Shotty (software)
| Shotty | |
|---|---|
 Shotty on Windows 8 | |
| Original author | Thomas Baumann |
| Release | October 20, 2010 |
| Stable release | 2.0.2
/ February 25, 2011 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Platform | .NET Framework |
| Type | Screenshot utility |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | shotty |
Shotty is a Microsoft Windows application that captures screenshots. A key benefit of Shotty is that it captures Windows Aero's glass-like transparency and drop shadow effects on window borders if running on Windows Vista or Windows 7.[1][2] Because of the needed alpha channel, Shotty writes out screenshots to PNG files.[3][4] It was originally developed by Thomas Baumann and released as freeware.[1] It was available either as installed software or as a portable application.[2]
Shotty also has various features for modifying screenshots, including cropping, blurring, annotations, drawing rectangles to draw focus to one section of the image, and highlighting text.[1][5] Shotty also allows direct uploading to various image hosting websites for sharing screenshots over the Internet.[2] Unlike most other screenshot utilities, Shotty was incapable of taking screenshots of arbitrary portions of the screen; users could either take a screenshot of the entire desktop or the active window only.[5] The software also supports time-delayed screenshots.[3] When capturing the entire desktop, Shotty automatically defines crop points around every visible window in case the user desired to capture only a single window; according to Window Forest, this made it useful for users with cluttered desktops.[1]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 Yanagi, Hidetoshi (October 9, 2014). "散らかったデスクトップでもばっちりウィンドウをキャプチャーできる「Shotty」" [Shotty Can Perfectly Capture Windows Even on a Cluttered Desktop]. Windows Forest. Impress Corporation. Archived from the original on February 14, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Fitzpatrick, Jason (July 28, 2010). "Shotty Captures Screenshots While Preserving Aero-Glass Effects". Lifehacker. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on August 15, 2025.
- 1 2 Agarwal, Amit (January 19, 2011). "Capture Impressive Screenshots with Shotty". Digital Inspiration – via ProQuest.
- ↑ Santos, Elena (October 6, 2010). "Capture and share images online in two clicks". Softonic. Archived from the original on October 9, 2010.
- 1 2 Zukerman, Erez (August 9, 2010). "Shotty is a cute, fast, free screenshot tool, uploads included". Download Squad. AOL Inc. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010.