Free Screen Capture (screen grabber)

Some of the best screen capture freeware tools and software. Their are various screen capture tools available online for free. Whether you want to take a screenshot of your desktop or you want to capture the screen of your browser, it's quite simple to take a screenshot.

1. Free Screen Capture:  

If you want take a screenshot of your desktop, then their is no need to use any tool or software, instead you can easily print screen you screen using "Prnt Scrn" key on your keyword. Here's how to print and grab a screenshot.

• To capture a screenshot, press the "Prnt Scrn" button, as shown below:

• By pressing this button, it captures your complete view-able screen.
• Now open Paint and paste it (Ctrl + V)

• Now you can save that . After saving right click on it and open with "Microsoft Office Picture Manager"

• From Top menu, click on "Edit Picture", then from right hand side click on "Crop", now you can easily crop your image as you want.

• This is how you can capture a screen.

2. Capture Screen using Software (good for browsers):

• If you want to capture a screen from your browser (chrome or Firefox), then you can use "Fireshot"
• Install "Fireshot by going to the website here fireshot
• After installing, on right top you can see the symbol of fireshot, click on it "Capture selection and save", then you will be able to capture any part of the screen.(small or large)so you don't have to crop the image every time.

3. Video Capture Software:

It you want to capture a video or want to record a video, then you can read my post on " free hd screen recorder"




You can also watch my video on " Website(Webpage) Screenshot in Chrome & Firefox here:

Free HD Screen Recorder

Free HD Screen Recording and Video Recording Software

This is the best screen recording software that I use to create my video for free. Best thing about this recording software is that, it records your screen in HD quality. Some of the best features of this software are listed below:

• Record your screen for free in HD Quality using this software.
• Easily record your desktop screen for free in HD Quality.
• This recording software is very simple to use.
• You can also record audio along with the video.

Steps to record your screen in HD Quality are given below:

• Download this screen recording software here.
• After downloading, install it. After installing, you will find your "jing" software at top of your screen. From their select capture to record your screen, as shown below.

• After that, you have to select which part of the area you have to record. If you want to record complete desktop then just click on capture and select whole screen and then click.

• After that a small box will appear at the corner of the screen. In it their will be 4 options.

                         1. Capture Image: To take a snapshot of the screen

                         2. Capture Video: To make a video of the screen.

                         3. Redo and Cancel.

• Select "Capture Video" to record your screen or make a video of the screen.
• After recording your screen (maximum 5 minutes- which is quite enough ), click on "Finish"
• Then save your video, you video will be saved in ".swf" format.
• Then you need to convert that "swf" format into any format (mp4, avi, etc) as you want.
• To know how to convert "swf" format into any video format, read my post on "convert swf to mp4"

You can watch my video for the same here:

Convert swf to mp4

So you have a ".swf" file and don't know how to view it. This is what I was facing when I first recorded my on screen video, after saving my video I was having a swf file and don't know how to convert it into mp4 or avi in order to view it. Then I researched a lot and finally found a software to convert swf to mp4

Steps to convert swf to mp4

• First of all, download this swf to mp4 (or avi, etc) converter software for free here (use direct download link )
• After downloading install it. This is how it will look after installing.

• Add a swf file using "Add SWF" tab.
• You can also insert a watermark in your video using "Watermark" tab.
• Then select the format in which you want your video.
• Finally Click on Convert.
• Now your swf format video got converted into your view-able selected format.

You can also read my post on "how to capture or record a screen"


Watch my video for the same here:

How to Hide a Folder in Windows 7 (100% genuine)

Hide a Folder in Window 7 for free by using this trick. Just follow the instructions as given below to hide your folder for free. You don't have to use software to hide folder. One can simply use Command Prompt to hide a folder for free.



Step 1: Open Command Prompt (cmd)

• Open "RUN" (Start> search for Run)  type "cmd" and Click Enter.

Step 2: In Command Prompt, navigate to you drive, in which you want to hide your folder.

• To Change drive, just type "cd.." and enter, till it only shows C-drive.
• To Change to D-drive (suppose), just type "d:" and enter.

Step 3: Now just type "attrib +s +h +r your folder path". 

• Suppose I want to hide "work" folder, which is in "project" folder of D-drive, then just type
   "attrib +s +h +r project/work
• Press Enter, and your folder is completely hidden now.

Step 4: To unhide it again, just reverse the process as "attrib -s -h -r project/work"

If you want to lock you folder with a password, then yo can read my post on lock a folder.

You can also watch my video on "how to hide a folder in window 7" here:

Password Protect Folder (without software)

Protect your Folder with a Password in Window 7. You can also hide your Folder using this trick. You don't have to use any software to protect your folder. Just follow the instructions as given below:


Step 1: Open notepad (Start> Run> Type "notepad" and Enter

or Right Click and Select "Text Document"

Step 2: Copy Paste the Code given below in that notepad.

Code:

cls @ECHO OFF title sunny Folder Locker if EXIST "RecycleBin.{645ff040-5081-101b-9f08-00aa002f954e}" goto UNLOCK if NOT EXIST Locker goto sunny :CONFIRM echo Are you sure to Lock this folder? (Y/N) set/p "cho=>" if %cho%==Y goto LOCK if %cho%==y goto LOCK if %cho%==n goto END if %cho%==N goto END if %cho%==k goto sunny  if %cho%==K goto sunny echo Invalid choice. goto CONFIRM :LOCK ren Locker "RecycleBin.{645ff040-5081-101b-9f08-00aa002f954e}" attrib +h +s "RecycleBin.{645ff040-5081-101b-9f08-00aa002f954e}" echo Folder locked goto End :UNLOCK echo Enter password to Unlock Your Secure Folder set/p "pass=>" if %pass%==k goto K2H  if %pass%==K goto K2H if NOT %pass%== pccompnet goto FAIL attrib -h -s "RecycleBin.{645ff040-5081-101b-9f08-00aa002f954e}" ren "RecycleBin.{645ff040-5081-101b-9f08-00aa002f954e}" Locker echo Folder Unlocked successfully goto End :FAIL echo Invalid password goto end :sunny md Locker echo Locker created successfully goto End  :sunny start iexplore.exe :End

Step 3: Replace "pccompnet" written in yellow color in the above code with your password.



Step 4: Save that notepad with any name and Change the extension from ".txt" to ".bat"

• If you are not able to see the extension, then you have to unhide your extension.
• To unhide extension, Click on "Organize" from top left and select "Folder and Search Option"

• Click on "View" Tab and unclick "Hide extensions from known file types" and Save.

Step 5: Now you ca be able to see the extension as "new text document.txt". Just rename that as "anything.bat". 

Step 6: 

• Double Click on "anything.bat", a new Folder with name  "Locker" will automatically be created.
• This "Locker" Folder is your secret folder. Just move or save anything in that folder that you want to lock or hide with a password. 
• Moved...? Now you are ready to lock your folder.

Step 7: 

• Again double click on "anything.bat" file, a command prompt will appear, just press "Y" to hide that folder. 
• You will see that, the "Locker" folder has disappeared or hidden. 
• To unhide that folder again, again just double click on "anything.bat" file, and in Command Prompt, just enter your password (which you have saved earlier).
• Done, you can now see that folder again.

If you want to completely hide a Folder for free, then my post on hide a folder.

You can also see my Video for the same here: