XenShot
A Windows desktop utility for screenshots. One-time purchase. Runs on Windows 10 and later.
What it does
Snip
Capture a selected screen region using the overlay or hotkey (Ctrl+Shift+X). Saved immediately to your configured snip folder.
Full
Capture the full virtual desktop across all connected monitors (Ctrl+Shift+F). Can be stored in a separate folder from snips.
Buffer
The five most recent captures are shown as thumbnails. Select one to preview, copy, crop, edit, or save as another file. Clearing the buffer does not delete saved files.
Edit
Crop, draw with pen, erase, undo, redo, and save the result as a new file. The original capture is not overwritten.
Technical details
- All captures run locally. No files are sent anywhere.
- Captures are saved automatically to user-selected folders on your device.
- Snip and Full captures can use separate storage folders.
- The buffer shows the last 5 saved captures. Clearing the buffer does not delete saved files.
- Missing storage folders block capture until fixed or recreated.
- Diagnostic log files are written locally to %APPDATA%\Xenshot\logs on your device.
- XenShot has no feature for uploading logs, screenshots, or local app files to Xenthum.
- Preview supports Ctrl + mouse wheel zoom and panning.
- Default hotkeys: Ctrl+Shift+X for Snip, Ctrl+Shift+F for Full.
- Settings include startup, always on top, filename pattern, format, JPG quality, and capture delay.
What it does not do
- Record video
- Sync captures to cloud storage
- Edit text inside images
- Maintain unlimited screenshot history
- Replace a full image editor
⏳ Coming soon