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Snipping Tool

Snipping Tool is a Microsoft Windows screenshot and screencast utility included in Windows Vista and later. It can take still screenshots or record videos of an open window, rectangular areas, a free-form area, or the entire screen. Snips can then be annotated using a mouse or a tablet, stored as an image file (PNG, GIF, or JPEG file) or an MHTML file…

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Key facts & relationships

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Developer
Microsoft
Operating system
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition (Experience pack) · Windows Vista · Windows Server 2008 · Windows 7 (excluding Home Basic and Starter editions) · Windows Server 2008 R2
Release
November 7, 2002; 23 years ago (2002-11-07)
Type
Screenshot and screencast software
Windows 10 (discontinued)
August 2020 Update (10.2008.3001) / April 2, 2025; 16 months ago (2025-04-02)
Windows 11
Windows 11November 2025 Update (11.2511.31) / January 15, 2026; 7 months ago (2026-01-15)Windows 10 (discontinued)August 2020 Update (10.2008.3001) / April 2, 2025; 16 months ag… · November 2025 Update (11.2511.31) / January 15, 2026; 7 months ago (2026-01-15)

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Overview

History

Advanced semantic analysis

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Map overview Semantic statistics

Snipping Tool

Nodes24
Edges23
Triples38
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.083333
Components1

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Snipping Tool

Top relations

related to history · 17
Snipping Tool → Bill Gates, During, Edition, Experience Pack, It, Kollen Glynn, Leszynski Group, Microsoft, Microsoft Tablet PC, November, PowerToy, Rob Lowe, Snippet, Tablet PC, The Snipping Tool, This, Windows XP Tablet PC
Operating system · 13
Snipping Tool → Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7 (excluding Home Basic and Starter editions), Windows 8.x, Windows Home Server 2011, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition (Experience pack)
Windows 11 · 2
Snipping Tool → November 2025 Update (11.2511.31) / January 15, 2026; 7 months ago (2026-01-15), Windows 11November 2025 Update (11.2511.31) / January 15, 2026; 7 months ago (2026-01-15)Windows 10 (discontinued)August 2020 Update (10.2008.3001) / April 2, 2025; 16 months ag…
Developer · 1
Snipping Tool → Microsoft
Release · 1
Snipping Tool → November 7, 2002; 23 years ago (2002-11-07)
Type · 1
Snipping Tool → Screenshot and screencast software
Website · 1
Snipping Tool → support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/open-snipping-tool-and-take-a-screenshot-a35ac9ff-4a58-24c9-3253-f12bac9f9d44
Windows 10 (discontinued) · 1
Snipping Tool → August 2020 Update (10.2008.3001) / April 2, 2025; 16 months ago (2025-04-02)
is a · 1
Snipping Tool → Microsoft Windows screenshot and screencast utility included in Windows Vista and later

Important terminology Word statistics

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Important terminology

tool snipping windows tablet microsoft vista screen sketch 10 pc screenshot screencast released snip included free-form image xp edition basic

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Snipping ToolDeveloperMicrosoft1.00infobox
Snipping ToolOperating systemWindows XP Tablet PC Edition (Experience pack)1.00infobox
Snipping ToolOperating systemWindows Vista1.00infobox
Snipping ToolOperating systemWindows Server 20081.00infobox
Snipping ToolOperating systemWindows 7 (excluding Home Basic and Starter editions)1.00infobox
Snipping ToolOperating systemWindows Server 2008 R21.00infobox
Snipping ToolOperating systemWindows Home Server 20111.00infobox
Snipping ToolOperating systemWindows 8.x1.00infobox
Snipping ToolOperating systemWindows Server 20121.00infobox
Snipping ToolOperating systemWindows Server 2012 R21.00infobox
Snipping ToolOperating systemWindows 101.00infobox
Snipping ToolOperating systemWindows Server 20161.00infobox
Snipping ToolOperating systemWindows Server 20191.00infobox
Snipping ToolOperating systemWindows 111.00infobox
Snipping ToolReleaseNovember 7, 2002; 23 years ago (2002-11-07)1.00infobox
Snipping ToolTypeScreenshot and screencast software1.00infobox
Snipping ToolWebsitesupport.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/open-snipping-tool-and-take-a-screenshot-a35ac9ff-4a58-24c9-3253-f12bac9f9d441.00infobox
Snipping ToolWindows 10 (discontinued)August 2020 Update (10.2008.3001) / April 2, 2025; 16 months ago (2025-04-02)1.00infobox
Snipping ToolWindows 11Windows 11November 2025 Update (11.2511.31) / January 15, 2026; 7 months ago (2026-01-15)Windows 10 (discontinued)August 2020 Update (10.2008.3001) / April 2, 2025; 16 months ag…1.00infobox
Snipping ToolWindows 11November 2025 Update (11.2511.31) / January 15, 2026; 7 months ago (2026-01-15)1.00infobox
Snipping Toolis aMicrosoft Windows screenshot and screencast utility included in Windows Vista and later0.90text

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