January 17, 2009
Screen Capture Tools and the Evasive Mouse Cursor
So, here's the thing: I was taking screenshots for another article, and then I noticed that the cursor was not present in them - and I needed it to be. I've used Print Screen for a long time now, and I never really needed the cursor to appear. Whenever I did need to have it the screenshot, it was for work - and there, we have SnagIt, which has an option to show the cursor. While SnagIt is a great application, I wasn't ready to buy a license for home use just yet. I wanted to look for free tools first... so I began my search. I found out a couple interesting applications along the way. Snipping Tool (Windows Vista only) I was surprised to discover…