Snagit Preferences – Windows

In this tutorial:

• Snagit Capture Preferences
• Snagit Editor Preferences
• Save As Preferences

Snagit Capture Preferences

To open Capture Preferences in Snagit for Windows, in the Capture Window, select File menu > Capture Preferences.

General Tab

Option	Description
Run Snagit when Windows starts	Open and run Snagit on computer startup.
Capture interface options	Capture Window: Displays the full range of capture settings as well as customized Presets for quick captures. Capture Widget (formerly OneClick Tab): Displays quick capture options as a tab anchored to the edge of the screen. The widget displays when you hover the cursor over the blue bar. Drag the widget to reposition along the top or side of the screen.
Snagit theme	Select Light or Dark from the dropdown to choose the Snagit interface color theme.
Automatically check for updates	Automatically check for the latest version of Snagit when connected to the Internet.
Send anonymous usage data	Send anonymous data on Snagit usage to help TechSmith improve future versions. Learn more about usage reporting on the TechSmith website.
Notifications	Select which notifications to receive from the following options: Don’t show me notifications Only show me help notifications Show me help and TechSmith promotions: Receive tips, tricks, and information for TechSmith sales, webinars, and other promotional messages. Note: The Send anonymous usage data option must be selected to turn on notifications.

Capture Tab

Option	Description
Hide Snagit during capture and remove Snagit controls from completed captures	When you start a capture, Snagit hides the Capture Window and Snagit Editor. Recording toolbars, controls, and previews are removed from captured images and videos.
Open screenshots copied from system tools	Open screenshots captured using system tools, such as the Snipping Tool or Snip & Sketch, in Snagit Editor.
Show magnifier	The magnifier helps to capture pixel accuracy when selecting an area to capture. Press M to hide the magnifier during capture.
Simplified crosshairs	Display simplified crosshairs to improve capture performance.
Require Start button for scrolling capture	For Scrolling captures (formerly Panoramic capture), enable this option to automatically start the Scrolling capture, or disable this option to require clicking the Start button to begin the Scrolling capture.
Show alert when microphone is muted	The video recording toolbar shows an alert if Snagit detects that you are speaking into your microphone but microphone recording is turned off.
Automatically start video recording	Automatically start the video recording after selecting the video recording area. By default, this option is disabled. You must click the Record button to start the recording.
Show video countdown	Displays a three second countdown before starting the video recording.
Minimize controls when recording fullscreen with one monitor	When recording fullscreen with a single display, Snagit shows minimized Screen Draw, Pause, and Webcam controls. Click and drag to move the controls to a different location.
Scale captures down to 1920 x 1080 (recommended)	Scales video recordings to smaller dimensions. The dimensions can vary depending on the original recording dimensions. If video quality is a concern, consider disabling this option. When disabled, the text and graphics appear crisper, but the video may result in larger file sizes and dimensions.
Enable webcam	Select a built-in or connected camera device for recording camera video. To learn more, see Record a Video with Snagit.
Disable hardware accelerated recording	Select this option to record in software mode rather than hardware mode. This option is recommended if you experience problems with video recordings.
Video Quality	Select the quality for video recordings. Higher video quality can result in larger file sizes.
Printer Capture Settings	Send content from an application into Snagit Editor using the application’s Print option. To set Snagit Editor as a printer destination: Click Printer Capture Settings. The Selection Properties dialog opens. On the Snagit Printers tab, select Snagit 2024 or click Add a Snagit Printer. Click the Properties button to edit the settings for the printer output. Click the OK button. When you select File > Print in another application, Snagit 2024 appears in the list of print destinations.

Hotkeys Tab

You can change some of the hotkey commands:

1. Select the desired shortcuts.
2. Check Allow Snagit to override other hotkey assignments to avoid shortcut conflicts with other applications when running Snagit.
3. Click OK.

To view the complete list of default hotkeys, see the Snagit Hotkeys Guide.

Snagit Editor Preferences

To open Editor Preferences, in Snagit Editor select Edit menu > Editor Preferences.

General Tab

Option	Description
Snagit theme	Select Light or Dark from the dropdown to choose the Snagit interface color theme.
Language	Select your preferred language for Snagit menus, options, notifications, etc. Snagit supports English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Show Capture Widget (formerly OneClick Tab)	Displays quick capture options as a tab anchored to the edge of the screen. The widget displays when you hover the cursor over the blue bar. Drag the widget to reposition along the top or side of the screen.
Show me onboarding	Display pop-up windows to introduce new features or explain functionality the first time you select a feature.
Show additional information in tooltips	Disable this option to display minimal tooltips. Enable this option to display enhanced tooltips and select a style: Text only: Display written descriptions of tool functionality. Video + text: Display written descriptions and short, looping animations that illustrate tool functionality.
Send anonymous usage data	Send anonymous data on Snagit usage to help TechSmith improve future versions. Learn more about usage reporting on the TechSmith website.
Notifications	Select which notifications to receive from the following options: Don’t show me notifications Only show me help notifications Show me help and TechSmith promotions: Receive tips, tricks, and information for TechSmith sales, webinars, and other promotional messages. Note: The Send anonymous usage data option must be selected to turn on notifications.

Editor Tab

Option	Description
Editor Workspace Color	Select the Editor background color. Consider changing the background color to increase the contrast between the application and the capture previewed on the canvas.
Recent files thumbnail size	To change the size of the thumbnails in the Recent Captures Tray, select Recent files thumbnail size > Small, Medium, or Large from the dropdown.
Automatically expand the canvas to fit objects	Automatically increase the size of an image when pasting or dragging objects outside of the current image. Note: On Mac this option is available in the Advanced tab.
Escape key closes Editor	Set the keyboard shortcut to exit Snagit Editor to the Esc key. This option is disabled by default. To exit Snagit, select File > Exit Snagit Editor.
Show cursor quickstyle popup	Display a preview of the tool style next to the cursor on the canvas.
Show Toolbar Labels	Display icons and text labels or icons only in the Snagit Editor toolbar.
Enable spell check	Enable the OS spell check to identify misspelled words in callouts, text boxes, and Grab Text output.
Spell check language	Select a spell check language from the dropdown. Snagit supports spell check for the following languages: English (United Kingdom) English (United States) French German Portuguese Spanish

Share Tab

Option	Description
Share Destinations	Lists the share destinations that appear in the Share dropdown menu. To customize the destinations, complete any of the following: To add a destination, click the Add button and download a plugin from the Download Snagit Share Destinations page. To remove a destination, click to select and then click the Remove button. To customize a destination, click to select and then click Options (if available).
Do not include capture source in shared file names and titles	By default, Snagit automatically names shared captures with contextual information, such as the title of the web page or name of the file captured. Select this option to exclude capture source information from the file name and instead use: Capture date and time (default) Custom file name (if you have renamed the capture)

Library Tab

Option	Description
Recent captures in tray	Sets the number of files that can be displayed in the recent captures tray in the Editor. Enter a number 1-200.
Automatically save new image captures in the Library	By default, Snagit automatically saves new captures in the Snagit Library. If this option is disabled, any unsaved captures are closed and deleted when you close Snagit.
Automatically save new video captures in the Library	By default, Snagit automatically saves new captures in the library. If this option is disabled, any unsaved captures are closed and deleted when you close Snagit.
Prompt before deleting files	Display a message prompt before deleting files in Snagit.
Remove unpinned items from the Tray when closing Editor	Removes all unpinned captures in the recent captures tray when closing Snagit.
Library Location	The Snagit Library stores image captures as .snagx files and video captures as .mp4 files. By default, library files are located in this folder: C:\Users\username\Documents\Snagit. To view the location, hover your cursor over Choose location. To change the location, click Choose location. For more information, see Snagit Library Location.
Show prompt to convert and access past captures	When you open the Library for the first time, Snagit prompts you to convert your previous captures from the SNAG file format to SNAGX. If you selected Ignore and Do Not Convert, select this option to restore the prompt in order to convert captures from previous versions of Snagit.
Import Backup	Import a .snagarchive backup file from Snagit 2021 or earlier into the Library. For more information, see Manage the Library.

Advanced Tab

Option	Description
Always keep Editor running in the background	Enable this option to open captures in Snagit Editor quicker. This option keeps Snagiteditor.exe running in Windows Task Manager when you close the Snagit Editor window.
Delete cropped content	Automatically delete the content cropped out of an image.
Automatically flatten pasted images	Automatically flatten images or objects pasted onto the canvas. The pasted objects are not editable and become a permanent part of the image when flattened.
Mobile Sharing	Add a mobile device under File > Connect Mobile Device to enable this option and allow image and video sharing between the mobile device and Snagit. Keep original image dimensions: Snagit automatically resizes mobile images for better viewing in Snagit Editor. Enable this option to import mobile images at the original dimensions. Connection Name: TechSmith Fuse remembers each connection and allows you to select which instance of Snagit to send the mobile images or videos. You can customize the name of each connection to be sure you are sending the files to the correct computer running Snagit.
Reset to Default Settings	Resets Snagit settings and preferences to the original “factory” settings.

Save As Preferences

Set the preferred file format for when you select File menu > Save As.

1. Select Share dropdown > Preferences > Save As Preferences.
   
2. Select one of the following options:
   • Remember last used format: Snagit defaults to the previous Save As format. The format can be changed in the Save As dialog.
   • Always use this file format: Snagit defaults to the format of your choice.