-in-One Capture
With Snagit, you can capture your entire screen, a region of it, a specific window, or a scrolling screen.
Panoramic Scrolling Capture
With Snagit, you can easily grab a full-page, scrolling screenshot. You can do this when scrolling vertically and horizontally, through long web pages, long chat messages, etc.
Screen and Camera Recording
If you need to show someone else a process from your screen but do not have the time or luxury of a physical meeting, Snagit’s screen recorder allows you to quickly record your screen as you work through those steps and save them in mp4 or animated GIF format. You can also grab individual frames out of the recorded video.
Again, the tool allows you to record your camera — or even both simultaneously with picture-in-picture, allowing you to add a personal touch with the people you intend to share the recordings with. You can include an audio recording in each video to further explain what’s on your screen or render a tutorial.
Create Animated GIFs
This allows you to turn any short mp4 recording into an animated GIF using either default or custom options.
Annotations
This feature allows you to annotate your screenshots with pre-made professional markup tools. One of the markup tools that stand out is the step tool (with an A-B-C or 1-2-3 flow), which is ideal for labeling or explaining a process. You can even create custom markup tools.
Keep All Your Favorites in One Place
You can always have all the tools and features you use the most within easy reach. You can also gather your most valuable tools together in one spot.
Grab Text
This innovative tool allows you to quickly grab and extract the text from a screen capture or file and quickly paste it somewhere else for editing.
Cloud Library
All your captures are automatically saved in the cloud-based storage, where you can easily find, open, and edit them. Since it is a cloud library, you can access your captures from any synced PC or Mac device.
Create from Multiple Templates
Snagit comes with many pre-made customizable templates for different purposes, ranging from sharing visual representations of workflows, guides, trainings, how-tos, etc.
Share Anywhere
After creating or recording in Snagit, you can share them via your favorite applications, such as Slack, Teams, Dropbox, TechSmith Screencast, Camtasia, Knowmia, Google Drive, PowerPoint, Word, email, etc.
Free Alternatives to Snagit
Loom: I personally use Loom, a widely-used software for recording screens. It allows you to effortlessly create top-notch recordings of your screen and camera, make necessary edits to your captures, utilize annotations to highlight important details, and easily share your recordings with colleagues, collaborators, or clients.
Screenrec: Screenrec is an excellent alternative to Snagit for Windows, Linux, and Mac users. Like Snagit, it has quick tools for easy screen recording and screen capturing. They are saved immediately in cloud storage, and you instantly get a shareable link for each recording.
OBS Studio: Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) is another program that can serve you well in place of Snagit. Unlike Loom and Snagit, OBS is an absolutely free screen-casting and live-streaming software. You may, however, experience some glitches and lags while playing, recording, or streaming videos with OBS.
