Version 4.0.

5 (June 11, 2012)

0 New line tool and updated tool icons/cursors

1 Better compatibility with Windows 8 Release Preview
2 Fixed issue with incorrect cursor position and Aero theme
3 Fixed issue with File->New command in Windows Explorer
4 Some other improvements and bug fixes

Version 4.0.4 (May 8, 2012)

5 Support for Windows 8 Consumer Preview (test)

6 Added "Copy images with transparency" option
7 Added application and folder icons in Tools menu
8 Right-click on empty area opens Advanced File menu
9 Changed default window size for different resolutions
10 Fixed control and window sizes in high DPI mode
11 Removed "LICENSED TO" from the titlebar in the registered version
12 Several other minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 4.0.3 (February 12, 2012)

13 Keyboard shortcuts to move/resize objects (arrow keys, ctrl, shift)

14 Line color/thickness, drawing tool are now restored after restart
15 Adjusted line thickness for region selection on low screen resolutions
16 Auto-Copy puts screenshot to clipboard when effects are changed
17 Fixed issues when pressing PrintScrn in region selection mode
18 Fixed dwmapi.dll error on Windows XP 64-Bit Edition

Version 4.0.2 (January 27, 2012)

19 Fixed showing/restoring the main window after capture

20 Fixed sharpness of printed images and print resolution
21 Fixed restoring of auto-save and auto-copy options at startup
22 Fixed issue with watermark position on the bottom-left
23 Fixed issue with 1px outline when shadow is disabled
24 Fixed closing of tray menu on losing focus and ESC
25 Fixed background color of copied to clipboard images
26 Fixed non-default format selection in Save dialog
27 Many minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 4.0.1 (January 24, 2012)

28 New major version of WinSnap with reworked UI

29 Built-in image editor: arrows, rectangles, text annotations
30 Capture native Aero shadows in Window and Application modes
31 In-place color effects: grayscale, darken, lighten, sepia, invert
32 Copy/paste images with transparency to Office 2010 and other apps
33 Advanced file commands: open location, copy path, delete, rename
34 Close to tray, minimize to tray, always on top commands
35 Improved region selection: larger magnifier, crossing lines
36 No support for Windows 2000, minimum - XP, recommended - Win7
37 Tons of other improvements and fixes

Version 3.5.7 (October 2, 2011)

38 Updated languages: German, Slovenian

39 Added test support of Windows 8 Developer Preview
40 Fixed issue with clearing Tools menu preferences after restart
41 Fixed issue with "dwmapi.dll not found" error on Windows 2000/XP

Version 3.5.6 (September 7, 2011)

42 New languages: Georgian (35+ languages now!)

43 Updated languages: Danish, Dutch, Hungarian, Italian, Russian, Persian
44 Improved language selection in WinSnap installer

Version 3.5.5 (March 1, 2011)

45 Updated languages: Chinese, Danish, Turkish, Ukrainian

46 Unified installer for 32-bit and 64-bit editions of WinSnap
47 "Check for Updates" was greatly improved (2 mouse clicks now)
48 Shorter screen capture delay on Windows 7 and Vista
49 Fixed close button bug in Image Options dialog
50 Several other minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 3.5.4 (November 24, 2010)

51 New languages: Polish, Slovenian, Hebrew (34+ languages now!)

52 Updated languages: German, Czech, Chinese, Armenian, Serbian
53 Fixed an issue with tooltips on toolbar buttons when changing language

Version 3.5.3 (October 19, 2010)

54 Added option "Disable global hotkeys for taking screenshots"

55 Revised English language template file (see Translation.txt)
56 Updated Russian translation for version 3.5
57 Some minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 3.5.2 (October 5, 2010)

58 Delayed capture feature was greatly improved

59 Added ability to adjust timeout for delayed capture (Settings, Capture tab)
60 Added a countdown timer feature for delayed capture (Settings, Capture tab)
61 Added 256x256 icon for Windows Vista/7 to the EXE resources
62 Some options in the Settings dialog were renamed/rearranged
63 Various stability and performance improvements

Version 3.5.1 (May 6, 2010)

64 New options toolbar for quick access to capture preferences

65 New feature: delayed capture (5 seconds before taking snapshot)
66 Updated trial reminder and enter license key dialogs
67 Added ability to capture popup menus of QT applications (Object mode)
68 Several fixes and improvements on the region selection mode
69 Region selection is now 2 pixels wide
70 Some other minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 3.1.5 (January 4, 2010)

71 New translations: Armenian, Estonian, Persian, Vietnamese (32+ languages)

72 Improved performance of the Region selection mode for multi-monitor systems
73 Added a check of illegal characters in filenames when using %TITLE%, %CLASS%
74 WinSnap now remebers the page orientaltion correctly when printing images
75 Fixed capturing of maximized windows on XP (Window & Application mode)
76 Fixed height of the menu bar in High-DPI mode on Vista and Windows 7
77 Revised sizes of the Settings dialogs, buttons and controls
78 Various other stability and performance improvements

Version 3.1.4 (November 18, 2009)

79 Improved the behavior of "Window" captures when the Taskbar is active

80 Improved the "Clear Aero background under Vista and Windows 7" feature
81 Fixed an issue with capturing desktop using the "Application" mode

Version 3.1.3 (October 20, 2009)

82 Pressing the number key twice starts a new capture

83 Fixed an issue with the digital signature in the previous version
84 Portable Edition: the trial counter works correctly now
85 Portable Edition: several performance improvements for I/O

Version 3.1.2 (September 23, 2009)

86 Fixed and improved "Clear Aero background under Vista/7" feature

87 Fixed and improved rendering of custom controls on slow computers
88 Fixed an issue with multiple presses of the PrintScreen key in the Region mode
89 Fixed an issue with applying Advanced Capture Settings on the first run
90 Several improvements to the WinSnap setup process
91 Fixed a PCA warning on Windows 7 (caused from time to time)
92 Added compatibility section to the EXE manifest for Windows 7

Version 3.1.1 (August 17, 2009)

93 Added Drag-n-Drop support (drag image and drop onto WinSnap to open it)
94 Added ability to run WinSnap after installation on Vista and Windows 7
95 Several improvements on WinSnap Portable Edition

Version 3.1.0 (July 20, 2009)

96 WinSnap now officially supports the upcoming Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
97 Windows 7: Added task list (jump list) to the WinSnap icon on the taskbar
98 Added ability to capture complex menus of Office 2007 applications (Object mode)
99 Several improvements to the WinSnap installer (graphics, icons, etc)
100 Fixed an issue with keyboard shortcuts (Esc and other) in the Object mode
101 Some other minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 3.0.9 (June 17, 2009)

102 New translations: Czech, Indonesian (27+ languages now)
103 "Auto-Save" and "Auto-Copy" work when changing effects now
104 New command line switches: /FIXED-SIZE, /FIXED-POS (see forum)
105 Improved compatibility with Windows 2000 (fixed a few issues with icons)
106 Some other minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 3.0.8 (May 12, 2009)

107 New translations: Dutch, Korean, Basque (Euskera)

108 Greatly improved "Clear window background under Vista" feature
109 Capture Explorer windows and dialogs using the Application mode
110 Active monitor is determined by mouse position now (Full Screen)
111 Fixed some minor issues with capturing elevated (UAC) applications
112 Improved compatibility with Windows 7 RC and Beta
113 Portable Edition: increased performance when running from slow USB drives

Version 3.0.7 (April 20, 2009)

114 New translations: Danish, Italian, Hungarian, Slovak, Slovenian, Chinese (Simplified)
115 Added %TITLE% and %CLASS% variables for image file names
116 Move the selection rectangle in Region mode using ALT + Arrow Keys
117 Fixed a few issues with region capture mode when monitor #2 is on the left
118 Fixed a minor issue with keyboard shortcuts when a modal dialog is open
119 Some other minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 3.0.6 (March 19, 2009)

120 New translations: Portuguese, Turkish, Swedish, Finnish, Greek, Bulgarian, Serbian (Latin), Serbian (Cyrillic),
Chinese (Traditional)
121 Improved compatibility with high DPI resolutions on XP and Vista
122 Fixed a minor issue in WinSnap U3 Edition

Version 3.0.5 (March 2, 2009)

123 New translations: German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic, Russian

124 Added ability to resize the right pane (New Snapshot button)
125 Hold down CTRL in the Full Screen mode to capture multiple monitors
126 English is the first language in the list now (General page)
127 Fixed an issue with updating the capture mode when using hotkeys
128 Fixed a minor issue with menu accelerator keys
129 Some other minor improvements

Version 3.0.4 (February 23, 2009)

130 WinSnap 3.0 Portable and U3 Editions released

131 Added support of third-party language files and translations
132 Added option "Show prompt dialog before exit if image is not saved"
133 Added a reminder dialog in the unregistered version
134 Fixed F1 and "Help Topics" link in the main menu
135 Some minor enhancements in the user interface
136 Some default settings were changed
Version 3.0.3 beta (February 10, 2009)

137 Added a dialog to configure advanced image format options

138 Support of 256-color images (8bpp, indexed format)
139 New better algorithm to generate 256-color palette
140 JPEG quality option can now be set for each custom tool
141 Added an option to run a command after saving image on disk
142 Added a button to open the image menu with left-click
143 Several other enhancements in the user interface

Version 3.0.2 beta (January 27, 2009)

144 WindowBlinds compatibility mode (advanced capture settings)

145 The advanced capture settings dialog is now part of the capture settings
146 Auto-detect the advanced capture settings for the most popular WB styles
147 Added text watermarks, improved image watermarks
148 Added options: left-click preview area, double-click empty area
149 Some other options were moved or renamed
150 Various stability and performance improvements

Version 3.0.1 beta (December 16, 2008)

151 New clean and simple user interface

152 Reflection image effect (supports transparency)
153 Ability to clear window transparency under Vista
154 "New Snapshot" hotkey (Print Screen, by default)
155 Right-click menu: "Open File Location", "Copy Full Path"
156 Some default options were changed
157 Many other minor improvements

Version 2.1.6 (October 30, 2008)

158 Significant performance improvements on shadow generation algorithm

159 Fixed a minor issue with capturing non-rectangular windows
160 Various other stability and performance improvements

Version 2.1.5 (August 5, 2008)

161 Fixed an issue with capturing WindowBlinds themes on Windows XP

162 Some minor improvements on custom dialog controls under different OS

Version 2.1.4 (June 24, 2008)

163 New: Installer for 64-bit versions of Windows XP/Vista

164 Installers are now multilingual with full Unicode support (www.scratchpaper.com)
165 A better algorithm to determine the window size of non-rectangular windows
166 Object mode: Fixed a minor issue with selection of child windows
167 Object mode: Ability to select window client area without scrollbars and borders
168 WinSnap for U3: Fixed an issue with the latest U3 Launchpad on Vista
169 Included new translations: Hungarian - more than 27 languages now

Version 2.1.3 (May 12, 2008)

170 Updated the default shadow settings for Windows Vista
171 Added ability to capture skinned popup menus of some applications
172 Fixed tray icon size at high DPI (such as 120 DPI on Vista)
173 Some language files were updated

Version 2.1.2 (April 21, 2008)

174 Now WinSnap is available for purchase on CD-ROM

175 Added more profiles for WindowBlinds styles (AdvConfig.exe)
176 Several improvements on the portable version of WinSnap
177 Fixed some minor issues in the installer of the previous version
178 Some other minor improvements and bugfixes

Version 2.1.1 (March 18, 2008)

179 Added quick profiles for popular WindowBlinds styles (AdvConfig.exe)

180 Added "Rounded corners on top" advanced style (AdvConfig.exe)
181 Better support of WindowBlinds styles with per-pixel transparency on XP and Vista
182 Menu capture mode was removed (use the Object mode instead)
183 Several new UI and usability improvements

Version 2.1.0 (February 11, 2008)

184 Full support of WindowBlinds visual styles (see forum for more details)
185 Multi-Region capture mode (hold CTRL to select multiple screen regions)
186 Several other improvements on the Region capture mode
187 Fixed an issue with auto-save filename in external tools
188 Some other minor improvements and bugfixes

Version 2.0.9 (September 10, 2007)

189 WinSnap U3 Edition released (U3 smart drive required)

190 Several speed improvements on the portable version
191 Some language files were updated
192 Small cosmetic changes in UI

Version 2.0.8 (August 7, 2007)

193 WinSnap 64-bit Edition released (for AMD64/EM64T)

194 The software update process takes only 2 mouse clicks now
195 Several improvements on the registration mechanism
196 Message boxes are properly placed depending on the main window position
197 Fixed a minor issue with capturing maximized windows in the Application mode
198 Some other minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 2.0.7 (May 14, 2007)

199 Usual compatibility improvements with Windows Vista

200 Added ability to capture Firefox popup menus in the Object/Menu mode
201 Fixed a minor issue with capturing transparent cursor
202 Added -EXIT command line option
Version 2.0.6 (May 1, 2007)

203 Included new translations: Latvian, Norwegian (25+ now)

204 Region capture: Improved compatibility with MS Outlook 2007
205 Fixed some issues with modal dialogs on different versions of Windows Vista

Version 2.0.5 (April 2, 2007)

206 Included 4 new translations (23+ now)

207 Improved Windows Vista compatibility
208 Some other minor improvements

Version 2.0.4 (March 19, 2007)

209 Included new translations: Arabic, Armenian, Finnish (17+ now)

210 New file auto-naming options (%NUM2%, %NUM3%, etc)
211 Popup menus are now supported in Multi-Object selection mode
212 Some other minor improvements

Version 2.0.3 (March 5, 2007)

213 Included many new tranlations

214 All executables are digitally signed now
215 Improvements on the registration mechanism
216 Fixed bug with underlined letters in the main menu
217 Several cosmetic changes in UI

Version 2.0.2 (February 18, 2007)

218 Portable Edition (to run WinSnap from a USB stick)

219 Restoring main window size and position now work correctly
220 Some issues on multi-monitor setup were fixed
221 Conflict with CursorXP (Multi-Object capture mode) was resolved
222 Unnecessary watermarks in trial mode were removed
223 Some other small bugfixes and improvements

Version 2.0.1 (February 12, 2007)

224 New major update was especially designed for Windows Vista
225 Aero Glass capturing with shadows and transparencies
226 Alpha-channel and PNG/TIFF transparency support
227 New unique Multi-Object capture mode
228 "Client Area" capture mode was superseded by Object mode
229 Configurable external tools menu
230 Region "fixed size" capture mode
231 Region "store position" option
232 New file auto-naming options
233 Quick-Print shortcut key
234 Many other bugfixes and small improvements

Version 1.1.10 (January 31, 2007)

235 New interface languages: Norwegian, Serbian, Portuguese (24+ now)

236 Palette optimization for 8-bit GIF images
237 Issues with auto-save image format were fixed

Version 1.1.9 (January 8, 2007)

238 WinSnap now remembers region form and other parameters in "Region" mode
239 Small issue with menu shadows in "Application" mode was fixed
240 Some small bugfixes and improvements

Version 1.1.8.1 (November 15, 2006)

241 Small fix with a registry entry in portable edition

Version 1.1.8 (November 12, 2006)

242 First portable version (to run from a USB stick)

243 New interface languages were added (20+ now)
244 Bug with invalid auto-save directory was fixed
245 Some issues with region capture were fixed
246 Many small improvements and core optimization

Version 1.1.7 (September 12, 2006)

247 Multilingual installer and uninstaller

248 More than 16 translations were added
249 Added ability to capture mouse cursor in region mode
250 Some issues with check for online updates were fixed
251 Some small bugfixes and improvements

Version 1.1.6 (August 24, 2006)

252 New option to include mouse cursor

253 New option to keep WinSnap minimized in auto-save mode
254 New option to clear image on minimize (to safe memory)
255 Added ability to capture XP Start Menu in 'Menu' mode
256 Escape minimizes the main window
257 New command line parameters were added
258 Minimize/restore animation now depend on system settings
259 Some default program settings were changed
260 Some issues with wide-screens were fixed
261 Many other small bugfixes and improvements
262 Status 'beta' was removed - it is first mature release!

Version 1.1 beta 5 (July 9, 2006)

263 Multilingual user interface

264 Added resizing of the main window
265 Option "Close to tray"
266 Check for on-line upadates now works
267 New capture mode for popup menus
268 Auto-save and auto-copy features now work
269 Simple printing mechanism
270 Some cosmetical changes, design, and more
271 Fixed some bugs with PrintScreen hotkeys
272 Many other small bugfixes and improvements

Version 1.1 beta 4 (January 9, 2006)

273 First public release!!!

Versions 1.0x - 1.1 alpha 3 (since May 28, 2005)

274 Nightly builds for testers only