Screen Captures Made Easy

MadCap Capture lets you easily capture anything that is displayed on your computer screen, from window panels to entire screen shots, as an editable image. Advanced editing features allow you to further enhance captured images by adding text callouts, cursor arrows, special effects and more.

Key Features

What's New

  • Capture Regions Consecutively

    Now capture multiple images without having to select the capture option each time. Plus, in between each consecutive capture, you can relocate and resize the region as well as manipulate the onscreen content you want to capture.

  • Context Menu Enhancements

    The Capture Editor context menu has been enhanced for improved ease of use. You can right-click in the Capture Editor and access the context menu, which now features shortcuts to all editing modes, such as hand mode, loop mode, polygon mode, in addition to normal context menu options like cut, copy, and paste.

  • Grids for Images

    Grids help you more accurately place images and objects on a frame. The grid does not display in the output, but is simply shown in the Capture Editor. By dragging and placing the edges of an object along those dots, you can be assured that the object is positioned more accurately and aligned with other objects and images in the frame.

  • Sleek New UI

    A new user interface has been completely redesigned for enhanced authoring and ease of use, featuring ribbons, a Quick Access Toolbar, a new Getting Started Wizard and more.

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    New Ribbon UI Features:

    • Multiple interface themes (including classic non-ribbon)
    • Quick Access Toolbar for personalized buttons
    • Keyboard shortcuts for any menu function
    • Vastly improved usability and authoring efficiency
    • Improved floating and docking for multiple documents and windows
    • Updated Capture Window for improved ease of use
    • Click corresponding buttons to preview multiple ribbon themes in the screenshot above.
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  • New Subscription, Multi-user Perpetual and Floating/Enterprise Licensing Options

    New licensing options mean greater flexibility to fit the unique needs of your organization.

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  • Batch Processing of Images

    Batch Processing of Images

    Apply image profiles to folders/subfolders

  • Time Delay

    Time Delay

    Capture open drop-down menus and more

  • New options when applying a profile to an image

    New Options when Applying a Profile to an Image:

    • Replace shapes
    • Replace only profile shapes
    • Add profile shapes
  • Feature Enhancements

    Feature Enhancements:

    • New palettes with new objects (Loop, Arrow, etc.)
    • Ability to rotate objects
    • Customize bubble "pointer" options
    • Anti-aliasing
    • Capture/don't capture cursor option
    • Apply/detach profiles to an image
    • GIF enhancements and transparency support
    • Set canvas to specified size prior to image capture
  • Improved Usability

    Improved Usability:

    • Object Layers Pane for better manipulation of objects within an image
    • Auto-save when capturing based off profile settings
    • Minimize to system tray
    • Mouse selection of multiple objects simultaneously
  • Fully Integrated

    Fully Integrated

    Enjoy tight integration with other MadCap products including MadCap Lingo, Flare and Mimic.

  • Content Reuse<

    Content Reuse

    Maximize content reuse by applying the same rules used for text to images. By adding variables to callouts and images for example, there's no need to recapture or reinsert images into your documentation when text or version changes are required.

  • Ease of Use

    Ease of Use

    Edit and enhance images captured from your screen in a familiar, user-friendly interface.

  • File Support

    File Support

    Create images in industry standard file formats including BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG and TIFF.

Full Feature List

Screen Captures Made Easy

MadCap Capture is designed to give users more control over the content they incorporate into their documentation. More than a screen capturing application, MadCap Capture lets you edit and enhance images captured from your screen, giving you authority over your content.

  • Ease of Use

    • Editable layers for text or effects separate from the image
    • Special effects to focus attention on specific areas
    • Adjustable image scale
    • Time Delay (e.g. capture open drop-down menus)
    • Resize automatically
    • Flexible interface
    • Adjustable capture area — full screen, application, menu, region, etc.
    • Custom image settings for:
      • Resolution
      • Color depth
      • Crop size
  • Single-Sourcing

    • User image profiles to define different image attributes for print or online
    • Use variables to re-use content throughout images
    • Use condition tags in Capture for more enhanced single-sourcing
  • Integration

    • Shared palettes ensure consistency with Mimic
    • Direct linking from Flare into Capture
    • Share variable libraries with Flare, supporting single-sourcing across media types
  • Language Support

    • Unicode capable for all left-to-right languages
    • XML-based image property files can be used by translators in a third-party editor
    • Direct integration with MadCap Lingo for translation of text callouts
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Additional Software Licensing Options

In addition to our standard single named-user perpetual license, we are pleased to offer:

Subscription Licenses

  • Available for Flare, MadCap Contributor, MadCap Lingo and Mimic
  • 3 months (does not include Flare or Contributor), 6 months and 12 months subscription available
  • Includes free product upgrades and updates, and unlimited email support (bronze level maintenance) for the duration of your subscription

Multi-user Perpetual Licenses

  • Available for Flare, MadCap Contributor, MadCap Lingo, Analyzer, Mimic and Capture
  • Install software on multiple computers using a single license key
  • No registration required for each user
  • Completely flexible – add any number of users at any time using the same license key
  • No internet connection required (product can still be used when disconnected from internet)

Floating/Enterprise Licenses

  • Available for Flare, MadCap Contributor, MadCap Lingo, Analyzer, Mimic and Capture
  • Unlimited installations/activations across company
  • Floating license includes bundled maintenance (1, 2 and 3 year contract available)
  • Completely flexible – add any number of users at any time using the same license key
  • Can be installed on a network server and accessed remotely by users
  • Internet connection required to use software

Subscription, Multi-user and Floating license cannot be purchased online at this time. Please contact a MadCap Sales Representative.

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