Change Your Snagit Theme

Change Snagit’s color theme to help with readability or ease of editing, to match your computer’s existing theme, or based on your other personal preferences. By default, Snagit displays the Light theme (shown below on the left).

To change the theme in Snagit Editor, select File > Editor Preferences > General tab > Snagit theme.

When Should I Change to the Dark Theme?

Choosing which theme to use is mostly based on your personal preference. However, here is a list of scenarios for when you may consider changing to the Dark theme:

• Working in a bright work environment or outdoors. The Dark theme can provide additional contrast to help with reading and interacting with the interface in this environment.
• Working in Snagit for several hours. Eye fatigue can sometimes occur when working with light interfaces over long periods of time. Give your eyes a break with the Dark theme.
• When you need to focus more attention on the content you’re editing rather than the Snagit interface. The Dark theme helps to frame the content on the canvas. We recommend using the dark theme when previewing video captures or editing images with lighter colors.

When Should I Keep the Light Theme?

Here are some additional reasons to stay with the Light theme:

• Working in an environment with dim or low lighting. The Light theme can help with reading and interacting with the interface in this environment.
• Exploring Snagit’s options for the first time or working with several tools within Snagit. A light interface makes it easier to focus on options and text in the application window.
• Capturing an image or video that contains a lot of dark colors. The Light theme can provide better contrast between the capture and the window when editing.

Customize the Canvas Color

If you do not want to change the entire Snagit theme, you can choose to customize only the canvas background color. This is the color around the selected capture on the canvas in Snagit Editor.

To change this color, right-click on the canvas and select Background Color > choose a preset or custom color.