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Although it has a small feature-set compared to many other free options, the program sets itself apart with an excellent image addendum program and the ability to function on Windows, Mac, and multiple Linux desktops. Ksnip is very nice to have and doesn't require you to re-learn the interface every time you change platforms.

Review: Really impressed by the editor tool. It treats every addendum as an object that can be moved around, grouped, shifted, etc. even after the image is reduced/cropped. Very customizable.

Status: Not portable, writes to HKU\..\Software\ksnip (Tested version 1.5.0)

Resources: Surprisingly low: 4 megs RAM, 26 megs disk space, generally low CPU usage in testing. Qt-based.

License: GPLv2

Websites

https://sourceforge.net/projects/ksnip/

Screenshot:


EDIT: the program roughly the same on Mac, but was buggy in places, such as when adding blur groups (to obscure private data), selecting individual items, and modifying properties (e.g. line thickness). Either way, it's better than my current screenshot editor, which was the default system app.

I haven't tested this latest version, but it looks to have seen some active updating since its original post here on the site.

Changelog


https://github.com/ksnip/ksnip/releases

Smaragdus asked for a portable version a little over a year ago: https://github.com/ksnip/ksnip/issues/160 ... they seemed available to it, but it unfortunately doesn't sound like a priority.

Mirror: https://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedi ... snip.shtml

I saw the screenshot and was wondering for a second what kind of inappropriate word needed censoring in "cross-p...", before realizing it is a showcase for the blurring filter!

vevy wrote: ↑Sat Jul 25, 2020 2:55 am ... what kind of inappropriate word needed censoring in "cross-p...", before realizing it is a showcase for the blurring filter!

Hilariously they've blurred the most unique (in my mind) function of the program.

Now at v.1.8.0. Various updates to the program -- very fast now and I'm still loving the editor function. The zoom feature is really seamless and clean. Maybe my favorite image addendum tool.

Changelog: https://github.com/ksnip/ksnip/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

Ksnip v1.8.1 released 2021-02-14 (changelog at https://github.com/ksnip/ksnip/releases).

Ksnip still in active development at v1.9.0 https://github.com/ksnip/ksnip/releases … lots of good changes. Overall a nice interface, some innovative elements, and definitely unique.

Status: Not Portable. Still writes to registry.

Seems like every time I release this I get more and more impressed. I've been very happy with ShareX for quite a while now but I have to admit the image editor on this one is catching up, if it hasn't already surpassed it.

Now at v1.10.1

https://github.com/ksnip/ksnip/releases