
freeDEXcapture is a tiny and simple utility for taking screenshots on computers running Microsoft Windows and quickly adding marks and drawings to them.
The program is free, very compact, does not require installation, allows to add lines, arrows, and mask areas of the screenshots.
- Cropping
- Arrows
- Lines
- Rectangles
- Pixelized masks
- Portable
- Free
Usage
Installation and launch
The program is shared as .zip archive. The downloaded archive can be unzipped to any convenient folder. The program does not require installation and can be started immediately.
Additionally, you can add a program shortcut on the desktop or pin it to the taskbar.
After launching, the program intercepts the PrintScreen keystroke until it is closed by the user.

Taking screenshots
PrintScreen
Takes a screenshot of the screen.
After taking a screenshot, the resulting image is opened in the full screen and you can edit and save it.

Cropping
Left-click+Drag
Selects the specified area of the image.
Only the selected area will be copied and saved.

Context menu
Context menu
The menu shows the name and version of the program and available actions.

Drawing
Context menu→Draw
Shows or hides the drawing menu.

Lines
Context menu→Draw→Line
Allows to add lines of various thicknesses and colors to the image.

Arrows
Context menu→Draw→Arrow
Allows to add arrows of various thicknesses and colors to the image.

Rectangles
Context menu→Draw→Rectangle
Allows to add rectangles of various thicknesses and colors to the image.

Pixelized masks
Context menu→Draw→Pixelate
Allows to mask parts of the image. Can be used to hide sensitive information.

Ortho mode
Context menu→Draw→Ortho
Restricts the cursor movements to the horizontal or vertical axis.

Snap mode
Context menu→Draw→Snap
Aligns the cursor to the closest point of the grid.

Appearance
Context menu→Draw→Appearance
Allows to select the color and thickness of shapes.
There are 6 default colors Red Green Blue White Gray Black and 6 predefined line thicknesses.

Undoing
Context menu→Draw→Undo или CTRL+Z
Allows to undo recent changes.

Cleaning drawings
Context menu→Draw→Clear All
Deletes all shapes at once.

Copying to the clipboard
Context menu→Copy to Clipboard
Copies the selected area of the image to the clipboard to paste it into another program or text.

Saving to a file
Context menu→Save as Image
Saves the selected image area to a file.
Saving to JPG and PNG formats is available.

Minimizing the program
Context menu→Minimize или ESC
Exits full-screen mode and minimizes the program to the Taskbar.
The program remains running and will be maximized again on the user’s request or in the PrintScreen keystroke.

Closing the program
Context menu→Exit
Exits the program.

Terms of use
The freeDEXproject is free software. You can use it for personal and commercial purposes.
The program is shared under "As is" conditions. The author is not responsible for any results of using the program and their compliance with the User's expectations.
Requirements
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Microsoft Windows 10, 11
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Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8
By default, .NET 4.8 is already installed with Microsoft Windows 10 and 11 and no additional actions are required to run the program. If .NET was not installed, you can download it from the official website and install it yourself. / Download .NET Framework 4.8 Runtime
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ZIP, 16KB, 25.12.2024