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Snagit review

A screenshot and screen recording tool with an image editor, step-by-step guide capture and simple video trimming. It's for people who explain things with annotated screenshots and short videos.

By Sam Fisher. Updated October 6, 2026.

Works on: Windows, Mac
Free recording: Trial only (15 days)
Price: From $39/yr
Max resolution: 4K
Made by: TechSmith
Last checked: October 2026

Free plan

Snagit has no free plan. You can try it free for 15 days.

Pricing

Plan	Monthly	Yearly
Snagit IndividualSnagit only, 25 videos on Screencast	n/a	$39
Camtasia StarterSnagit plus a watermarked Camtasia Editor	n/a	$39

Snagit Individual, billed yearly only. Prices from techsmith.com/store/snagit, 6 Oct 2026.

What we like

Records screen, webcam, microphone and system audio up to 4K, with no time limit
Image editor, scrolling capture and step capture that turns clicks into a guide
One click hosts a video on Screencast and gives you a link

What to watch

Video editing is limited to trimming, cutting sections out and merging clips
No free plan, only a 15-day trial
Billed yearly only; Screencast holds 25 videos on this plan

Best for: You explain things with annotated screenshots, step-by-step guides and short screen recordings.

Our verdict

Snagit is a screenshot tool first and a screen recorder second. It captures regions, windows and scrolling pages, marks them up with arrows and callouts, and can turn a series of clicks into a step-by-step guide. Its recorder handles screen, webcam, microphone and system audio up to 4K with no time limit, and one click puts the video on Screencast with a link.

At $39 a year it’s cheap for what it does, and users on G2 and Capterra rate it highly for ease of use. The catch is video editing: you can trim, cut sections out and merge clips, but nothing more. There’s also no free plan, only a 15-day trial.

If video is your main output, Camtasia adds a full multi-track editor, and every Camtasia plan includes Snagit. If you mostly send quick video messages, compare it with Loom.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Snagit free?

No. There’s a 15-day free trial, which you can reset once for 15 more days. After that Snagit costs $39 a year.

Does Snagit work on Mac and Windows?

Yes. It runs on Windows 10 and 11 and on recent macOS versions (15, 26 and 27).

Can Snagit record video?

Yes. It records the screen, webcam, microphone and system audio up to 4K with no time limit, and you can trim and cut the result.