Every QA engineer needs one underrated skill: capturing evidence fast and clearly.
A good screenshot/video can save hours of “Where exactly?” / “Can you repro?” / “What did you click?” 😅
Here are my go-to screenshot & screen recording tools:
✅ Windows
ShareX
— hotkeys, scrolling capture, blur/pixelate, step numbering
ShareX
Snipping Tool
— quick and simple
support.microsoft.com
Xbox Game Bar
— instant video capture
support.xbox.com
✅ macOS
Built-in screenshots (Shift+Cmd+5) — reliable basics
Apple Support
Shottr
— fast annotations + blur + pixel-perfect helpers
shottr.cc
CleanShot X
— premium workflow + scrolling capture + recording
cleanshot.com
✅ Cross-platform
Flameshot
— lightweight capture + great markup
GitHub
Greenshot
— solid classic (especially Windows)
getgreenshot.org
🎥 For screen recordings (when you need a clean repro)
OBS Studio
— free and powerful
obsproject.com
Loom
— record fast, share with a link
Loom