Support & tickets
Snip only the error, form, or status bar you need — then redact emails or IDs before sharing.
Windows screen capture
Capture your screen.
Without the clutter.
Snipping Tool for Windows 11 grabs rectangular, freeform, window, or full-screen snips, then lets you annotate, redact text, or record short clips with audio — in one Microsoft utility.
Screen Capture
Screen Recording
Annotation
Fast Workflow
Windows
Overview
A focused Windows utility for everyday captures.
Snipping Tool is the free Microsoft Utilities & tools app for Windows 11 — built for tickets, tutorials, and quick captures you already have the right to share.
What you get
- Rectangular, freeform, window, and full-screen snips via Win+Shift+S
- Pen, highlighter, shapes, emoji, and crop in the post-capture editor
- Text actions for copy-all and Quick redact on recognized text
- Screen recording with computer or microphone audio (Win+Shift+R)
- Visual Search, Save as, Copy, and Share from the editor menu
Release snapshot
- Softonic-listed version 2022.2504.39.0
- Microsoft Store update date 3 June 2026 (UTC metadata)
- Store rating 4.0 from 16,544 ratings
- Softonic Trusted / Clean note · Softonic rating 4.4 (~514.7K downloads)
- Catalog size ~713 MB · max install footprint ~534 MB
- Store product ID 9MZ95KL8MR0L · price 0
Docs & tutorials
Mark steps with ink, arrows, and shapes, or record a short clip with microphone audio.
Bug reports
Capture the failing window or record the repro path without switching to a heavier studio app.
Features
Capture, markup, and record — detailed on Features.
Modes, annotation, Text actions, and recording live on the Features page with real product screenshots.
Keyboard
Capture in seconds.
The same shortcut paths shown in the Windows 11 product UI — snip first, record when you need motion and audio.
Win+
Shift+
S
Open the snip bar
Rectangular, freeform, window, or full-screen capture without opening the app first.
Win+
Shift+
R
Start a screen recording
Record with computer or microphone audio on supported builds — short demos, walkthroughs, and bug reports.
Editor · Visual Search
- Version
- 2022.2504.39.0
- Store rating
- 4.0 · 16,544
- Minimum OS
- Windows 11 22000.0+
- Price
- Free (Store 0)
Honest limits
Know what it does not do.
Clear boundaries help you pick the right tool — and avoid wasted installs on unsupported systems.
Windows 11 only
Minimum OS is Windows 11 22000.0+. On Windows 10, use Snip & Sketch or another capture path instead.
No scrolling capture
Long-page scrolling screenshots are not part of this utility. Capture visible regions, or stitch separately.
Permissions & privacy
Only capture content you are allowed to share. Use Quick redact before sending tickets that may contain personal data.
Ready to capture?
Download Snipping Tool for Windows. Softonic-listed build 2022.2504.39.0 with Store update notes, system requirements, and integrity guidance.