Screenshots
Select any area or grab the whole screen with Win+Shift+S or PrintScreen. Every capture is saved to your Pictures folder and copied to the clipboard.
ASNIPP — Free Snipping Tool Alternative & Screen Recorder
A Dynamic-Island style floating bar for screenshots and screen recording on Windows, with system audio, live screen drawing, OCR, pin-to-screen and a built-in editor. Portable, free and offline.
Windows 10 / 11 · 64-bit · single portable .exe · v1.0.0 · last updated 2026-10-24
What ASNIPP does
Screen recording with audio
Record a selected area with system audio and your microphone together, with pause, restart and live level meters. A 3-second countdown starts before recording, and ASNIPP never appears in your recording.
Live screen drawing
Draw with a pen, highlighter, arrows, shapes and a laser pointer on top of anything using Ctrl+Alt+D. It works while recording, so your drawing goes into the video.
OCR — extract text from a screenshot
Pull the text out of an image with one click using the text recognition built into Windows, then copy it straight away.
Pin to screen
Float any screenshot above your windows, resize it with the mouse wheel and keep it as a reference.
Built-in editor
Annotate, crop, pixelate, trim, join, change speed, reverse, rotate and flip, then export to MP4, AVI, WMV, MOV or GIF.
Colour picker, pixel ruler and library
Press Ctrl+Alt+P for a colour picker and pixel ruler, and Ctrl+Alt+L to browse everything you captured.
How to record your screen with sound
- Download and extract the ASNIPP zip, then run ASNIPP.exe. The bar appears at the top and the app lives in the system tray.
- Turn on system audio and/or the microphone, then click Video or press Win+Shift+R.
- Drag to select the area. After the 3-second countdown, recording starts. Press Ctrl+Alt+D to draw on screen while you record.
- Press Win+Shift+R again to stop, then click the preview to trim, edit and export.
ASNIPP at a glance
| Version | 1.0.0 |
|---|---|
| Platform | Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit |
| Install | None — extract the zip and run the .exe |
| Price | Free |
| Capture | Photo, video and full screen |
| Audio | System audio + microphone |
| Export | MP4, AVI, WMV, MOV, GIF |
| Shortcuts | Win+Shift+S, Win+Shift+R, PrintScreen |
Why choose ASNIPP
Replaces the Windows shortcuts
On first launch ASNIPP takes over Win+Shift+S, Win+Shift+R and PrintScreen. Give them back any time from the tray icon menu.
Private
Nothing is logged or sent anywhere. It only watches the S and R keys while Win and Shift are held, to open the capture bar.
Lightweight
A portable app that starts silently in the tray, only if you enable Start with Windows.
ASNIPP vs the Windows default
| Windows default | ASNIPP | |
|---|---|---|
| Screen recording | Separate Xbox Game Bar | Built in, any selected area |
| Audio | Limited options | System audio + microphone together |
| Drawing while recording | No | Yes, recorded into the video |
| OCR / pin to screen | No / No | Yes / Yes |
ASNIPP FAQ
Does ASNIPP replace the Windows Snipping Tool?
On first launch it takes over Win+Shift+S, Win+Shift+R and PrintScreen. You can give them back by unticking Use Win+Shift+S for ASNIPP in the tray menu.
Can ASNIPP record system audio and my microphone?
Yes. You can record system audio and the microphone together, with pause, restart and live level meters.
Is there a watermark or time limit?
No watermark and no account. ASNIPP is free.
Does ASNIPP start with Windows?
Only if you turn it on from the tray icon menu, then it starts silently in the tray.
Why does SmartScreen warn me?
ASNIPP is a new, unsigned app, so SmartScreen may show a warning. Click More info, then Run anyway.
Does ASNIPP record my keystrokes?
No. It watches only the S and R keys while Win and Shift are held, so it can open the capture bar. Nothing is logged or sent anywhere.
Which formats can I export?
MP4, AVI, WMV, MOV and GIF from the built-in editor.