History of WinSnap

Below is a brief list of new features, bug fixes and improvements included in the latest versions of WinSnap. A more descriptive list with screenshots and product information is published in the news blog.

Version 4.0.6 (April 9, 2013)

• Fixed bug with copying/pasting of lines and arrows
• Fixed issues with Object capture on Windows 8
• Several other minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 4.0.5 (June 11, 2012)

• New line tool and updated tool icons/cursors
• Better compatibility with Windows 8 Release Preview
• Fixed issue with incorrect cursor position and Aero theme
• Fixed issue with File->New command in Windows Explorer
• Some other improvements and bug fixes

Version 4.0.4 (May 8, 2012)

• Support for Windows 8 Consumer Preview
• Added "Copy images with transparency" option
• Added application and folder icons in Tools menu
• Right-click on empty area opens Advanced File menu
• Changed default window size for different resolutions
• Fixed control and window sizes in high DPI mode
• Removed "LICENSED TO" from the titlebar in the registered version
• Several other minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 4.0.3 (February 12, 2012)

• Keyboard shortcuts to move/resize objects (arrow keys, ctrl, shift)
• Line color/thickness, drawing tool are now restored after restart
• Adjusted line thickness for region selection on low screen resolutions
• Auto-Copy puts screenshot to clipboard when effects are changed
• Fixed issues when pressing PrintScrn in region selection mode
• Fixed dwmapi.dll error on Windows XP 64-Bit Edition

Version 4.0.2 (January 27, 2012)

• Fixed showing/restoring the main window after capture
• Fixed sharpness of printed images and print resolution
• Fixed restoring of auto-save and auto-copy options at startup
• Fixed issue with watermark position on the bottom-left
• Fixed issue with 1px outline when shadow is disabled
• Fixed closing of tray menu on losing focus and ESC
• Fixed background color of copied to clipboard images
• Fixed non-default format selection in Save dialog
• Many minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 4.0.1 (January 24, 2012)

• New major version of WinSnap with reworked UI
• Built-in image editor: arrows, rectangles, text annotations
• Capture native Aero shadows in Window and Application modes
• In-place color effects: grayscale, darken, lighten, sepia, invert
• Copy/paste images with transparency to Office 2010 and other apps
• Advanced file commands: open location, copy path, delete, rename
• Close to tray, minimize to tray, always on top commands
• Improved region selection: larger magnifier, crossing lines
• No support for Windows 2000, minimum - XP, recommended - Win7
• Tons of other improvements and fixes

Version 3.5.7 (October 2, 2011)

• Updated languages: German, Slovenian
• Added test support of Windows 8 Developer Preview
• Fixed issue with clearing Tools menu preferences after restart
• Fixed issue with "dwmapi.dll not found" error on Windows 2000/XP

Version 3.5.6 (September 7, 2011)

• New languages: Georgian (35+ languages now!)
• Updated languages: Danish, Dutch, Hungarian, Italian, Russian, Persian
• Improved language selection in WinSnap installer

Version 3.5.5 (March 1, 2011)

• Updated languages: Chinese, Danish, Turkish, Ukrainian
• Unified installer for 32-bit and 64-bit editions of WinSnap
• "Check for Updates" was greatly improved (2 mouse clicks now)
• Shorter screen capture delay on Windows 7 and Vista
• Fixed close button bug in Image Options dialog
• Several other minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 3.5.4 (November 24, 2010)

• New languages: Polish, Slovenian, Hebrew (34+ languages now!)
• Updated languages: German, Czech, Chinese, Armenian, Serbian
• Fixed an issue with tooltips on toolbar buttons when changing language

Version 3.5.3 (October 19, 2010)

• Added option "Disable global hotkeys for taking screenshots"
• Revised English language template file (see Translation.txt)
• Updated Russian translation for version 3.5
• Some minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 3.5.2 (October 5, 2010)

• Delayed capture feature was greatly improved
• Added ability to adjust timeout for delayed capture (Settings, Capture tab)
• Added a countdown timer feature for delayed capture (Settings, Capture tab)
• Added 256x256 icon for Windows Vista/7 to the EXE resources
• Some options in the Settings dialog were renamed/rearranged
• Various stability and performance improvements

Version 3.5.1 Beta (May 6, 2010)

• New options toolbar for quick access to capture preferences
• New feature: delayed capture (5 seconds before taking snapshot)
• Updated trial reminder and enter license key dialogs
• Added ability to capture popup menus of QT applications (Object mode)
• Several fixes and improvements on the region selection mode
• Region selection is now 2 pixels wide
• Some other minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 3.1.5 (January 4, 2010)

• New translations: Armenian, Estonian, Persian, Vietnamese (32+ languages)
• Improved performance of the Region selection mode for multi-monitor systems
• Added a check of illegal characters in filenames when using %TITLE%, %CLASS%
• WinSnap now remembers the page orientation correctly when printing images
• Fixed capturing of maximized windows on XP (Window & Application mode)
• Fixed height of the menu bar in High-DPI mode on Vista and Windows 7
• Revised sizes of the Settings dialogs, buttons and controls
• Various other stability and performance improvements

Version 3.1.4 (November 18, 2009)

• Improved the behavior of "Window" captures when the Taskbar is active
• Improved the "Clear Aero background under Vista and Windows 7" feature
• Fixed an issue with capturing desktop using the "Application" mode

Version 3.1.3 (October 20, 2009)

• Pressing the number key twice starts a new capture
• Fixed an issue with the digital signature in the previous version
• Portable Edition: the trial counter works correctly now
• Portable Edition: several performance improvements for I/O

Version 3.1.2 (September 23, 2009)

• Fixed and improved "Clear Aero background under Vista/7" feature
• Fixed and improved rendering of custom controls on slow computers
• Fixed an issue with multiple presses of the PrintScreen key in the Region mode
• Fixed an issue with applying Advanced Capture Settings on the first run
• Several improvements to the WinSnap setup process
• Fixed a PCA warning on Windows 7 (caused from time to time)
• Added compatibility section to the EXE manifest for Windows 7

Version 3.1.1 (August 18, 2009)

• Added Drag-n-Drop support (drag image and drop onto WinSnap to open it)
• Added ability to run WinSnap after installation on Vista and Windows 7
• Several improvements on WinSnap Portable Edition

Version 3.1.0 (July 20, 2009)

• WinSnap now officially supports the upcoming Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
• Windows 7: Added task list (jump list) to the WinSnap icon on the taskbar
• Added ability to capture complex menus of Office 2007 applications (Object mode)
• Several improvements to the WinSnap installer (graphics, icons, etc)
• Fixed an issue with keyboard shortcuts (Esc and other) in the Object mode
• Some other minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 3.0.9 (June 17, 2009)

• New translations: Czech, Indonesian (27+ languages now)
• "Auto-Save" and "Auto-Copy" work when changing effects now
• New command line switches: /FIXED-SIZE, /FIXED-POS (see forum)
• Improved compatibility with Windows 2000 (fixed a few issues with icons)
• Some other minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 3.0.8 (May 12, 2009)

• New translations: Dutch, Korean, Basque (Euskera)
• Greatly improved "Clear window background under Vista" feature
• Capture Explorer windows and dialogs using the Application mode
• Active monitor is determined by mouse position now (Full Screen)
• Fixed some minor issues with capturing elevated (UAC) applications
• Improved compatibility with Windows 7 RC and Beta
• Portable Edition: increased performance when running from slow USB drives

Version 3.0.7 (April 20, 2009)

• New translations: Danish, Italian, Hungarian, Slovak, Slovenian, Chinese (Simplified)
• Added %TITLE% and %CLASS% variables for image file names
• Move the selection rectangle in Region mode using ALT + Arrow Keys
• Fixed a few issues with region capture mode when monitor #2 is on the left
• Fixed a minor issue with keyboard shortcuts when a modal dialog is open
• Some other minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 3.0.6 (March 19, 2009)

• New translations: Portuguese, Turkish, Swedish, Finnish, Greek, Bulgarian, Serbian (Latin), Serbian (Cyrillic), Chinese (Traditional)
• Improved compatibility with high DPI resolutions on XP and Vista
• Fixed a minor issue in WinSnap U3 Edition

Version 3.0.5 (March 2, 2009)

• New translations: German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic, Russian
• Added ability to resize the right pane (New Snapshot button)
• Hold down CTRL in the Full Screen mode to capture multiple monitors
• English is the first language in the list now (General page)
• Fixed an issue with updating the capture mode when using hotkeys
• Fixed a minor issue with menu accelerator keys
• Some other minor improvements

Version 3.0.4 (February 23, 2009)

• WinSnap 3.0 Portable and U3 Editions released
• Added support of third-party language files and translations
• Added option "Show prompt dialog before exit if image is not saved"
• Added a reminder dialog in the unregistered version
• Fixed F1 and "Help Topics" link in the main menu
• Some minor enhancements in the user interface
• Some default settings were changed

Version 3.0.3 beta (February 10, 2009)

• Added a dialog to configure advanced image format options
• Support of 256-color images (8bpp, indexed format)
• New better algorithm to generate 256-color palette
• JPEG quality option can now be set for each custom tool
• Added an option to run a command after saving image on disk
• Added a button to open the image menu with left-click
• Several other enhancements in the user interface

Version 3.0.2 beta (January 27, 2009)

• WindowBlinds compatibility mode (advanced capture settings)
• The advanced capture settings dialog is now part of the capture settings
• Auto-detect the advanced capture settings for the most popular WB styles
• Added text watermarks, improved image watermarks
• Added options: left-click preview area, double-click empty area
• Some other options were moved or renamed
• Various stability and performance improvements

Version 3.0.1 beta (December 16, 2008)

• New clean and simple user interface
• Reflection image effect (supports transparency)
• Ability to clear window transparency under Vista
• "New Snapshot" hotkey (Print Screen, by default)
• Right-click menu: "Open File Location", "Copy Full Path"
• Some default options were changed
• Many other minor improvements

Version 2.1.6 (October 30, 2008)

• Significant performance improvements on shadow generation algorithm
• Fixed a minor issue with capturing non-rectangular windows
• Various other stability and performance improvements

Version 2.1.5 (August 5, 2008)

• Fixed an issue with capturing WindowBlinds themes on Windows XP
• Some minor improvements on custom dialog controls under different OS

Version 2.1.4 (June 24, 2008)

• New: Installer for 64-bit versions of Windows XP/Vista
• Installers are now multilingual with full Unicode support (www.scratchpaper.com)
• A better algorithm to determine the window size of non-rectangular windows
• Object mode: Fixed a minor issue with selection of child windows
• Object mode: Ability to select window client area without scrollbars and borders
• WinSnap for U3: Fixed an issue with the latest U3 Launchpad on Vista
• Included new translations: Hungarian - more than 27 languages now

Version 2.1.3 (May 12, 2008)

• Updated the default shadow settings for Windows Vista
• Added ability to capture skinned popup menus of some applications
• Fixed tray icon size at high DPI (such as 120 DPI on Vista)
• Some language files were updated

Version 2.1.2 (April 21, 2008)

• Now WinSnap is available for purchase on CD-ROM
• Added more profiles for WindowBlinds styles (AdvConfig.exe)
• Several improvements on the portable version of WinSnap
• Fixed some minor issues in the installer of the previous version
• Some other minor improvements and bugfixes

Version 2.1.1 (March 18, 2008)

• Added quick profiles for popular WindowBlinds styles (AdvConfig.exe)
• Added "Rounded corners on top" advanced style (AdvConfig.exe)
• Better support of WindowBlinds styles with per-pixel transparency on XP and Vista
• Menu capture mode was removed (use the Object mode instead)
• Several new UI and usability improvements

Version 2.1.0 (February 11, 2008)

• Full support of WindowBlinds visual styles (see forum for more details)
• Multi-Region capture mode (hold CTRL to select multiple screen regions)
• Several other improvements on the Region capture mode
• Fixed an issue with auto-save filename in external tools
• Some other minor improvements and bugfixes

Version 2.0.9 (September 10, 2007)

• WinSnap U3 Edition released (U3 smart drive required)
• Several speed improvements on the portable version
• Some language files were updated
• Small cosmetic changes in UI

Version 2.0.8 (August 7, 2007)

• WinSnap 64-bit Edition released (for AMD64/EM64T)
• The update process from previous versions takes only 2 mouse clicks now
• Several improvements on the registration mechanism
• Message boxes are properly placed depending on the main window position
• Fixed a minor issue with capturing maximized windows in the Application mode
• Some other minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 2.0.7 (May 14, 2007)

• Usual compatibility improvements with Windows Vista
• Added ability to capture Firefox popup menus in the Object/Menu mode
• Fixed a minor issue with capturing transparent cursor
• Added -EXIT command line option

Version 2.0.6 (May 1, 2007)

• Included new translations: Latvian, Norwegian (25+ now)
• Region capture: Improved compatibility with MS Outlook 2007
• Fixed some issues with modal dialogs on different versions of Windows Vista

Version 2.0.5 (April 3, 2007)

• Included new translations: Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Spanish (23+ now)
• Improved Windows Vista compatibility
• Some other minor improvements

Version 2.0.4 (March 19, 2007)

• Included new translations: Arabic, Armenian, Finnish (17+ now)
• New file auto-naming options (%NUM2%, %NUM3%, etc)
• Popup menus are now supported in Multi-Object selection mode
• Updated the help file (included in full version)
• Some other minor improvements

Version 2.0.3 (March 5, 2007)

• Included many new tranlations
• All executables are digitally signed now
• Improvements on the registration mechanism
• Fixed bug with underlined letters in the main menu
• Several cosmetic changes in UI

Version 2.0.2 (February 18, 2007)

• Portable Edition (to run WinSnap from a USB stick)
• Restoring main window size and position now work correctly
• Some issues on multi-monitor setup were fixed
• Conflict with CursorXP (Multi-Object capture mode) was resolved
• Unnecessary watermarks in trial mode were removed
• Some other small bugfixes and improvements

Version 2.0.1 (February 12, 2007)

• New major update was especially designed for Windows Vista
• Aero Glass capturing with shadows and transparencies
• Alpha-channel and PNG/TIFF transparency support
• New unique Multi-Object capture mode
• "Client Area" capture mode was superseded by Object mode
• Configurable external tools menu
• Region "fixed size" capture mode
• Region "store position" option
• New file auto-naming options
• Quick-Print shortcut key
• Many other bugfixes and small improvements

Version 1.1.10 (January 31, 2007)

• New interface languages: Norwegian, Serbian, Portuguese (24+ now)
• Palette optimization for 8-bit GIF images
• Issues with auto-save image format were fixed

Version 1.1.9 (January 8, 2007)

• WinSnap now remembers region form and other parameters in "Region" mode
• Small issue with menu shadows in "Application" mode was fixed
• Some small bugfixes and improvements

Version 1.1.8.1 (November 15, 2006)

• Small fix with a registry entry in portable edition

Version 1.1.8 (November 12, 2006)

• First portable version (to run from a USB stick)
• New interface languages were added (20+ now)
• Bug with invalid auto-save directory was fixed
• Some issues with region capture were fixed
• Many small improvements and core optimization

Version 1.1.7 (September 12, 2006)

• Multilingual installer and uninstaller
• More that 16 translations were added
• Added ability to capture mouse cursor in region mode
• Some issues with check for online updates were fixed
• Some small bugfixes and improvements

Version 1.1.6 (August 24, 2006)

• New option to include mouse cursor
• New option to keep WinSnap minimized in auto-save mode
• New option to clear image on minimize (to safe memory)
• Added ability to capture XP Start Menu in 'Menu' mode
• Escape minimizes the main window
• New command line parameters were added
• Minimize/restore animation now depend on system settings
• Some default program settings were changed
• Some issues with wide-screens were fixed
• Many other small bugfixes and improvements
• Status 'beta' was removed - it is first mature release!

Version 1.1 beta 5 (July 9, 2006)

• Multilingual user interface
• Added resizing of the main window
• Option "Close to tray"
• Check for on-line upadates now works
• New capture mode for popup menus
• Auto-save and auto-copy features now work
• Simple printing mechanism
• Some cosmetical changes, design, and more
• Fixed some bugs with PrintScreen hotkeys
• Many other small bugfixes and improvements

Version 1.1 beta 4 (January 9, 2006)

• First public release!!!

Versions 1.0x - 1.1 alpha 3 (since May 28, 2005)

• Nightly builds for testers only.

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