Years of improvements and refinements have given Snagit a robust set of features. For example, it now contains several additional AI-powered tools for automating specific tasks, such as automatically blurring phone numbers and email addresses in screenshots (Smart Redact). It worked well in testing, although it sometimes missed a number or letter. Yes, AI is a bit of an annoying, inescapable buzzword across all of tech right now, and adding too many features runs the risk of making Snagit bloated. However, considering how seemingly simple and straightforward screen capture is, the added depth is appreciated in a paid product.
Combine Images is a terrific feature that lets you display multiple screen captures in one image, and it’s easy to do. You simply highlight the images you want to combine and select Combine in Template. As with other images, you can annotate the combined photo with arrows, text, and other elements. Similarly, you can combine images into a video or a GIF with the integrated GIF maker. You can add narration and annotations to make a how-to guide or a dumb social media meme.
Downloading, creating, sharing, and modifying templates helps team projects look professional, cohesive, and creative. With Snagit, teams can share custom color palettes, design styles, and fonts as a single and reusable aesthetic scheme.
The Simplify Tool is designed for folks who frequently update a specific image—presenters, in particular, come to mind. With the Simplify Tool, you can create Simplified User Interface (SUI) graphics, which are stripped-down versions of captured images containing only the bare essentials that you use on a regular basis. This way, you can start with a clean palette each time, without the need to delete any previously used elements. This feature works well, as it intelligently recognizes and simplifies complex interfaces into readable and customizable SUI designs.
If you frequently use Snagit features, such as Arrow or Blur, click the Favorites Tool star icon in the menu to add the tool to the Quick Styles box. After that, you simply click the icons in the Quick Styles box instead of digging through menus when you want to access said tools. It’s a time-saver.
Snagit features a ridiculous number of pre-made Stamps, the app’s name for icons, symbols, cursors, and other items. Fortunately, you can browse the stamp library using keywords, another significant time-saver, rather than having to pore through menus.
Like Ashampoo Snap, Snagit features Optical Character Recognition (OCR) text-reading functionality that lets you extract text from screen captures. It supports English, as well as international languages, such as French, German, and Spanish. It’s a terrific feature that successfully pulled words from our Google Doc in testing.
Additionally, Snagit lets you create presets that determine exactly what happens when you take a screenshot. For example, you can set Snagit to send all snaps to your Pictures folder and apply a favorite visual filter. This is an extremely helpful feature, as it lets you skip the editing process.
