Add Capture Information to Your Image

Automatically add information to your screenshots such as the capture date, URL, operating system, version, or build number.

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If you regularly need to include information about your screenshots to share with others, such as the capture date, URL, operating system, version, or build number, you can save time with Snagit’s Capture Info effect.

Capture Information effect example

Add Capture Information

Complete the following to automatically add capture information when taking an image capture:

  1. In the Capture Window, click the Image Tab.
  2. In the Effects dropdown, select Capture Info.
    Select Capture Info option in Effects dropdown
  3. Click the gear icon to customize the Capture Info settings.
    Capture Info settings

    Note: When capturing a web browser on Windows, Snagit replaces the browser application name with the URL of the website.

  4. Click the Capture button.

Tip: Quickly repeat this capture by saving the settings as a preset.

In the Capture window, click the Add Preset dropdown and select New preset from current settings. See Save Capture Settings as Presets.

Note: This tutorial is for Snagit version 2024. Previous versions may look or function differently.