With a click on a big red button, a set of crosshairs appears on the screen - moving the cursor around highlights different areas to capture, and clicking on the screen either captures a still image or begins the recording process for video. That action (or just moving my cursor over the button) opens up a tiny window populated with buttons for capturing video or still imagery, along with toggles for including the cursor in my screen capture or snagging the images to the clipboard. For example, if I need to grab screenshots of Wirecast screens for a review, I'll click on the Snagit button that floats constantly in the upper right of my Mac screen. Screen capture apps like Snagit are extremely popular with bloggers, since they give us the opportunity to capture entire screens or details of apps for review purposes. Today Snagit (US$49.95) has been updated to version 2.0, expanding the capabilities of the app to a higher level.

TechSmith's powerful Snagit app for capturing and annotating screenshots or websites has been around for a little over a year, having first been reviewed on TUAW in November 2010.