Greenshot 1.0 is finally available for download now!

We are very proud to announce that Greenshot 1.0 is finally available for download now. It has been two years since the last official release and we have not been lazy in the meantime. There have been a lot of bugfixes and performance improvements, but there are also loads of handy new screenshot features coming with Greenshot 1.0, to name just a few of them:

• There’s a nice new feature called “destination picker”, which let’s you choose a target for the screenshot you have just created on the fly
• We have added several plugins for uploading screenshots to image hosting services like Flickr, Picasa, Imgur, and others. There are also plugins for uploading screenshots directly to Jira and Confluence.
• Additional export options e.g. to Microsoft Office programs, and the ability to add custom commands to other software using the External Command Plugin.
• A lot of changes making installation of Greenshot in a corporate environment easier for the system administrators, offering silent installation and the possibility to provide a default configuration while installing.

But that’s just a small part of a really huge list of changes. Have a look at the change log at the end of this post.

For those of you that are already using Windows 8: we are able to test with it and have been testing the current release against Windows 8. Currently Greenshot works, as far as we noticed, as designed when using the normal desktop and can capture the Metro “view” with the region or screen capture. It’s not (yet) possible to select Metro applications via the context menu or use the interactive windows capture.

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Now go ahead and download Greenshot 1.0 and have fun with the new features. We hope that you like the new version as much as we do

By the way: we strongly recommend to always download Greenshot from our official website http://getgreenshot.org/ – there have been reports about some (even popular) software portals offering wrapped installers of open source projects, bundling adware or even malware with the original installer. Also the installers for download are often outdated or “nightly builds” which might be buggy and are not intended to be used by a wide audience.

And of course the C# source is still available and being actively checked in (as I write this, there was a checking just 10 hours ago...)

Congrats to the team on hitting this milestone!

The Windows 7 UI:

• The new taskbar: the quick launch area is gone. Now there’s just the taskbar. Application icons can be “docked” in this taskbar. You can drag-and-drop application icons to this area for one-click access but running apps will appear here as well.

• “Jump Lists” is a new feature that groups related tasks surrounding an application. In the taskbar, a right-click (or finger swipe if using touch) to display this list. Here, you’ll find common tasks, recently opened files, favorites, or whatever else may be relevant to that particular app.

• Jump lists are found in the Start Menu, too.

• “Snap to docking”: You know how you have to manually resize windows when you want to compare two windows side-by-side? No more. This new feature will automatically resize the windows for you as you drag them to the sides of your screen.
• You can maximize a window by dragging the title bar to the top of the screen, too.
• Your Windows Sidebar Gadgets can now be placed anywhere, not just on the sidebar – you can do this now, but the sidebar takes up real estate when it’s running. Now there are just Desktop Gadgets…no more sidebar

• “Peeking” at windows is a new feature that lets you quickly glance at a different window that the one you’re in but not actually interact with it. When you “peek” at a window you can turn the other windows to glass to make it easier to see the window you’re viewing.

• You can peek at the desktop, too.

Networking:

• Wi-Fi Networking Improvements: When wi-fi is available, the wireless icon lights up in the system tray. Click it to display a pop-up list of wireless networks then click the one you want to connect to. If you have to enter a passphrase, you’ll be prompted to do so, otherwise, you’re connected immediately.

• When connected to a network, you’ll have access to the “Homegroup” directory interface. From here, you have access  to all devices in your home including PCs, laptops, mobile phones, digital photo frames, printers, etc.  Sharing features for the home network have also been simplified. 
• When you bring a work laptop home, it automatically connects to your home network even though it’s configured to connect to a domain. It also protects your work files even though you’re on your home network.
• Windows 7 switches your default printer depending on where you are – work or home, etc.
• “Libraries” are a new feature that group similar items across the various drives of your PC (HDD, external HDD, USB flash drives) as well as across your network. It integrates the Windows Search functionality to make finding files across your network easier, too.

Media & Themes:

• The new lightweight version of Windows MediaPlayer lets you play media from any device in your “Homegroup”.  You can play audio, pictures, or videos across the network. 

• Media Center gets some interface tweaks including a new visual style for the newly customizable main menu.
• Themes, themes: You can customize your desktop background and see a live preview when doing so before making the change. 

System Stuff:

• UAC is less annoying! UAC was created with the “best of intentions” they said during the demo, but it was a little too intrusive. Now there’s a new slider control that lets you adjust how much the UAC pop-up is allowed to bug you. You can also adjust warning levels specifically to disable warnings for things like changing Windows settings while still getting warned with 3rd party programs try to make unauthorized changes. Adjusting the UAC settings no longer requires a reboot, either.
• The new “Action Center” lets you control the messages delivered through things like Windows Firewall, Windows Updates, etc.
• Touch support: On touch-enabled devices, you can interact with the OS via touch, gestures, flicks, etc. Windows 7 supports multi-touch. There’s also around 25% more space between items in the context menus to allow easier control when touching.
• System Tray: In Windows 7, you have complete control over your system tray. You can remove, change, and even move around the different applications that reside there.
• DirectX is extended to 2D, animation and “fine-looking” text.
• Windows 7 has a reduced memory footprint and they’ve reduced the disk I/O reads “substantially.” In the demo, a 1 Ghz/1 GB RAM netbook had 500 MB RAM available after boot.
• Better power management in Windows 7 means longer battery life for notebooks and netbooks.
• Overall, the system is faster. The taskbar responds almost instantaneously. The boot time is also faster.
• You can use BitLocker to encrypt a USB memory stick.
• Remote Desktop supports multiple monitors. Easier access to VPNs
• You can both create and boot natively from a Windows 7 VHD.

Misc:

• A new presentation feature for PowerPoint addicts – Windows Key + P lets you connect to a projector easily.

• Yes, Paint got a ribbon.