ScreenTake vs Snagit
When comparing ScreenTake vs Snagit, the Slant community recommends Snagit for most people. In the question“What are the best screen capture tools for Windows?” Snagit is ranked 4th while ScreenTake is ranked 20th. The most important reason people chose Snagit is:
Allows you to adjust the capture, add captions and symbols (arrows, boxes etc).
Specs
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Pros
Pro Cloud
Allows upload to cloud, a shareable link is created.
Pro Animated gifs
Allows capturing animated gifs.
Pro Annotations
Allows annotations.
Pro Includes an image editor
Allows you to adjust the capture, add captions and symbols (arrows, boxes etc).
Pro Good markers for setting the capture area
Simple to choose between full-screen, window or a selected area.
Pro Can easily add annotations
The editor allows you to quickly and easily mark and annotate the screen capture.
Pro Can capture screen video
Pro Integrates with third party services
Google drive, Twitter, Facebook, email etc.
Pro Allows for delayed capture
Allows you to arrange the screen as you want it captured. Things like opening a popup menu, to have it part of the capture.
Pro Can capture editable text
Just about any text on the screen can be editable text. I say "just about" because it's like OCR software in that unusual and extra fancy fonts or text against a low contrast background may be a challenge. But overall it works in most situations.
Pro Mobile app for easily moving screenshots from smartphone to Snagit's editor
Cons
Con No timer
Con Rectangles only
Only rectangular screen capture possible at the moment.