I write about tech every day, and taking screenshots in Windows is a big part of my work. And for the longest time, I relied on the Windows Snipping Tool for taking screenshots and doing basic annotation. It's actually not that bad, and recent Windows updates have made Snipping Tool even better: it now includes Quick Markup, a color picker, and screen recording. However, it still falls short compared to my current favorite, Greenshot, a lightweight, free, and open-source screenshot tool. Greenshot lets me do more than just basic editing Obfuscation, auto-cropping, speech bubbles, it's all there One of the most glaring Snipping Tool misses is the lack of a good image editor. Yes, you can click the Edit in Paint option and make your edits there, but it's an added step to something that should be there from the get-go. What you do get in the Snipping Tool itself is basic markup, cropping, and optical image recognition (OCR). Granted, these features are usually enough for the average user who seldom takes screenshots, but they don't nearly cut it for users who take screenshots frequently and want to modify them in more ways. Greenshot comes with a more fleshed-out editor, which is impressive considering how lightweight the tool is. One of my favorite features is the ability to obfuscate sensitive information in the editor itself: this lets me hide my email, the IMEI, and other sensitive device info when taking readers through certain Windows Settings that display them. Additionally, there's a counter that lets me number multiple steps in one screenshot. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. Greenshot also lets you add speech bubbles, text boxes, shapes (or draw freehand), and effect presets to your screenshots. Again, you may not use these features all the time, but