SnipFor Capture
Capture any screen area, annotate it and extract text locally with offline OCR.
100% Offline · No Cloud · No Tracking
Feel the speed.
Keep your privacy.
Ultra-fast screen capture and OCR tool built for anyone who wants to work quickly, privately, and effortlessly. 100% offline. Your data never leaves your PC.
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Interactive Feature Showcase
See SnipFor in action. Explore the tools designed to supercharge your screen documentation workflow.
Intelligent Vision Engine
Magnetic Window & Element Snapping
Point at any window, inner panel, YouTube video frame, or screen edge. SnipFor's computer-vision engine detects exact boundaries in microseconds.
- 6-layer precision detector with DWM shadow removal
- Fitts's Law screen-edge docking for instant full-monitor snips
- HTML5 video player and web component recognition
Shortcuts:
Hover Auto-Detect
Click Lock Selection
Drag Manual Override
100% Offline · Zero Data Leak
Extract Text from Anywhere
Grab unselectable text from protected PDFs, video stills, scanned invoices, or system dialogs with the embedded local Tesseract OCR engine.
- Runs completely on your device — no cloud servers
- Multi-monitor aware dialog opens right on your active screen
- Edit extracted text directly, copy with one click, or export to .txt
Action:
Select Area + Click OCR
Ctrl+C Copy Text
Multitasking Powerhouse
Always-on-Top Floating References
Stop Alt-Tabbing! Pin any captured screenshot as a floating, borderless always-on-top window directly on your desktop while coding, designing, or entering data.
- Remains visible above all active full-screen windows
- Move anywhere, copy to clipboard, or save directly from the pin bar
- Pin multiple references simultaneously across all monitors
Shortcuts:
Click Pin Icon Float Window
Esc Dismiss Pin
Security & Compliance
Smart Blur & Pixelated Mosaic
Safely share documentation and bug reports. Obfuscate confidential credentials, passwords, personal data, and API keys with Gaussian blur or pixelated mosaic.
- High-speed GPU-friendly blur & mosaic filters
- Adjustable blur intensity and pixel block size
- Irreversible pixel destruction ensures zero data recovery
Tools:
Blur Tool Smooth Fade
Mosaic Pixel Block
Tutorials & Documentation
Step Numbering & Visual Stamp Badges
Create clean step-by-step guides in seconds. Click to drop auto-incrementing numbered badges (1, 2, 3...) and professional status stamps.
- Auto-incrementing step numbers with smart sequence memory
- Ctrl + Scroll to dynamically scale badge sizes on the fly
- Status stamps: Check, Cross, Warning, Info, Star, and Pin
Shortcuts:
Ctrl + Scroll Resize Badge
Ctrl + Z Undo Preserving Sequence
Annotation Mastery
Smart Shapes, Pen & Highlighter
Annotate with precision. Draw self-aligning arrows, perfect geometric shapes, freehand pen lines, and smooth translucent highlights.
- Hold Shift while drawing arrows to auto-snap to horizontal, vertical, and 45° angles
- Hold Shift for perfect squares and circles
- Scroll the mouse wheel to cycle through shapes instantly without opening menus
Shortcuts:
Shift + Arrow 45° Auto-Snap
Mouse Scroll Cycle Shapes
Move Tool Reposition & Recolor
Design & Frontend Workflow
Screen Color Picker & Pixel Magnifier
Inspect colors with pinpoint accuracy. The built-in loupe magnifier zooms in on individual pixels to display live HEX (#) and RGB values.
- Built-in pixel magnifier grid around the cursor
- One-click copy HEX color code directly to your clipboard
- Multi-monitor aware color dialog with custom palettes
Action:
Eyedropper Tool Magnifier
Click Copy HEX
Typography & Layout
Text Tool & Pixel-Perfect Positioning
Add rich callout typography directly onto your screenshots. Custom font sizes, colors, and live in-place editing.
- Pixel-perfect nudging: Use keyboard arrow keys (← ↑ → ↓) for 1px positioning
- Live in-place text styling with instant font and color feedback
- Duplicate and move existing text annotations effortlessly
Shortcuts:
← ↑ → ↓ 1px Micro-Nudge
Shift + ← → Fast 10px Nudge
Built-in Across All Editions · Lightning Fast
A Fast, Sleek Alternative to Windows Photos
Open high-resolution images instantly without delays or splash screens. Browse your entire folder effortlessly via the bottom thumbnail strip and navigate with smooth edge arrows.
- Thumbnail Strip: View and jump between all images in the active folder at the bottom dock
- Edge Navigation: Smooth hover arrows appear near screen borders for instant switching
- Broad Format Support: Opens PNG, JPG, JPEG, WEBP, BMP, GIF, and TIFF natively
- Safe File Deletion: Seamlessly integrated with the Windows Recycle Bin to prevent accidents
Shortcuts:
← → / Wheel Next / Previous Image
Ctrl + Wheel Lossless Zoom
Delete Send to Recycle Bin
More than a screen capture tool
Capture, view, edit, convert and govern your visual workflow with one privacy-first desktop toolkit.
Image Viewer
A fast, sleek alternative to Windows Photos; browse folder thumbnails instantly, zoom losslessly and navigate effortlessly.
Video Studio
Record screen videos and GIFs, then trim, compress and prepare them for sharing.
Image Editor
Crop, resize, adjust and refine images with a dedicated editor when capture is only the first step.
Converter
Convert video, audio, images and PDFs across the formats your team already uses.
Audit Controls
Apply corporate watermarks, IT policies and silent MSI deployment for governed environments.
Built for speed and control
Every part of SnipFor is designed to keep your workflow fast and your data on your machine.
01
100% Offline OCR
Recognition happens locally via embedded Tesseract. No cloud uploads, no API dependency, zero data leaks. Supports English, Turkish, German, French, Italian, and Spanish.
02
Ultra Lightweight
Optimized Python/Qt architecture. Launches in seconds. Minimal RAM footprint, no bloating.
03
Pro Annotations
Smart blur, mosaic, auto-increment stamps, and pinning tools to speed up your documentation.
Capture & Annotate Community
- Multi-monitor region & full-screen capture
- Smart window & inner element detection
- Built-in Ultra-Fast Image Viewer
- Live magnifier lens and delayed capture
- Full annotation toolkit — text, arrows, shapes, freehand
- Numbered steps & icon stamps with sequence memory
- Pin captures always-on-top of any window
Video, Image & Convert Pro
- Screen video & GIF recording with hardware acceleration
- Built-in video trimmer, compressor & format converter
- Focus zoom and live canvas text overlays
- Full image editor — crop, resize, filters, adjustments
- Convert between 15+ video, audio & image formats
- One-click Nitro-Optimize compression
- PDF export, split & merge tools
Enterprise & IT Audit
- Corporate watermarking on every capture
- Centrally managed IT policy via Windows Registry
- Silent MSI deployment across the organization
Choose your edition
Start free with Community, add video & conversion tools with Pro, or move to Audit for organization-wide deployment and control.
| Feature | Community Edition | Pro Edition | Audit Edition (Enterprise) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capture & Edit Tools | |||
| Lightning Fast Image Viewer | |||
| Smart Window Snapping | |||
| 100% Offline OCR | |||
| Screen Pinning (Always on Top) | |||
| Color Picker & Magnifier | |||
| Privacy Blur & Mosaic | |||
| Step Numbering & Icon Stamps | |||
| Zero Data Leak (No Cloud) | |||
| Screen Video & GIF Recording | |||
| Video Trimmer & Focus Zoom | |||
| Universal Media & PDF Converter | |||
| Corporate Watermark Enforcement | |||
| Registry-Locked IT Policies | |||
| Silent MSI Enterprise Deployment | |||
| Price / Availability | Free | Demo / Inquire | Custom (Enterprise) |
To try Pro and Audit editions, request a demo, or inquire about enterprise licenses, contact us.
Request Demo / Contact: mehmet@nevresoglu.net