HumbleShot | The Lightweight, Fast Screenshot Tool

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

Built with native C++ and Direct2D for absolute maximum performance and zero lag.

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Press your hotkey and the screen freezes instantly. No loading spinners, no waiting. It just works.

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Highlight text natively, draw perfect arrows with shift-snapping, or type notes directly onto the image.

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Change your hotkey, adjust the UI safe-area margins, and pick custom colors on the fly.

A complete guide to capturing, editing, and exporting your screen.

Press Alt + Z (default) to freeze your screen.
Click and drag to select an area.
Changed your mind? Click anywhere outside your selection to start a new box, or simply drag the edges/corners of your existing box to resize it perfectly.
Right-click anywhere, or press Esc, to cancel and exit entirely.

Once you select an area, your tool palette appears. Select a tool to begin drawing:

Change Color: Click the Colr button to open the palette and pick any custom color.
Change Size: Scroll your Mouse Wheel up or down at any time! Watch the dimension indicator in the top-left corner to see your exact brush size in pixels.

Ortho-Snapping: Hold Shift while drawing a Line or Arrow to force it into a perfectly straight horizontal or vertical line. Hold Shift with the Rectangle tool to draw a perfect square.
Undo / Redo: Made a mistake? Press Ctrl + Z to undo your last stroke. Press Ctrl + Y to redo it.
Quick Export: Press Ctrl + C to instantly copy the image to your clipboard, or Ctrl + S to save it as a PNG.

Look for the HumbleShot icon in your Windows System Tray (bottom right of your screen). Right-click it and select Settings. Here you can:

Change your capture hotkey from Alt+Z to anything you want.
Adjust the "Screen Edge Margin". This prevents the drawing UI from going off-screen if you take a screenshot too close to the edge of your monitor.