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Snipping Tool

ApplicationMicrosoft Corporation

Dem still dey call am snip and sketch, snippingtool, win+shift+s

Microsoft CorporationSystem

Di Windows 11 capture app wey absorb Snip & Sketch. Di editor na SnippingTool.exe. E no be ShareX.

Wetin you need know

Snipping Tool na di Windows capture app. ShareX na di third-party suite.

Windows 11 Snipping Tool absorb Snip & Sketch. SnippingTool.exe na di editor. Win+Shift+S dey start di overlay. ShareX na separate install from getsharex.com.

Wetin e be?
Di Windows capture and markup app
Same as ShareX?
No. ShareX na third-party
Win+Shift+S?
Overlay na ScreenClippingHost. Editor na dis app
Feex tok say
If I already get snip wey open for markup, dat na Snipping Tool. If you want scrolling capture and upload workflows, I go install ShareX. I no go download random snip exe.

Wetin be Snipping Tool?

SnippingTool.exe na di Screen Sketch / Snipping Tool editor. Di Win+Shift+S overlay na ScreenClippingHost.exe. ShareX.exe na different tray app wey you dey install from getsharex.com.

If you never use am before

If you press Win+Shift+S, Windows dey dim di screen and Snipping Tool na di app wey dey open di markup. Windows 11 fold Snip & Sketch enter dis name. You fit still record. E no be ShareX, no be Greenshot, and no be Paint.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Capture rectangle and mark am up

Win+Shift+S then di editor. ShareX fit replace dis if you install am and steal di hotkey.

Record di screen on top current Windows 11

Recording na Snipping Tool feature. Greenshot na still-image first. ShareX fit record too as third-party tool.

Pin or delay snip

Delay and pin extras dey live inside dis app. Paint only dey edit after you paste.

Na who e dey for?

  • Anybody wey dey use Win+Shift+S
  • People wey still dey search for Snip & Sketch
  • Users wey dey decide whether dem need ShareX

Current status

Snipping Tool (2002) na current screenshot and screen record from Microsoft Corporation. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://support.microsoft.com/windows/snipping-tool.

How old e be?

Snipping Tool appear with Tablet PC (2002) and Vista. Windows 10 add Snip & Sketch. Windows 11 merge those names enter one Store app. ShareX remain third-party install.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Windows 11 Snipping Tool
Legacy System32 Snipping Tool on top older Windows

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Current Snipping Tool na di Windows 10/11 Store package. Recording extras na current Windows 11 story
RAM E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand
Higher while e dey record
RAM demand
Dey follow resolution and recording length

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
SnippingTool.exe Editor and recorder
ScreenClippingHost.exe Win+Shift+S overlay host

Startup components

Snipping Tool dey start on demand or after snip. Startup shortcut dey unusual.

File locations

Common Snipping Tool locations
Typical install C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.ScreenSketch_*\SnippingTool\

File formats

PNGJPEGGIFMP4 for recordings

Common wahala dem

Hotkey dey work after you uninstall di editor

ScreenClippingHost.exe na separate host. ShareX fit still own Print Screen.

People dey paste enter Paint and dey find SnippingTool

Na two apps. Check which window open.

How to get unstuck

Win+Shift+S, then look for SnippingTool after you mark up

Overlay first, editor second. ShareX na tray icon if na dat you install instead.

No download "snip tool" exe. Use di Store app

Di package na Microsoft.ScreenSketch. Repair am inside Settings > Apps.

If Print Screen open ShareX or Greenshot, change dat app im hotkey

Di in-box tool na Snipping Tool. Third-party hooks dey steal di key.

Alternatives

ShareX for heavy-duty screen snapping. Greenshot for simple arrows. Paint to change things after you paste am.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download support.microsoft.com/windows/snipping-tool Official installer or vendor page
Help apps.microsoft.com/detail/9mz95kl8mr0l Vendor support
Official site support.microsoft.com/windows/snipping-tool Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

Recording dey use CPU, GPU, and disk. Still snip dey cheap.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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