I’m still using a couple of Windows programs from the late 1990s and they still work fine. If it’s working for me, I usually stick with what I’ve got until it either stops working or I see features that I really want to have. I’m not really an “early adopter,” especially when it comes to upgrading software to the latest version.

So, along comes the newest version of Snagit (13 for PC, 4 for Mac) a few weeks ago. In fact, you won’t really have any idea how often you’ll use it until you get going with it. That’s just what Snagit does – and it does it very, very well. If you’re a blogger, you can grab a screen shot, edit it, add arrows or text, and post it to your blog without firing up Photoshop or importing it into Canva or PicMonkey. With Snagit, you can take a screenshot or a short screen video, mark it up with notes and explanatory graphics, and paste it into an e-mail or instant message. Sometimes it’s much quicker (and easier!) to send a picture than words. If you’re unfamiliar with the major benefits of Snagit, let me catch you up quickly.

Snagit 13 trial