JetScreenshot is a screenshot software by the makers of Folder Marker.
Version Reviewed:
2.0.0.0
Software description as per JetScreenshot.com:
Jet Screenshot is a freeware utility enabling you to share screenshot via the internet in seconds. It allows you to take a screen snap, edit it and send it to the Web, so that you can immediately provide anyone with a link to the image. Such an approach allows you to speed up sharing of ideas, facilitating further discussion. It's ideal for remote work of programmers, designers, QA testers, bloggers, technical assistance specialists, sales managers, etc...
Download here: JetScreenshot.com
The Good
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The Bad
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Rating (out of 10)
Features as DescribedWorks great.
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10 |
Ease of UseVery easy to use. A few minor bugs dilute the experience.
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8 |
UsefulnessCould be potentially useful to the home or work audience.
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9 |
Total |
9 |
Quick Verdict
If you need a screenshot software, I'd get it.Full Review
The whole install was completely painless. At first glance, it isn't much, but then after reading between the lines, it's pretty powerful. This program is effective and useful.
Here's some of the things pointed out in the EULA:
This is what the right click menu looks like in the status bar:
When you click change settings, here are the dialogs that come up:
Like any good capturer, it offers Full screen, Region, Window, and a fast capture mode. Restore the last URL gives you the URL of the last uploaded file.
When you take a screenshot, you'll find youself in a paused window with marching ants around it. To acess the toolbar (more of a toolbox), just right click. There you can see such things as crop, write, and draw.
Overall, this is a quick and easy free way to snap your screen. It still needs a little work (see Bads) but is overall very good.
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Jean-Luc Picard
ArcticLine Software developer:
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Ozzie
Hi all! Another good free one is PickPic. I used to use it until I discovered SnagIt. But well worth a look.
Ozzie
Or alternatively, Firefox users can use either the Screengrab or Fireshot add-ons directly from their browsers (of the two, I prefer Fireshot). Happy snapping!
Jean-Luc Picard
@Ozzie: See what I mean by “it is not one-of-a-kind”? (:
I’m in a happy mood right now!
BTW, don’t snap at me like that! JK.
Rob
Ozzie,
I am in love with PicPick.
It does everything that I could imagine I need, and it does it simply and effectively.
But when you said you had been using it, and had now moved on to Snagit, I figured I should at least check it out.
Correct me if I am wrong, but is it $50 US ?
(That stopped me in my tracks)
Rob
Ozzie
Hi Rob. I loved PickPic too, but I loved SnagIt’s ability to take pics of the whole scrolling screen in one simple action and the built-in editor. Initially I tried an older free version of SnagIt. I was pretty hooked after that and shelled out for the latest version. With my work, I need to keep a copy of a lot of information on the web. Snapshots are the best way to do that. I found taking snapshots of scrolling pages with other apps cumbersome and problematic. However, the Firefox add-on Fireshot does take instant snapshots of scrolling web pages as well with one click – however, I only discovered that add-on recently. If I had discovered it earlier, I probably would have just stuck with that. But that said, SnagIt has features that other programs don’t, so I guess it comes down to just what you want to use it for. As Jean-Luc said, there are plenty to choose from. I think it’s just a matter of personal choice.
Ozzie
My apologies, I keep writing PicPick as PickPic …. just having a dyslexic moment.
And sorry to keep snapping, Jean-Luc! ;)
Rob
Hi Ozzie,
I have done a couple of scrolling snapshots with PicPick, but it was not ‘a piece of cake’.
Have you tried saving the whole web page (from FireFox) ?
Not as the default, with an accompanying _files folder, which is a nuisance, AND may contain file names/paths that are a mile long.
But saving them as a .mht single file, instead.
There is a FireFox extension called unMHT, which does the job nicely.
It does not integrate into the File ‘Save As’ menu, but I have arranged a wee trick.
When I wish to save a web page (as .MHT), all I do is -
Swipe a couple of meaningful words, that will become the title of the file.
Do Ctrl C (to copy those words)
Do Ctrl Spacebar (to show the unMHT file ‘save as’ dialog)
Do Ctrl V (to paste those words)
Hit Enter
And I have just saved the whole web page as a .MHT file
Rob
Bob
I have been using FastStone Capture 5.3 since Ashraf introduced it http://dottech.org/freewaresr/7649 in March. It works great.
Ozzie
Hi again Rob. I don’t understand the difficulty, to be honest. Click on the correct icon and then click on the page. Done: full screen screenshot (yes, from Firefox). But as I said, if it doesn’t work for you, then so be it. Stick with PicPick. For me, SnagIt has been a dream. But it’s all a matter of personal preference.
Ozzie
Oh sorry Rob, I didn’t read your post properly (“I have done a couple of scrolling snapshots with PicPick, but it was not ‘a piece of cake”). I thought you were referring to SnagIt (d’uh). Yes, it was awkward, agreed, which was why I was looking for an alternative. But as I said, with Fireshot you can do it with one click as well from within the browser. It’s nice to be spoiled for choice, hey!
Rob
Ozzie,
Have you tried .MHT files ?
I have managed to create a scrolled jpg, and I did not like the result (viewing it in Windows Picture and Fax Viewer).
I much prefer viewing it as a .MHT
Rob
Ozzie
Hi Rob. At the risk of sounding totally ignorant, I had never heard of .MHT files before until you mentioned them. I’ll check it out though. I save my screenshots as JPEGs – basically because I find that to be the easiest … for me and the people I have to send them out to. I subscribe to the KISS principle: Keep It Straightforward and Simple!
Rob
Hi Ozzie,
Internet Explorer has always had the ability to save as .MHT
In the Save as Dialog, the dropdown has four choices -
- Webpage complete (.htm with that horrible accompanying _files folder)
- Webpage only (single .htm file, but most of the graphics will not display)
- Text File
- Web archive (single .MHT file)
If we dismiss the Text file, and we want to keep the graphics, then .MHT is the simplest, and best way to go.
Most of the browsers will display your .MHT file perfectly.
FireFox can display them, and you don’t need the unMHT extension to view them.
I save tons of web pages, and I could not live without .MHT
EG I refuse to use Chrome, because it cannot save as .MHT (also I also like more control of things, and Chrome should offer menus)
So I recommend that you experiment, by creating one in IE.
And I am sure that if you compare a long web page (as .MHT) versus a jpg, you will prefer viewing it, in your favorite browser
Rob
Ozzie
Hi Rob. Thanks for that information! I will definitely look into this. Anything that makes saving web pages easier is extremely valuable for me. I really appreciate the time you’ve taken to put all this down!