Monosnap

Monosnap
Developer(s) Monosnap
Initial release 11 July 2012 (2012-07-11)
Stable release
2.0.9 (2.3.20 for Windows) / 22 January 2014 (2014-01-22)
Development status Active
Written in Objective-C
C#
Operating system Windows XP or later
Mac OS X 10.7 or later
Platform Intel x86 - 32-bit; .NET Framework 3.0 with Service Pack 1 (Windows version); x64 (Mac OS X version)
Size 5 MB (Mac OS X Version)
7.5 MB (Windows version)
Available in Fully translated: English, Russian
Type Utility software
License freeware
Requires registration
Website monosnap.com

Monosnap is a free screenshot program for Mac OS X and Windows. The program allows users to create screenshots, annotate them and upload them to the cloud. It was released for OS X on 11 July 2012.[1] Several days after it was positively reviewed by sites like Addictive Tips,[2] freetech4teachers,[3] OneDayOneApp[4] and MakeUseOf,[5] an update was released on 5 August 2012, providing authorization with email.[6] On 10 August there was a release for Windows, providing similar functionality.[7]

Since 9 October 2012 (version 1.4.0) app allows to upload images to FTP, SFTP or WebDAV Servers. Right now it also has in-app turning on external services support (Dropbox, Evernote, Box.com, CloudApp).

Features

Screenshots

Monosnap has two modes of screenshot: the first one grabs the whole screen (or screens). The second mode grabs an area or window of the screen. In the latter mode a magnifier is presented, showing size of the selected rectangle and color of pixel below cursor.

Image editor

After taking a screenshot Monosnap opens its editor with such tools as pen, line, rectangle, oval, arrow, text and blur. Also it has crop tool to remove unnecessary details if they that has not been done while capturing screen.

After screenshot

There are several options to proceed with screenshot, available from settings:

Cloud storage

Using cloud storage requires login with Facebook or email. All uploads can be accessed through website, images can be sorted into folders. There is no limit of cloud space now.

References

  1. "Wall Photos". Facebook. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  2. Mac OS X. "Blog ArchiveCapture Screenshots On Mac, Edit Them & Upload To Cloud". AddictiveTips. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  3. "Free Technology for Teachers: Monosnap Is a Promising New Screen Capture Tool". freetech4teachers. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  4. "Monosnap ONE DAY ONE APP". ONE DAY ONE APP. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  5. Chavanu, Bakari (2012-07-23). "Monosnap: A Fast, Free, Cloud-based, Cross-Platform Screen Capture Application". Makeuseof.com. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  6. "Mac App Store - Monosnap". Apple. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  7. "Wall Photos". Facebook. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
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