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type: entity
title: Snipping Tool
tags: [software, windows, utility, screenshot]
related: [screen-capture]
created: 2026-07-01
updated: 2026-07-01
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_support_dokumentation_anleitungen_informationssammlung_bild.md"]
---

# Snipping Tool

The **Snipping Tool** is a lightweight utility included in Microsoft Windows (since Windows 7) used for capturing screenshots.

## Features
According to URZ documentation, the tool provides:
- Various capture modes (e.g., rectangular, window, or full-screen).
- Integrated marking tools for highlighting specific parts of the capture.
- The ability to save captures directly as image files.

It is recommended by the [[universitatsrechenzentrum-urz]] as a professional alternative to using external cameras to document software errors.
