After this, the deprecation process started, as new features related to the snipping experience were now added to the newer Snip & Sketch app instead of Snipping Tool.įurther steps were taken towards its removal during Windows 10 post-20H1 builds. In Windows 10 build 17661, the original Snipping Tool was also updated to include a note that the app would be removed from the operating system in a future update. It was later renamed to Snip & Sketch in build 17751.ĭeprecation of the original tool The new app can also optionally handle the PrtScn hotkey. The new ⊞ Win+ ⇧ Shift+ S key stroke was introduced, which when pressed would open a new full screen interface that allows the user to pick a selection mode and select an area to be snipped. It turned into a full app updated through the Store in build 17661, with a new redesigned user interface that made it similar to the Snipping Tool. Screen Sketch received a major overhaul in Windows 10 October 2018 Update. This was similar to the original version of the Snipping Tool for Tablet PC. In Windows 10 Anniversary Update build 14328, the Windows Ink Workspace was introduced with a feature called Screen Sketch, which could take a full-screen capture of the screen and then make annotations. In future updates, the user interface was further refined with updated icons and snipping modes being moved from the New split button to the new Mode menu. The tool would see no updates until Windows 10, which added a delay feature that allowed to take snips with a delay of between 1 and 5 seconds.
It allows users to take a screenshot in one out of several modes and then quickly annotate it without using any other application. Windows Vista and later Ī new version of the tool was included starting with Windows Vista, introducing it to traditional PC users. It was a basic screen snipping app that took advantage of the Tablet PC pen to "cut out" a specific area of the computer, and then make highlights, annotations, or marks using it.
Snipping Tool's first version was available as a downloadable PowerToy for Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, which was known as Snipping Tool for Tablet PC, and was released alongside Microsoft Tablet PC on 7 November 2002.
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