Tools Every Designer Should Know About, Episode 2

What: Greenshot
For: Web designers, coders, tech support folks, people with computer inept parents
Where: http://getgreenshot.org/


This one I love for those sort of in-the-middle-of-a-project, need-an-answer-quickly and OMG TECH SUPPORT moments. It's a medium-weight screenshot taking program that sits politely in your taskbar. When you press printscreen (or click on the icon, if you still want your printscreen button) it transforms your cursor into a screen-wide selector tool. After making your selection, you can choose to copy the selection to your clipboard, print it, or open it in an equally straightforward miniature editing software:

(screenshot taken with... you guessed it... Greenshot!)

Super nice when I need to quickly send a client a look at what I'm working on over AIM, or show my mom how to work her email. It is free and open-source.

Enjoy!