See Parallels Toolbox in Action
Camtasia Studio (Windows/Mac) - Win: $299.00/Mac: $99. Camtasia Studio is the most expensive screen recording tool in the roundup, but it's also one of the most feature packed. The last time we.
Airplane Mode
macOSQuickly and easily turn off all wireless communication: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®, and more.
Alarm
macOSSet an alarm to notify you.
Archive
macOS & Windows 10Compress files with one click to use less storage space. Unarchive any archived files, RAR, zip, and more.
Block Camera
macOS & Windows 10Block the built-in camera, making it inaccessible to applications.
Break Time
Windows 10Work more productively and use Break Time as a reminder to take regular breaks from your computer. When it’s break time, we encourage users to spend some time looking away from a straining computer screen or exercise.
Capture Area
macOS & Windows 10Take a screenshot of part of the screen.
Capture Screen
macOS & Windows 10Take a screenshot of the entire screen.
Capture Window
macOS & Windows 10Take a screenshot of a single window.
Clean Drive
macOS & Windows 10Keep your Mac clutter-free and running at max speed. Scans, detects, and lets you choose what to delete.
Clipboard History
macOSForget having to choose only one item to copy and paste. Automatically collect multiple copied items to easily paste what you want, when you need it.
Convert Video
macOS & Windows 10Optimize your home movie or television shows for iPad® or iPhone®.
Date Countdown
macOSCount down to a date you specify.
Do Not Disturb
macOS & Windows 10Avoid distractions so you can focus on the task at hand. When activated, all notifications and the Dock app animations are disabled.
Do Not Sleep
macOS & Windows 10Prevent your computer from going to sleep and your display from dimming. Ensure a task or presentation won’t be interrupted by disabling settings that would allow the computer to go to sleep.
Download Audio
macOS & Windows 10Download audio files from the Internet to your computer. Works with up to 30 tracks and detects multiple tracks automatically.
Download Video
macOS & Windows 10Download your favorite videos from the Internet: Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, and many more.
Eject Volumes
macOS & Windows 10Eject all volumes mounted on your desktop, including local removable volumes like external hard drives and memory cards, network volumes, and mounted disk images.
Energy Saver
macOS & Windows 10Use Energy Saver to extend your battery life. This tool automatically detects when your computer is not plugged into a power source and several energy-saving settings that are usually hidden deep inside the operating system. Use settings to customize to your own preferences and easily one-click to extend your charge!
Find Duplicates
macOS & Windows 10Search any drive or folder to quickly find identical files (even with different names) and free up disc space.
Free Memory
macOSFree up unused computer memory.
Hidden Files
macOSShow or conceal hidden files or folders on your computer.
Hide Desktop
macOS & Windows 10Hide all the files, folders, and other icons on your desktop when you’re doing a presentation, sharing or recording your screen, or taking screenshots.
Hide Menu Items
macOSPersonalize and hide your Finder menu bar for a minimalistic look and feel.
Launch
macOS & Windows 10Open any collection of applications, documents, or other files simultaneously with just one click.
Lock Screen
macOS & Windows 10Immediately lock your screen to prevent unauthorized access to your computer—no need to wait until the password-protected screen saver kicks in.
Make GIF
macOSEasily create and customize animated GIFs from videos. Adjust start and end points, add captions, choose frame rate and size, and save instantly on your desktop.
Mute Microphone
macOS & Windows 10Prevent unauthorized or unwanted listening by other applications.
Presentation Mode
macOS & Windows 10Disable distractions for a better presentation experience. The Presentation Mode tool can automatically detect external displays and turn itself on.
Record Area
macOS & Windows 10Record video from a selected area on your screen.
Record Audio
macOS & Windows 10Use your computer’s built-in microphone and record audio with a single click. You can record from an external microphone if it’s selected as the input source in System Preferences › Sound.
Record Screen
macOS & Windows 10Record video of the entire screen.
Record Window
macOS & Windows 10Record video from a single window.
Resize Images
macOS & Windows 10Resize one—or multiple—images, and convert images between various formats.
Screenshot Page
macOSTake screenshots of any webpage, no matter how long, as a single image file. Option to add to Safari toolbar button.
Sleep Timer
macOS & Windows 10Count down from a specified time to send the computer to sleep, or shut it down.
Stopwatch
macOSMeasure elapsed time.
Switch Resolution
macOS & Windows 10Quickly switch screen resolution. This tool is especially useful to those who find the macOS® resolution settings a bit too limited.
Take Photo
macOS & Windows 10Take an instant photo using the computer’s camera.
Take Video
macOS & Windows 10Take an instant video using the computer’s camera.
Timer
macOSCount down time to zero.
Unarchive
macOS & Windows 10Unpacks various file archive formats.
Uninstall Apps
macOSRemove applications and their files from your Mac. Or, detect and remove files from applications that have already been uninstalled.
World Time
macOSSee the local time in cities arould the world right in the menu bar. Shows the time difference from your current location, and a daytime/nighttime icon for easy reference.
When you need to grab and image of what's on your screen there is no need to use expensive tools when there is free screen capture software that will do the job perfectly. At the most basic end of the scale, you could just hit the Print Screen button paste the contents of you clipboard into your favourite image editor, but there's plenty of free screen capture software that gives you a great deal of control over your screenshots.
Whether you're looking to capture everything you can see on your screen, just a section of it, or you want to grab still from hard-to-capture places such as in games, there is a tool out there for you – there's even one built directly into Windows that you might not know about.
The beauty of free screen capture software is that it can be as simple or advanced as you need. Perhaps you just want to be able to easily annotate your screenshots – not a problem. Or maybe you would like to be able to use a range of keyboard shortcuts to grab different types of screenshot – this is possible too! Take a browse through this roundup of the free screen capture software and see which suits your needs.
Itool For Mac
How do I take screen captures on a Mac?
Screen Capture Software For Macbook Pro
We've covered Windows apps almost exclusively here, but don't feel left out if you're using a different operating system. On macOS, there's no need for a separate screenshot tool – you can do everything with keyboard shortcuts. [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[3] captures the whole screen, [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[4] captures a region, and there are many other edge cases described on Apple's support pages.