Snagit review

Snagit is the tool support and documentation teams reach for when a screenshot is not quite enough. It records your screen with microphone, system audio and webcam for quick walkthroughs, but its bigger strengths are on the image side: Step Capture builds a guide automatically as you click through a process, Smart Redact hides sensitive details such as emails, and scrolling capture grabs a full web page in one image. Videos export as MP4, and recordings can be trimmed before sharing or sent to Screencast, where up to 25 videos can be hosted privately with timestamped comments. TechSmith now sells it as Camtasia Snagit on a yearly Snagit Individual subscription, which runs on Windows 10 and 11 and macOS 14 or newer and comes with a 14-day money-back guarantee. TechSmith's store showed euro prices from our location, so confirm the US price on the linked page. For longer tutorials with captions and zooms, Camtasia or Descript is the better fit.

Who it is for

Support and documentation teams mixing screenshots with short videos

Price

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Key features

• Records screen, microphone, system audio and webcam
• Step Capture builds a guide automatically as you click through a process
• Smart Redact finds and hides sensitive information
• Scrolling capture for long pages and windows
• Exports video as MP4 and images in formats including PNG, JPG and GIF

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Covers both screenshots and short video in one app
• Strength: Step Capture saves time on how-to documentation
• Strength: Includes hosting for up to 25 videos on Screencast
• Weakness: Video editing is limited compared with Camtasia
• Weakness: Individual subscriptions cannot be transferred to another user
• Weakness: Sold as a yearly subscription with no free plan

Key facts

• Platforms: Windows 10 and 11, macOS 14+
• Plan: Snagit Individual, billed yearly
• Video format: MP4
• Refund: 14-day money-back guarantee
• Hosting: Up to 25 videos on Screencast

Where it ranks

Snagit is No. 9 in our Best Screen Recording Software verdict.