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Patches for FastStone Capture
Windows
12 patches available
FastStone Capture is a powerful, lightweight, yet full-featured screen capture tool and screen video recorder.
FastStone Capture Version 11.0
Release Date
11/28/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

Version 10.9 (November 28; 2024)$$$$$$Added support for multiple desktops in Windows 10/11$$$Other improvements and bug fixes
FastStone Capture Version 10.9
Release Date
11/28/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

Version 10.9 (November 28; 2024)$$$$$$Added support for multiple desktops in Windows 10/11$$$Other improvements and bug fixes
FastStone Capture Version 10.8
Release Date
10/14/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

Version 10.8 (October 14; 2024)$$$ $$$Enhanced Pin to Screen$$$Added Text Box in Draw Mode$$$Added Press Spacebar to (Hide at Top; Actual Size; Draw Mode) to Options$$$Added Send to Editor (Current Image; All Images) to right-click menu$$$You can now hold the Ctrl key and drag your mouse along the borders to quickly expand or shrink the image canvas$$$Added Copy to Clipboard to Combine tool preview$$$Added Sharp YUV (Slower but higher quality) option to WebP format$$$Other improvements and bug fixes
FastStone Capture Version 10.7
Release Date
8/20/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

Version 10.7 (August 20; 2024)$$$ download$$$Added Close Saved Tabs (Ctrl+Q) to Tabs menu in the editor$$$Added a drop-down history list to Settings -> Auto Save -> Output folder$$$Increased blur effect for Spotlight$$$Enhanced Pin to Screen$$$Added Auto-Open Draw Mode option$$$Added Press Enter to (Copy and Close; Save and Close; none) option$$$Other improvements and bug fixes
FastStone Capture Version 10.6
Release Date
7/9/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

Version 10.6 (July 10; 2024)$$$You can now add Steps(1;2;3...) in Draw Mode of Pin to Screen$$$Added a right click menu to title area of capture toolbar$$$Enhanced Capture Text to process larger (more than 10000x10000 pixels) images$$$Enhanced Screen Recorder$$$Added Set computer to sleep mode after recording is complete option to scheduled (via a timer) screen recordings$$$Added right click menu to Microphone and Webcam icons$$$If mouse cursor is invisible in screen video; prevent cursor highlighter from showing$$$Made other small improvements and bug fixes
FastStone Capture Version 10.5
Release Date
5/21/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

Version 10.5 (May 22; 2024)$$$ download$$$Added Pin to Screen. $$$$$$This feature allows you to pin and annotate screenshots on top of other windows; like sticky notes. Benefits include:$$$Reference Convenience: If youre working on a task that requires you to refer back to a screenshot frequently; having it pinned on your screen could save you from switching windows or applications constantly.$$$Efficient Comparisons: When you need to compare data between applications; pinning a screenshot can make it easier to view both sets simultaneously without needing a second monitor.$$$Visual Reminders: Pinned captures can serve as visual reminders for tasks that need to be completed; or information that needs attention; reducing the chance of forgetting important details.$$$$$$Added Capture Text.$$$$$$Instead of manually typing text from a screenshot; this feature can extract the text and make it editable instantly; saving time and effort. It requires Windows 10/11.$$$$$$Made other improvements and bug fixes
FastStone Capture Version 10.4
Release Date
12/26/2023
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

Version 10.4 (December 26; 2023)$$$ download$$$Enhanced Screen Recorder:$$$Simplified the Start Recording window. Switch between simplified mode and detailed mode with just a single click$$$Enable/disable devices like Microphone; Speaker; and Webcam directly within the Start Recording window$$$Enhanced Eraser in Draw tool:$$$Show a circular cursor to indicate the area to be erased.$$$Right click mouse to pick a screen color$$$Scroll mouse wheel to adjust eraser size$$$Enhanced the Save dialog in the Scan tool with improved functionality and user interface.$$$Added Save All (same name) option (Ctrl+Alt+S) to the File menu in FastStone Editor; allowing you to save multiple images with the same name and a sequential number$$$Many other small enhancements and bug fixes
FastStone Capture Version 10.2
Release Date
7/5/2023
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes

Version 10.2 (July 5; 2023)$$$$$$Fixed a bug that caused audio noise in Screen Recorder
FastStone Capture Version 10.0
Release Date
5/9/2023
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

Version 10.0 (May 09; 2023)$$$Enhanced Screen Recorder:$$$Added Webcam option to include webcam in recordings$$$Added Microphone Settings and Webcam Settings$$$Added Extract Audio ... menu with support for M4A and MP3$$$Added Press Esc to close main window to Options -> Hotkeys$$$Added Auto-boost volume when recording speakers to Options -> Audio$$$Removed requirement for a physical microphone when recording speakers$$$Added Acquire Images from Scanner to built-in editor$$$Made other minor improvements and bug fixes
FastStone Capture Version 9.9
Release Date
2/3/2023
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

$$$tFastStone Capture is a powerful; lightweight; yet full-featured screen capture tool and screen video recorder. It allows you to easily capture and annotate anything on the screen including windows; objects; menus; full screen; rectangular / freehand / fixed regions as well as scrolling windows / web pages. It also allows you to record all screen activities including onscreen changes; speech from microphone; audio from speakers; mouse movements and clicks into highly compressed video files. You can choose to send captures to editor; file; clipboard; printer; email; OneNote / Word / Excel / PowerPoint document or upload them to your website. Editing tools include annotating (texts; arrowed lines; highlights); resizing; cropping; sharpening; watermarking; applying edge effects and many more. Other features include image scanning; global hotkeys; automatic filename generation; support for external editors; a color picker; a screen magnifier; a screen crosshair and a screen ruler. $$$$$$FastStone Capture saves images in BMP; GIF; JPEG; PCX; PNG; TGA; TIFF; FSC and PDF formats. Built-in screen recorder saves videos in MP4 and WMV formats.$$$ $$$No Adware. No Spyware.$$$ $$$$$$Version 9.9tdownloadt2023-02-03$$$buy nowt$29.95 to get a lifetime license$$$Whats New$$$$$$ $$$Features$$$ $$$$$$A handy Capture Panel that provides quick access to its capture tools and output options$$$Capture windows; objects; menus; full screen; rectangular/freehand/fixed-size regions and scrolling windows/web pages$$$Capture multiple windows and objects including multi-level menus$$$Record screen activities including onscreen changes; speech from microphone; audio from speakers; mouse movements and clicks into highly compressed video files (MP4 and WMV)$$$Screen Recorder has a built-in video editor that allows you to draw annotations; apply zoom effects and cut unwanted sections. Videos can even be converted to animated gifs$$$Screen Recorder provides a Convert to MP4 tool that converts or resizes video files (MP4 and WMV) under various resolution and quality options$$$Options to specify output destination (internal editor; clipboard; file; printer ...)$$$Draw annotation objects such as callouts; straight/curved text; arrowed lines; highlights; watermarks; rectangles; circles; step numbers; emojis and much more$$$Apply effects such as spotlight; drop-shadow; frame; torn-edge and fade-edge$$$Blur selected area$$$Add image caption$$$Resize; crop; rotate; sharpen; brighten; adjust colors$$$Undo/Redo$$$Support tabs that allow you to capture and edit multiple screenshots simultaneously$$$Organize and group tabs in multiple workspaces (optional). Each workspace remembers its last-used folder and works like a separate instance of the internal editor$$$Support external editors$$$Save images in BMP; GIF; JPEG; PCX; PNG; TGA; TIFF and PDF formats$$$Save images in FSC (FastStone Capture) format; a proprietary and loss-less format that preserves annotation objects together with image data for future re-editing$$$Save videos in MP4 and WMV formats$$$Acquire images from scanner$$$Convert images into a single PDF file$$$Combine images into a single image file$$$Print multiple images in batch mode$$$Send captured images by email$$$Send captured images to OneNote; Word; Excel and PowerPoint documents$$$Send captured images to a Web (FTP) server$$$Auto capture screen repeatedly at user-specified time intervals$$$Screen Color Picker$$$Screen Magnifier$$$Screen Crosshair$$$Screen Focus$$$Screen Ruler$$$Support multiple monitors$$$Support high-DPI/high-resolution/4K monitors$$$Support touch interface (tap; swipe; pinch) $$$Global hotkeys to activate screen capturing instantly$$$Run when Windows starts (optional)$$$Minimize to System Tray area$$$Small footprint in memory$$$And much more ...$$$$$$History$$$$$$ Version 9.9 (February 03; 2023)$$$Use MP4 as the default output format for Screen Recorder on Windows 10/11$$$Added Convert to MP4 to Screen Recorder. You can use it to convert or resize video files (WMV and MP
FastStone Capture Version 9.8
Release Date
12/22/2022
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

$$$ Version 9.8 (December 22; 2022)$$$Enhanced Draw tool$$$Zoom In / Out in Draw tool from 1% to 5000%$$$Double click on an emoji image to popup the emoji list$$$Enhanced Custom Scroll Mode of Capture Scrolling Window. Now you can capture any part of a scrolling window even without a vertical scroll bar$$$Added option If draw objects exist; auto-save a copy in FSC format for re-editing to Settings -> Editor$$$Added Save As (Alt+S) command to Editor$$$The Save (Ctrl+S) command in Editor only prompts for a file name when necessary (i.e. the image does not have a file name)$$$The Save All (Ctrl+Shift+S) command in Editor only asks for confirmation once to save all the files automatically$$$In Editor; added Statistics command to the right click menu on selections. This command calculates the total number of pixels and unique colors within the selected area$$$In Resize tool; added shortcuts for 25% (Ctrl+1); 50% (Ctrl+2); 75% (Ctrl+3) and 200% (Ctrl+4)$$$Enhanced Screen Ruler$$$Added Protractor$$$Screen Ruler can be used in Editor mode and Draw mode by launching it from tray icon menu$$$When capturing a rectangular or freehand region; press Ctrl+Z to re-select or undo previous step. In Editor; press Ctrl+Z to undo previous step in Freehand 2 selection mode$$$Added Auto Date Time Stamp to the list of Output Options. In Editor; you can add a date time stamp to the image by pressing J key$$$Most icons on capture toolbar are customizable (on/off) in Settings -> Toolbar$$$Enhanced Screen Recorder:$$$When recording full screen; the yellow control bar is always visible but not recorded in the video$$$Used icons instead of a drop-down list for selecting audio inputs (microphone and speaker)$$$Added a popup menu to the Edit button to Open / Open Last File Location / Play Last File$$$Many other minor improvements and bug fixes
FastStone Capture Version 9.7
Release Date
9/10/2021
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

Version 9.7 (September 10; 2021)$$$Introduced a new image format called FastStone Capture format (*.fsc). This loss-less format preserves annotation objects together with image data for future re-editing$$$Added Filled Polygon and Emoji to the Draw tool$$$Improved reliability and performance of Capture Scrolling Window$$$Added Language option to the Settings$$$Other minor improvements and bug fixes
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