Ashampoo Snap 15 Review for Windows – Taking Screenshots Was Never This Fun!

Do you frequently capture  screenshots, only to have your colleagues or friends inquire  about the details within  those screenshots? If that’s the case, what you need is a reliable screen capture tool for Windows 11/10 that simplifies your life. Ashampoo Snap 15 is one such tool designed to enhance your experience with  screen captures. In this review, we have discussed its various aspects – pricing, features, and much more.

Are you someone who frequently needs  to take screenshots for  troubleshooting software issues, creating  in-blog images, explaining client/sales dashboards to colleagues, or similar tasks? What you need is a screen capture tool on your Windows PC. The software enables you to capture  pictures of whatever is happening on your desktop.

Here we are going to talk Ashampoo Snap 15 which is one of the best screen capture tools.

What is Ashampoo Snap 15?

Ashampoo Snap 15 is a utility that can help you capture any region of your computer’s screen. This includes both screenshots as well as on-screen movement.  After you have taken screenshots you can further post-process them and add annotations with  an inbuilt editor.

What Are The Kind of Features I Can Expect?

Here are some of the notable features of Ashampoo Snap 15 –

• Capture screenshots of any region of your desktop.
• Take pixel-perfect captures; You can even take predefined screenshots set for a particular resolution.
• With the eye-dropper you can select accurate colors.
• Inbuilt editor where you can annotate your screenshots.
• Take timed screenshots.
• Record videos.

System Requirements

• Windows compatibility – Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7
• Setup size – 143 MB
• Memory (RAM) required – Minimum 1 GB
• Hard disk space – Minimum 150 GB
• Processor – Intel Dual Core or higher

How To Capture Screen With Ashampoo Snap 15?

Step 1 – Download, install, and run Ashampoo Snap 15.

Step 2 – Once you have installed the utility, an “Always-on-top” button will appear at the top of your desktop.

Step 3 –  To take a screenshot, click on the camera icon that you can see at the center of the interface.

Step 4 – You can start by dragging the selection on the screen. You will be guided by cross-hairs that will help you take pixel-perfect screenshots.

Step 5 – You can tweak the selection area as per your liking.

Step 6 – Once you have made the selection, click anywhere on the screen to confirm. The captured screenshot will open in an editor where you can further add annotations.

Once you have installed Ashampoo Snap 15, the screen capture button always remains at the top of the screen. The initial version of the “Always-on-top” button consists of the capture button followed by settings, the button for the Editor, the “Record Video” button, and the Freehand selection.

To access the next set of tools, you can click on the three horizontal dots. The next set of tools includes  the options for – Time-delayed screenshots, a Ruler, a Color Picker, a button to open the “Output Folder” and a button for exiting the application.

While on one side the “Always on top” button makes it highly accessible. This means you can instantly access the screenshot tools whenever needed. However, on the downside, this may obstruct the top view. You can only move the “Always on top” button left or right.

One of the best aspects that we noticed in Ashampoo 15 and not in other software is that the software Window snaps like other Microsoft applications. This way you can multitask i.e. edit screenshots on one side while work with other applications.

– Capture Screenshots and Record Videos

Apart from taking screenshots of any region of your screen, Ashampoo Snap 15 also lets you record videos in high-definition. You can add live annotations & further use elements like drawings, texts, and more. Moreover, you can even add voice narrations. With Ashampoo Snap you can also overlay your webcam and add live feeds as well.  Looking for a more feature-packed screen recording tool, try Advanced Screen Recorder.

– Pixel Perfect Screenshot

When capturing a screen, Ashampoo provides crosshairs with which you can capture a screen region pixel-by-pixel therefore getting the perfect screen capture. Furthermore, you can also adjust the “X” and “Y” axes  and RGB colors to get the exact capture you are looking for.

– Take Timed Screenshots

Ashampoo Snap 15 lets you take timed screenshots. Here you can specify the countdown/ interval (in seconds) after which your desired screen area will be captured. When you select this option, you have the choice to either take “Single capture” or “Multiple interval-based captures”

– Built-In Editor

Once you have captured screenshots, you can post-process them using the inbuilt editor. It also takes care of file management as well. To make your screenshots more meaningful and comprehensive, you can take the help of various elements that the editor offers you. You can add various shapes, comments, cliparts, auto-numbering, and various other elements to make your screenshots more visually appealing.

– Magic Eye

Ashampoo Snap’s magic eye auto-detects elements below your mouse pointer. These include program menus, browser windows, images, and much more. Not just that, Ashampoo Snap 15 can also capture freehand regions as well as custom rectangular regions as well.

– Choose From Multiple File Formats

There are 4 formats in which you can save your screenshots. In case you are saving your screenshots for blogs, you can save them as a .png file. Next, for normal use, you can save your screen captures as normal JPG. If the need arises where you have to perform advanced editing tasks, you can save your screen captures as a .psd file. Curious about the various features of Adobe Photoshop?  Check out this inside-out review.

Last but not least, you can also save your captured screenshot as PDF documents. If you intend to view and edit PDFs further, you can give Systweak PDF a try.

Ashampoo Snap 15 receives constant updates by the way of which developers roll out new features and also make sure that all bugs and vulnerabilities are fixed.

Ashampoo Snap 15 is available free of cost for 30 days after which you can opt to purchase the premium variant. You can select Ashampoo Snap 15 as a part of the Snap 365 subscription plan. The pricing for the same starts at $12.99/ year for three devices. Or, you can also purchase Ashampoo Snap 15 at a one-time price of $40.

Ashampoo Snap 15 stands true to its name. It captures any region of the screen accurately in the blink of an eye. However, it does take a few seconds before the captured screenshot opens up in the photo editor. Apart from that, we didn’t notice any lags or crashes in the application.

In case of any doubts, in case you are stuck with the functionality of the tool, you can always count on Ashampoo’s customer support.

As a first point of reference, you can visit the help page and understand how the various options work. If that is not of much help, you can then reach out to the customer support team  by clicking on Support at the bottom of this page. Once there select “Snap – Troubleshooting” and then enter your doubts in a predefined form.

Is Ashampoo Snap 15 The Ultimate Windows Screenshot Tool?

From this Ashampoo Snap 15 review, we can infer that it is indeed a decent tool.  From taking precise screenshots to adding annotations, Ashampoo Snap is a force to reckon with. It also offers extra features like the “Integrated webspace uploader”, and the “OCR” functionality as well.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. What are the features of Ashampoo Snap?

Ashampoo Snap comes with various useful features. To begin with, you can capture pixel-perfect screenshots of any region of the screen. Once you have taken screenshots you can further edit them in a dedicated image editor. Other features include OCR functionality, Ashampoo Webspace, and more.

Q2. What is the purpose of Ashampoo Snap 15?

The purpose of Ashampoo Snap 15 is to take high-quality screenshots or record  video of on-screen activities.

Q3. How do I screen record?

For recording screens , you can take the help of a screen recording utility. For instance, Advanced Screen Recorder is one of the best screen recording utilities for Windows 11/10 PCs.