Granted, Windows 10 and 11 already have a few features built into them for taking screenshots, but even the most comprehensive – the Snipping Tool – only allows for a limited number of shapes and editing options. PicPick also allows you to take screenshots.
PicPick
Price
Free
Language
Dutch
OS
Windows
Website
https://picpick.app
9 Score 90 
- Pros
- Flexible storage and sharing options
- Many possibilities and tools
- Comprehensive editor
- Negatives
- No screencasts
- No own stamps
PicPick comes in both an installable and an almost identical portable version. The same goes for the free and commercial editions, but the free edition is for personal use only. The tool can automatically with Windows start with it and can be operated via (changeable) shortcut keys as well as from the Windows system tray.
Screen capture
There are several keyboard shortcuts that allow you to take a screenshot, simply because there are multiple screenshot types possible: a full screen image, a window (part), an auto-scrolling window, or a freehand screenshot. A screen video is really the only thing missing. With your screen recordings, you can optionally choose an adjustable delay and whether or not to include the screen cursor.
By default, your screen recording ends up in an editor module, but you can also immediately save it in a specific format: png, bmp, jpg, gif or pdf. The app is also social: you can immediately share screen recordings with all kinds of social media, upload them as a URL to Imgur, but also send them to, for example, an FTP server or an Office application.
Editor
We also really like the built-in editor, with which you can adjust screenshots and add effects in all kinds of ways. Custom text, arrows with Bézier curves, blurs, frames, watermarks, stamps, numberings … you can think of it so crazy that the editor offers it. Adding or creating your own stamps is unfortunately not possible. It is also useful that the editor can handle several screenshots at the same time, each on a different tab.
Also worth mentioning are the integrated tools, including a crosshair, ruler, color dropper, magnifying glass, protractor and even a whiteboard that can also be saved as a screenshot afterwards.
Conclusion
PicPick is overkill for those who occasionally need screen captures but don’t need to edit otherwise. In all other cases it is a great asset. It is not for nothing that PicPick has been given a permanent place on our own Windows system.
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