Design capture software for Windows

Short answer: PicPick is the strongest choice for design work on Windows because it pairs capture with a colour picker, pixel ruler and protractor.

Last verified: 2026-08-01

Design-specific features

  • Fixed-size region capture for consistent asset sizes
  • Colour picker with hex and RGB output
  • Pixel ruler and crosshair for measuring spacing
  • Lossless PNG export at native DPI

Compare these Windows products

Windows screenshot software comparison
ProductWin 10Win 11Free planFree trialScreenshotFull pageAnnotationPDFRecordingPricing
SnagitYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYespaid
PicPickYesYesYesUnverifiedYesYesYesfreemium

Snagit

TechSmith

Paid

Commercial Windows screenshot and screen capture software with scrolling capture, a polished annotation editor, templates, OCR and screen recording.

  • Screenshot
  • Region capture
  • Window capture
  • Full screen capture
  • Scrolling capture
Windows 10: Yes · Windows 11: YesView software

PicPick

NGWIN

Freemium

Windows screenshot software combining region, window and scrolling capture with an image editor, colour picker, ruler, protractor and whiteboard.

  • Screenshot
  • Region capture
  • Window capture
  • Full screen capture
  • Scrolling capture
Windows 10: Yes · Windows 11: YesView software

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