>>>>>>>Hi,
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>>>>>>>Do you know how to add call-outs (though not sure this is the right term) to an image created with the snipping tool? For example, I can capture an application window but then I want to add arrows with the a short text in round or oval shapes. For example, the text in a shape would say "1 - enter ID", "2 - Click this button", and so on. Snipping tool has a pen or a highlighter but I can't make straight lines or round shapes with it.
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>>>>>>>TIA
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>>>>>>I used SnagIt for a long time, but I switched to
GreenShot, for it is free (opensource) and had everything I used from SnagIt (minus video, which I never used anyways)
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>>>>>Thank you. I often wonder, if it is free, how do they (the company that developed GreenShot) make money? They must have bills to pay too.
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>>>>There are many options, these are some which I know are widely used:
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>>>>1. The program contains a virus (this happens much more than most people think)
>>>>2. The program comes with advertisements, to get rid of the ads you must pay
>>>>3. The company also makes more advanced versions which come with a price
>>>>4. The company makes money tailor making the program for customers and/or for inclusion in other products
>>>>5. The program is a hacked version of a commercial product
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>>>Thank you for sharing your opinion.
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>>Not opinion, its facts. I want to add a few more:
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>>6. The program was meant to be sold, but competition made them drop the project and they decided to away the source code
>>7. The company earns its money on other products, and uses the free programs to spread its name
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>Are there any other possibilities? For example, Thor, which I believe you like to use - which one does it fall under?
Yes, there are numerous reason why a program is free. But since Dmitry specifically mentioned "the company that developed", I only listed the reasoning a company would use to justify giving away a product. I should have stated that when I made my lists. There are some important options which I left out, like
- school projects
- research projects
- strongly motivated people
- and the list goes on. Sorry if I left out any important options
I not only use Thor a lot myself, I also contributed a heavily during its development. For instance SuperBrowse is one of my babies. I also came up with the name Thor, since its a Nordic variant of my own name. The fact that the film Thor was released more or less at the same time as the tool Thor, is just a coincident.
