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A Windows application to create screenshots. http://getgreenshot.org/

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Snipping Tool prevents Greenshot from taking screenshots, even after it's been removed

The problem is that I can't get Greenshot to take screenshots. For some reason, some part of the Microsoft Snipping Tool appears when I press the screenshot button of the keyboard, even after I ...
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Set NUM variable

How to set NUM variable to required one in Greenshot software? I was expecting to enter it instead of word "pattern", but I can't change it.
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Is there a way to save all Greenshot Captures in a folder but not temporary folder?

When capturing with greenshot the capture is saved in %TEMP% where it eventually gets deleted. Is there a way to save all the captures automatically to a specific greenshot folder so they do not get ...
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How can I automatically copy screenshots to .jpg instead of .png on Windows?

I have tried various tools such as Greenshot, Ksnip, and ShareX as well as Windows clipping tool, etc., but I can only get it to save as .jpg, not copy to clipboard. I want this because for web use I ...
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GreenShot - How to assign a hotkey to the "open image from clipboard"

In this new computer I'm not able to set a hotkey to "open image from clipboard" via Greenshot.ini file. This is the line I found but everytime I add a keyboard shortcut, the software doesn'...
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How can I stop Greenshot from automatically zooming in when I press “print screen?”

Greenshot automatically zooms when I press Print Screen. How do I turn this of so I can select from the whole screen? I have looked through all settings and FAQs on the website but there doesn't seem ...
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Put all screenshots in one document with single click

I often take number of Greenshot screenshots for a particular workflow and then edit these screenshots into Greenshot Image Editor to add some text or shapes. Is it possible to dump/store all these ...
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How I can make Greenshot pattern start from 1 to 9999999?

I recently started using Greenshot and it's a fantastic program for screen capture, but I have problem with ${NUM} pattern. It starts like this: 000001,000002,etc.,... How I can make it start like ...
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Recovering Greenshot open image editor screenshots after reboot

I know this is a longshot, but I'm wondering if there is any way to recover unsaved Greenshot image editor images. I had about 10 images open in various image editor windows. Before I could save them, ...
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Greenshot Not Working and Reinstallation failed

Greenshot unable to be activated using Fn+PrnScrn. Tried to uninstall and install againt, but with the following error: Software version: 1.2.10.6-RELEASE-c2414cf0149a1475ea00520effc01b40087c225c (64 ...
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Greenshot and CapsLock/NumLock indicator

Whenever I press the CapsLock or NumLock keys, I get a visual indicator: It usually doesn't bother me, but when I try to use Greenshot and the PrintScreen or ALT+PrintScreen keyboard shortcuts, the ...
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screenshot of all screens/monitors with greenshot

I need to take screenshots of all my screens/monitors (whether I have one or 2; sometimes I'm working only from my notebook, other times I'm adding a monitor). I decided to use greenshot 1.2.10 build6 ...
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Size of region capture is smaller than screen resolution

When I capture (either a region or window) with Greenshot and opt to send it to MS Paint, the resulting image is noticeably smaller than the screen from which I captured. As an example, I will include ...
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Intellij is blocking my print-screen keypresses

I have noticed that whenever I have an Intellij window in focus, and press the print-screen key, the keypress does not make it through to Green-shot, which I use for screenshots. If I but any other ...
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Greenshot won't let me uninstall

I'm using two accounts on my computer, one is personal, the other one for work. I have greeshot installed on both of them, but it only works on one of these accounts. Unfortunately it doesn't work on ...
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Greenshot unresponsive

Starting around this day today I notice Greenshot screenshots getting unresponsive. It was working very well for many months. I don't think it has updated for all these time. I am using the latest ...
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Unable select area of the screenshot for cropping (Greenshot software)

I am using Windows 10 with Greenshot 1.2.10.6. The area I want to keep is reduced to 1/4 inch square. The square moves to a different location when I try to expand it. What I have tried: 1. I ...
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I don't want to open the word document each time the greeenshot captures the image. Is there a way to do that?

I save the output file of Greeenshot to a Word document. I don't want to open the Word document each time the Greeenshot app captures an image. Is there a way to write the file from Greenshot ...
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Greenshot Phoning Home

I am trying to trace and close any unnecessary network traffic, and noticed that Greenshot maintains open internet connections. Nothing in the documentation addresses this. Is this supposed to ...
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Cannot uninstall Greenshot on Windows 10

In preferences the "launch at startup" is checked and greyed out. I want to uninstall Greenshot but it tells me it is on and therefore won't let me uninstall it. Greenshot has overtaken my other ...
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Windows 10 - Must Exit Greenshot in order for Ctrl-C to automatically copy to clipboard

This isn't an issue in Windows 7 Pro (home PC) or Windows 8 (work) but in Windows 10 (laptop) I have to manually EXIT Greenshot whenever I want to copy/paste TEXT using the Ctrl + C keyboard shortcut. ...
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Prevent Sound When Capturing or Exporting to Clipboard

How do I to disable the Windows sound when Greenshot captures an image. 'Play camera sound' under 'Capture' is off. I must mute my speaker.
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Greenshot: Windows title not displayed in file name anymore

${title}-${capturetime:d"yyyy-MM-dd HH_mm_ss"}- This is the file name system that I'm using to name files on greenshot. The ${title} promises to name the file with the title of the window being ...
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Greenshot import screens into Powepoint - how to make it import into modified slide layout?

I seek help, ralated to the Powerpoint slide layout when pasting screenshots from Greenshot. (no setting available in preferences of greenshot as far as I could find) I need to change parameters of ...
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Using Alt+A clears all text in a textbox

While entering text into a textbox in Greenshot editor, when I press AltA combination (which is needed for the Polish letter "ą"), the whole text entered so far disappears. I'm using ...
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Set Greenshot default to 'Capture region' via cmd line or shortcut (ie. like snipping tool)

I like Greenshot alot but am very use to Snipping Tool behaviour of defaulting to 'capture region'. I thought there would be a simple cmd line for doing this (ie. 'greenshot.exe /region') but alas ...
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Greenshot-how to save all or export all open windows, to selected destination?

When screenshotting with the Greenshot app I often get too many open windows to find or organise them, and too many to view properly in a cascade/stack of windows, or a taskbar jump list. Is there a ...
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Windows 10 Screenshot Black - Multiple Tools (Standard, Greenshot, Snipping Tool)

I'm having an unusual issue - any way I attempt to print screen all I get is a black screen (using the WIN+PrtSc) a live black screen using Greenshot (as in I can move the cursor, see the dimension ...
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Combine multiple screenshots into same image file or pdf file with greenshot

I need to combine multiple partial screenshots into the same file with Greenshot. I would rather prefer that file to be .pdf. Since I do not think greenshot allows creation of pdf files, I am okay ...
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Greenshot Storage Location

The "greenshot.ini", "greenshot-defaults.ini", and "greenshot-fixed.ini" files are all pre-configured with the "OutputFilePath" and "OutputFileAsFullpath" variables set to "${USERPROFILE}\Greenshot\" ...
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