Screen To Image

Screen To Image is an easy-to-use tool that enables you to draw a custom region on the desktop to capture the image and save it to file. It can also grab an active window.

Simple setup with systray integration

Setting up this app takes minimal time and effort, thanks to the fact that there aren't any prerequisites involved. Once launched, it gets integrated into the systray and runs there silently while enabling you to carry on with your normal PC activity without any interruptions.

Grab and save desktop regions

As instructed by the program, you can trigger the Ctrl + right mouse button combination to enter screen capturing mode, and then use the left mouse button to draw a custom region.
You can preview the captured image in a window and open the right-click menu to copy it to the Clipboard, open it in your default graphic editor, or save it to file by specifying the destination folder, filename and format (PNG, JPEG, GIF, BMP).

Capture rectangle regions or active windows

When it comes to screenshot preferences, you can set a fixed size for the rectangle region and lock the values (pixels), make the crosshair larger, switch the capturing mode to active window, as well as allow additional actions after grabbing the screen, such as automatically opening the external editor or copying the image.
As far as general settings are concerned, you can set a global key for bringing up the main configuration panel, ask Screen To Image to autorun at Windows startup until told otherwise, set numerical incrementation for the default filename, as well as enable the "Send To" multiple choice option (Clipboard, editor, save to file, show picture).

Evaluation and conclusion

It worked smoothly in our tests, without hanging, crashing or prompting errors. CPU and RAM usage was minimal. To sum it up, Screen To Image offers a quick solution for grabbing a rectangle region or active window to save snapshots to file, and it can be used with ease.