A Snipping Tool alternative for Windows 11
The Snipping Tool is built into Windows and handles quick grabs well. When you need to capture a long page, walk someone through steps or come back and fix a picture later, CaptureWorx picks up where it stops.
Snipping Tool details checked November 2026
CaptureWorx and the Snipping Tool side by side
| Feature | CaptureWorx | Snipping Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Region, window and full-screen capture | Yes | Yes, plus freeform |
| Scrolling screenshots | Yes | Not in Microsoft’s documentation |
| Panorama capture | Yes | Not in Microsoft’s documentation |
| Copy text from a capture | Yes (Grab Text) | Yes (Text actions) |
| Pen, highlighter and shapes | Yes | Yes |
| Arrows, callouts and numbered steps | Yes | Not in Microsoft’s documentation |
| Hide private details | Blur any area | Quick redact for emails and phone numbers, or redact selected text |
| Reopen a capture and edit the markup | Yes, from the capture history | Not in Microsoft’s documentation |
| Capture presets with their own shortcuts | Yes | Not in Microsoft’s documentation |
| Screen recording | No | Yes |
| Price | Not announced yet | Included with Windows |
Snipping Tool details come from Microsoft’s Snipping Tool support page. Microsoft updates the app often, so features may change.
What CaptureWorx adds
- Long and wide captures. Take a scrolling screenshot of a long web page, document or window, or drag across a wide view for a panorama.
- How-to markup. Numbered steps, callouts and stamps make it easy to show someone where to click and in what order.
- Blur anything. Blur a face, a name or a whole panel, not just emails and phone numbers.
- Editable history. Every capture stays in the history strip. Reopen it to move an arrow or fix a typo in a label.
- Presets. Quick copy sends a region straight to the clipboard. All-in-One opens the editor. Give each preset its own shortcut.
- Quick Styles and Favorites. Change the look of an arrow or callout in one click, and keep your go-to styles handy.
When the Snipping Tool is enough
If you only grab the odd screenshot, draw a quick circle and paste it, the Snipping Tool is already on your PC and does that well. It can also record a short video of the screen, which CaptureWorx doesn’t do.
If you send annotated screenshots every day, for bug reports, support replies or help articles, CaptureWorx saves steps. See all features, compare it with Snagit, or learn how to take a scrolling screenshot in Windows 11.
Questions
Can the Windows Snipping Tool take a scrolling screenshot?
Microsoft’s Snipping Tool documentation lists rectangle, window, full-screen and freeform snips, and doesn’t mention scrolling capture. CaptureWorx has a Scrolling window capture that stitches a long window into one picture.
Does CaptureWorx replace the Print Screen key?
You can set CaptureWorx to capture when you press Print Screen, or choose your own shortcuts for each capture preset.
Can I copy text from a screenshot in CaptureWorx?
Yes. Grab Text reads the words in any part of the screen so you can copy and paste them. The Snipping Tool has a similar feature called Text actions.
Does CaptureWorx record the screen?
No. CaptureWorx is for screenshots. The Snipping Tool can record a video of part of the screen.
Try CaptureWorx when it launches
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