A lightweight Windows screenshot and screen recording application with a clean, native Windows 10 interface.
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Screenshot Capture
- Rectangle selection - Draw a region to capture
- Window selection - Click on any window to capture it
- Fullscreen capture - Capture the entire screen
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Video Recording
- Rectangle region recording
- Window recording
- Fullscreen recording
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Modern Windows 10 UI
- Automatic light/dark theme support (follows system settings)
- Uses your Windows accent color
- Native Segoe UI font and MDL2 icons
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Additional Features
- Configurable capture delay (0-5 seconds)
- Copy to clipboard or save to file
- Preview before saving
- Windows 10
- .NET 8.0 Runtime
- x64 architecture
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/chapelsoftware/snipr.git
cd snipr
# Build
dotnet build -c Release -p:Platform=x64
# Run
dotnet run --project src/Snipr -p:Platform=x64| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+N | New capture |
| Ctrl+Shift+Q | Stop recording |
| Ctrl+C | Copy to clipboard (in preview) |
| Ctrl+S | Save to file (in preview) |
| Escape | Cancel capture / Discard preview |
Snipr uses the following open-source libraries:
| Library | Version | License | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CommunityToolkit.Mvvm | 8.4.0 | MIT | MVVM framework with source generators |
| Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection | 8.0.0 | MIT | Dependency injection container |
| ScreenRecorderLib | 6.6.0 | MIT | Screen recording using Windows Graphics Capture API |
| System.Drawing.Common | 8.0.0 | MIT | GDI+ graphics functionality |
CommunityToolkit.Mvvm - MIT License
Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and Contributors
Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection - MIT License
Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and Contributors
ScreenRecorderLib - MIT License
Copyright (c) 2019 sskodje
System.Drawing.Common - MIT License
Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and Contributors
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2024 Chapel Software
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Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.