Microsoft has added text recognition support to the latest Snipping Tool build, allowing users to select and copy text from screenshots.
Microsoft is testing changes to how the print screen button works in Windows 11, causing it to open the Windows Snipping Tool rather than copying a screenshot to the clipboard.
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Microsoft released an emergency security update for the Windows 10 and Windows 11 Snipping tool to fix the Acropalypse privacy vulnerability.
Microsoft is testing an updated version of the Windows 11 Snipping Tool that fixes a recently disclosed 'Acropalypse' privacy flaw that allows the partial restoration of cropped images.
A severe privacy flaw named 'acropalypse' has also been found to affect the Windows Snipping Tool, allowing people to partially recover content that was edited out of an image.
Microsoft is adding a built-in screen recorder to the Windows 11 Snipping Tool that will enable users to capture videos of their desktop without the need for a third-party app.
Microsoft is rolling out its first Windows 11 app updates with new versions of the Calculator, Mail and Calendar, and the Snipping Tool apps.
Microsoft is looking for feedback from Insiders about Screen Sketch app before removing the old Snipping Tool. In the release notes, Microsoft's Dona Sarkar says the removal is not timed for Redstone 5 and the classic Snipping Tool is here to stay, at least for now.