Microsoft launched the Snip app on August 27, Thursday, a standalone program that allows users to add audio and doodles to screenshots. The Windows app can be accessed while browsing or using other apps, allowing users to capture the image on the current screen, a webcam picture, or use a pen tool to make a new sketch on a whiteboard.
The Verge first discovered the app. It is uncertain if Microsoft will charge for its usage.
Editing options are somewhat limited, only allowing four marker sizes in five colors, and an eraser. The eraser deletes whole brushstrokes at one time. However, no shortcut is available for undo or redo.
Images can be saved in file formats such as JPG and GIF. In addition, the edited image can be copied back onto the clipboard.
The benefit of Snip is that besides adding photos and doodles the user can also add a voice recording. They can then share the recording by link or email.
Snip is available as a free beta, according to PC World. The app is clean, simple to use, user-friendly, and provides many features.
Its ability to provide voice recordings and annotations is ideal for providing short descriptions, according to Mashable. Imbedding a video is also quite easy.
Microsoft might include Snip as part of Office Mix, which has functioned as extra Power Point tools. It is possible that Mix could be part of a utilities suite for Office and Windows users. Since Snip is still in its beta version, it has a lot of potential until its official launch.