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Dropdown config option to save screenshots as JPEG/WEBP (as default) in the Snipping Tool
Description of the new feature / enhancement Currently, the Snipping Tool saves images only in PNG by default. This format is great for transparency, but it results in very large files in common not...
The main advantage of Snipping Tool is the speed: I capture and immediately paste into apps like Obsidian using the clipboard. I am aware of the Mark-up interface that allows to save jpeg from there, but it adds extra steps and breaks that quick copy‑paste flow.
That’s why I suggested a setting to change the default save format directly in Snipping Tool’s options. It would let users choose JPEG (or WEBP) as the default, while still keeping the clipboard behavior intact. This would make the tool much more convenient for note‑taking and documentation scenarios where PNG files quickly become too heavy.