Greenshot is the lightweight screenshot tool that sits in your system tray and responds instantly.

Capture Modes

Right-click the tray icon or press Print Screen:

  • Capture region — Drag to select an area
  • Capture window — Click any window
  • Capture full screen — Everything
  • Capture last region — Repeat the last capture dimension

Annotation Editor

After capture, the editor opens:

  • Arrow — Emphasize things. Hold Shift for horizontal/vertical
  • Rectangle/Ellipse — Highlight areas
  • Text — Add labels
  • Obfuscate — Blur sensitive text
  • Highlight — Yellow semi-transparent overlay
  • Step numbers (1, 2, 3…) — Create sequence steps
  • Crop — Trim to selection

Export Destinations

Configure in Preferences → Destination. Greenshot can send captures to: file (auto-save), clipboard, printer, email, and external applications. Enable multiple destinations — e.g., save to file AND copy to clipboard.

Upload

Preferences → Plugins. Enable Imgur upload. After capture → “Upload to Imgur.” The URL is copied to your clipboard. Also supports Box, Dropbox, Flickr, Jira, and Confluence.

Quick Workflow

Set destination to “Clipboard” for instant pasting into chats and documents. Add “Save to file” with auto-generated filename. Now every Print Screen goes to both clipboard and disk automatically.