What's New in 2024.4.0

New Features

• Added the ability to round image corners.
• Hover over the Editor canvas to reveal the yellow diamond handle in the top-right corner.
• Click the handle to round all corners 20 pixels, and drag to adjust the amount of rounding.
• Added an Add Narration button under the Move tool. Record microphone audio over one or more images in your Recent Captures Tray to create an explanatory video or slideshow.
• Added context-based tips to help you discover more of Snagit's powerful features when they're most relevant.

Experimental Features

• Fixed Live Measure functionality not working correctly on macOS 15 Sequoia.

Feature Updates

• Updates to the Account dropdown in the upper right corner of the Editor:
• Show the user’s profile picture rather than email address.
• Show the display name from the user's TechSmith profile rather than first and last name.
• Show a notification icon if a Snagit update is available.
• Clarified subscription and maintenance expiration dates.
• Updated the Smart Move control from a toggle to a button.
• Added a button to the Editor toolbar to quickly send a video to Camtasia for additional editing options.
• Added a square shape option to the Eraser tool to more easily and precisely erase straight lines and individual pixels.
• Added messaging about collection of Snagit usage data and where users can change their data preferences.

Performance Improvements

• Improved stability when opening large Snagit Libraries stored to a cloud service.
• Improved speed and performance of video sharing when dragging from the Recent Captures Tray.
• Reduced the number of system alerts that show on macOS 15 Sequoia.

Updates for IT Administrators

• Added an option to deploy Snagit with video capture disabled.
• Removed the sign-in button from the welcome survey when Snagit is deployed with sign-in disabled.
• Updated OpenSSL to version 3.3.2. This addresses CVE 2021-3711.
• Updated ZipFoundation to version 0.9.19. This addresses CVE 2023-39138.
• Updated the End User License Agreement to include use of YouTube API Services when sharing videos to YouTube.
• Fixed an issue where Check for Updates still appeared after being disabled via command line.
• Fixed an issue where the Share Link button and keyboard shortcut might still work after the Screencast share destination was removed.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash that could occur when opening Grab Text captures in the Editor.
• Fixed a crash that could occur on Snagit startup.
• Fixed an issue where Menu capture could sometimes duplicate menus and submenus in the captured image.
• Fixed SNAGX files to show preview thumbnails rather than the Snagit icon in Finder.
• Fixed the progress bar not advancing correctly when saving a video.
• Fixed an issue where some color pickers could incorrectly affect the color in other pickers.
• Fixed an issue where the Tab key did not navigate between Tool Property text fields.
• Fixed an issue where removing the Screencast share destination would also sign the user out of Snagit.
• Fixed an issue where users might not be able to sign out of Snagit successfully.
• Fixed an issue where some text was not properly translated in Snagit trial dialog messages.
• Other bug fixes and stability improvements.

What's New in 2024.3.2

New Features

• Added an Assets button to the Editor toolbar that opens TechSmith Assets for Snagit website. Browse and import stamps, templates, themes, photos, and AI-generated images directly to Snagit.
• Added the ability to make a silent duplicate of a video. In the Video menu, select Make a Silent Copy.
• Added the ability to unflatten objects that were flattened manually. Right-click a flattened object and select Unflatten, or right-click the canvas and select Unflatten All.
• Added the ability to open the Account dropdown even when sign-in has been disabled.

🧪 Experimental Features

• Canvas Corner Radius now works with Perspective and Shadow effects.
• Updated the appearance of the canvas corner rounding handle for improved accessibility.

Feature Updates

• Updated sharing to Google Drive to support when the user is signed in to a Google Workspace with restricted access.
• Improved the accuracy of automatic scrolling captures taken in Safari.

Performance Improvements

• Improved the color accuracy of image and video captures.
• Improved support for most recent beta versions of macOS.
• Fixed Quick Look preview functionality not working correctly on most recent beta versions of macOS.

Updates for IT Administrators

• Improved the security of the Support Tool.
• Added tooltips to Editor tool properties for improved accessibility.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash that could occur on startup.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when opening captures or other files.
• Fixed a crash that could occur for some users when bringing Snagit to the foreground.
• Fixed an issue where buttons in the Combine Videos window might not appear on smaller displays.

What’s new in 2024.3.1

Bug Fixes

• Other bug fixes and performance improvements.

What’s new in 2024.3.0

New Features

Background Noise Removal
• Snagit can now automatically filter out fan and other ambient noise when recording video. On the Video tab in the Capture Window, open Record Microphone options and select Remove background noise.
AirDrop to Snagit
• Snagit can now automatically open images and videos received via AirDrop. Enable this option on the Capture tab in Snagit Settings.
Hide Desktop Icons
• Added an option to hide desktop icons during video capture. Set this preference on the Capture tab in Snagit Settings, or while recording right-click the Snagit icon in the menu bar.
Quick Menu
• Added a right-click menu to the Snagit icon in the menu bar for quick access to All-in-One capture, updates, settings, and help.

🧪 Experimental Features

• If canvas corners have been rounded on an image, Editor now displays the corner radius measurement with image dimensions below the canvas.

Feature Updates

• Snagit now saves JPG files with .jpg extension instead of .jpeg.
• Adjusted the sensitivity of the muted mic alert when the option to remove background noise is enabled.
• Added the ability to sign in to a subscription under a different email address once the free trial expires.
• Added the option to cancel optimization when sharing video to Screencast.

Performance Improvements

• Improved responsiveness of large Snagit libraries stored to cloud locations.
• Improved error messaging when Snagit cannot share to a Microsoft application in some circumstances.
• Improved the display of the Share Link progress bar and Link Copied message.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash that could occur if you make a selection on a video timeline and then click Copy All.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when switching Quick Styles themes in Japanese installations of Snagit.
• Fixed an issue where Snagit tooltips could sometimes appear in completed scrolling and video captures.
• Fixed an issue where the "Automatically adjust input" microphone option was not included when capture settings are reset to defaults.
• Fixed an issue where deselecting “Combine audio tracks” in Capture Settings did not disable the setting.
• Fixed an issue where opening Snagit offline could result in inaccurate trial period messaging.

What's New in 2024.2.5

Feature Updates

• Added a tray to the Combine Videos window to make it easier to identify and reorder selected videos.
• Updated the Google Drive share destination to only send to a TechSmith folder to meet increased Google security standards.
• Improved page breaks to not cut off content when printing or saving templates as a PDF.
• Added Line Spacing property to the Text and Callout tools.
• Improved sharing to Screencast to allow Snagit use during optimization.
• Updated messages when sharing to Screencast to reflect unlimited video hosting for Screencast Pro accounts.
• Snagit now shows a warning if autosave fails for .snagx files.

🧪 Experimental Features

• Improved Smart Highlight accuracy on images that have effects applied.
• Updated the Canvas Corner Radius control to not overlap with the canvas resizing control.
• Canvas Corner Radius now works with the Border and Capture Info effects.
• Improved performance of Live Measure by 3x.

Performance Improvements

• Improved performance of Selection Auto-Fill by 3x.
• Improved optimization for smaller videos when sharing to Screencast.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the Save As dialog could become unresponsive in certain workflows.
• Fixed a crash that could occur if the Dropbox Share setting "Ask for filename and location each time" is disabled.
• Fixed Automatic Scrolling capture and window snapping to work with recent updates to Google Chrome.
• Fixed an issue where the Scrolling capture toolbar could sometimes appear in image captures.
• Fixed the "Evenly" alignment option to distribute objects within the selection rather than across the canvas.
• Fixed an issue where video durations could appear as 00:00 when the Library location is set to OneDrive.
• Fixed the display of tool property text in French installations of Snagit.

What’s new in 2024.2.4

Bug Fixes

• Other bug fixes and performance improvements.

What’s new in 2024.2.3

New Features

• Added a Ready to Record window to review settings and device selections before recording.
• Snagit now optimizes videos for faster upload and availability when sharing to Screencast.

🧪 Experimental Features

• Automatically detect and blur sensitive information, such as phone numbers, email addresses, social security numbers, credit card numbers, and photos of faces.

Feature Updates

• Improved the "Scale to fit page" print option for captures smaller than one page. Margins are now smaller to allow the image to scale up further.
• Improved performance of Grab Text.
• Added new 👍 👎 🤞 🙏 🤷 emoji stamps to the Smileys and People category.
• Added the ability to rename or overwrite an existing file when sharing to Dropbox.
• Added the ability to cancel a share to Dropbox.
• Improved color contrast of the tooltip in the Library Location dialog when Snagit uses the Dark color theme.

Performance Improvements

• Improved the Library load time on macOS 14.4 and later.
• Improved stability when flattening objects on the canvas.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue to preserve custom Quick Effects when updating Snagit.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when opening the Image menu on macOS 12.
• Fixed an issue where links in German installations of Snagit were not using available German-language web pages.
• Fixed the Shadow effect to correctly increase the canvas size when applied.
• Fixed video playback to rewind or fast forward when you hold the Previous Frame and Next Frame buttons (macOS 14 and later only).
• Fixed an issue where saving a video as a new file incorrectly saved the edit history of the original video.
• Fixed the video timeline to correctly remove cut indicators when a video is saved.
• Fixed an issue where the Manage License option sometimes did not appear in the Snagit app menu.

What’s new in 2024.2.2

Bug Fixes

• Other bug fixes and performance improvements.

What’s new in 2024.2.1

New Features

• Snagit now supports purchasing a software license as a subscription, enabling a lower initial cost for users.

Feature Updates

• Improved video sharing to remember edits when dragging from the Recent Captures Tray.
• Updated the user account drop-down to show TechSmith account information and status.

Performance Improvements

• Fixed an issue that could impact app performance after launch.
• Improved messaging when Snagit is unable to share to Screencast.

What’s new in 2024.2.0

New Features

🚨🎙 Muted Mic Alert

• Added messaging to let users know the microphone is muted if Snagit detects mic activity during video recording.

👍✅ Stamps Refresh

• Snagit 2024.2.0 comes loaded with even more new stamps to quickly add stylish touches to your images.
• Stamps included in previous versions of Snagit are still available for free on the TechSmith Assets for Snagit service.

🧪 Experimental Features

• Added Capture Hotkeys in Video experimental feature.
• Snagit records hotkey combinations and keyboard actions during recording and displays them in the final video.
• To turn this option off or on before recording, open Screen Draw options in the Capture Window.
• Improved the interface of the Experiments tab in Snagit Settings.
• Fixed the Smart Highlight experimental feature to ignore text removed from captures.

Feature Updates

• Eliminated processing time for edited videos to expedite sharing and duplication.
• Added Frame Rate to the Get Info dialog for videos.
• Added keyboard access to the Learning Center for improved accessibility.
• Updated Stamps to include keywords for all supported languages.
• Changed the translation of "stamp" from "timbre" to "tampon" for French installations of Snagit.

Performance Improvements

• Consolidated stamps included with Snagit to reduce installer and application sizes.
• Reduced CPU usage during video capture when microphone recording is turned on.
• Improved search performance for large Stamp collections.

Updates for IT Administrators

• Updated Snagit Settings to disable and hide the Experiments tab if Snagit is deployed with analytics disabled.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where sliders in the quick access toolbar on the canvas might disappear.
• Fixed unresponsive Reset options in the Support Tool.
• Fixed an issue where selection handles in the video playback controls did not snap correctly to the playhead.
• Fixed All-in-One Capture to remember Webcam Blur setting from the previous video recording.
• Fixed an issue where seconds displayed in video playback controls rounded up incorrectly.

What’s new in 2024.1.0

New Features

• 🧪 Experimental features 🧪

Be a part of shaping Snagit's roadmap by trying out these exciting developments! Turn features on and off via the Experiments tab in Snagit Settings, and let us know what you think with the Submit Feedback button.
• Smart selection of text for Highlight, Blur, and Spotlight tools.
• Oval and Pen Screen Draw tools for video recording.
• Corner rounding for the canvas and floating images.
• Pixel distance measurement in images.
• Added option to record video at "Very High" frame rate of 60 fps.

Feature Updates

• Added the ability to create a new video from a selection on the video playback timeline.
• Added a button to Stamp tool Quick Styles and search results to view additional stamps on the TechSmith Assets for Snagit website.
• Updated the look of the Account drop-down and added links to Check for Updates and Help.
• Improved user experience by automatically resuming capture once necessary permissions are enabled.
• Disabled the option to Save Video as GIF when a GIF is selected in Editor.
• Clarified the Looping option when saving an animated GIF to specify how many times it should play.
• Improved error messaging when Snagit cannot share to a Microsoft application in some circumstances.
• Improved navigation and functionality of the Support Tool.

Performance Improvements

• Improved performance when opening the Snagit Library.
• Improved stability when saving files.
• Improved stability when rendering image captures.
• Improved stability of video playback controls.
• Improved stability when recording Video from Images.

Updates for IT Administrators

• Removed unused zlib library.
• Removed dependency on zlib for data compression.
• Updated OpenCV library to version 4.2.0.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that prevented Chats from appearing in the Share to Microsoft Teams window.
• Fixed an issue where the Capture Window could disappear when using apps in fullscreen mode on macOS 14 Sonoma.
• Fixed an issue that caused Snagit to freeze during Automatic Scrolling Capture of Microsoft Word.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when customizing the Editor toolbar.
• Fixed video playback to pause as expected when saving edits.
• Fixed an issue where the Screen Draw button could overlap with the button to swap Picture-in-Picture and fullscreen webcam.
• Fixed an issue where objects in images would move after the images were combined in a template.
• Fixed an issue where My Colors added to the color picker did not sync between Snagit Capture and Snagit Editor.
• Fixed onscreen placement of Scrolling capture training.

What’s new in 2024.0.1

Feature Updates

• Improved appearance of icons in the Share dropdown menu.

Performance Improvements

• Improved stability of video capture when the setting to automatically adjust microphone input is enabled.
• Improved responsiveness when turning Blur Background on or off.
• Improved Quick Look functionality in the Library and Combine Videos window. Press the space bar to preview a selected video and left or right arrow keys to navigate between multiple selections.
• Improved clickability of the button to swap between Picture-in-Picture and fullscreen webcam recording when Screen Draw mode is enabled.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed capture presets to remember assigned keyboard shortcuts.
• Fixed sharing to File to allow selecting the file format in macOS 14 Sonoma.
• Fixed the Recent Captures Tray to retain videos when the user quits Snagit and discards edits.
• Fixed an issue where Editor would discard videos shared from the Fuse mobile app.
• Fixed sharing directly from the Capture Window to iWork apps.
• Fixed cursor behavior when sharing to Microsoft Teams.
• Fixed an issue where the File share destination in the Capture Window would not save scrolling captures to custom folder locations.

What’s new in 2024.0.0

New Features

• Combine Videos
• Snagit's new Combine Videos window makes it quick and easy to select, order, and combine multiple clips into a single video.
• Relax: Record and combine multiple short clips. There’s no need to get it perfect in a single take.
• Save time: Reuse or rearrange video clips as needed.
• Collaborate: Import and combine videos from coworkers to create a shared presentation.
• To launch the Combine Videos window, on the video playback toolbar click Add Videos, or select Video menu > Combine Videos.
• Click Animation
• Show viewers exactly when and where you click while recording video, without relying on verbal cues.
• Customize the animation color to increase visibility or match your brand colors.
• Select this option from the Capture Cursor settings in the Capture Window, or turn it on and off from the video toolbar while recording.
• Blurred Camera Background
• Added an option to blur the webcam background while recording.
• Easy Camera Mode Swapping
• Added the ability to switch between Fullscreen webcam and Picture-in-Picture video with a single click or keyboard shortcut.
• Improved Learning Center
• Learn what's new, find tutorial links, and access tours any time in the redesigned learning center.
• New Starter Theme and Quick Styles
• Elevate your screenshots with Snagit's new default "Starter" Theme and Quick Styles to give a fresh new look to your tools and annotations.
• Screen Draw tool colors and arrowheads are updated to match the new default Quick Style.
• Stamps Refresh
• Snagit 2024 comes loaded with new stamps to quickly add stylish touches to your images, with even more stamps available for download from the TechSmith Assets for Snagit site.
• Stamps included in previous versions of Snagit are still available for free on the Assets site.
• Shadow property is now off by default for all Stamps.
• Microsoft Teams Integration
• Share images and video directly from Snagit to Microsoft Teams.
• Streamline collaboration and accelerate decision-making by sharing to where you already work.
• Select Microsoft Teams from Snagit's Share dropdown, or drag and drop from Snagit into the Teams application.
• Notifications from Share Link
• Never miss a beat with improved Screencast notifications and custom settings.

Feature Updates

• Refreshed the video playback toolbar to provide a modern feel while ensuring clarity of function.
• Added a Video menu with options and keyboard shortcuts to play back, edit, and combine video.
• Moved Jump To options from the Edit menu to the new Video menu.
• Automatically apply unsaved cuts when combining videos.
• Updated the video recording toolbar to distinguish webcam, microphone, and cursor toggles from their dropdown option buttons.
• Added a System Username option to the Capture Info effect.
• Added the ability to rename a selected file in Editor from the File menu.
• Added file details to thumbnail tooltips in the Library and Recent Captures Tray.

Performance Improvements

• Improved the timing and workflow for when Snagit requests system permissions.
• Updated video playback in the Editor to preview frames when the user drags selection handles.

Updates for IT Administrators

• Removed dependency on zlib for data compression.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash that could occur when changing the Library location.
• Fixed an issue where black frames were sometimes added to the beginning or end of a video recording.
• Fixed an issue where webcam recordings occasionally included black bars on the edges.