What is the best screenshot tool for pc on Windows 11/10?

Recommend the "Windows PowerShell/CMD" method if you take screenshots quite often on Windows PC. Especially if you want a quick, automated way to capture your screen without relying on third-party software. However, it's important to note that neither PowerShell nor CMD has a built-in command specifically for taking screenshots directly. Instead, you can leverage scripting together with Windows utilities or third-party tools to create a screenshot tool for PC via command line.

1. Quick Screen Capture to Clipboard: Open PowerShell and run:

powershell

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms; [System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys]::SendWait('%{PrtSc}')

This simulates pressing Alt + PrtScn (captures active window) directly into the clipboard.

2. Save Screenshot Directly to File (More Powerful): Use .NET classes in PowerShell. Save this as a script (e.g., capture.ps1):

powershell

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Drawing

$screen = [System.Windows.Forms.Screen]::PrimaryScreen.Bounds

$bitmap = New-Object System.Drawing.Bitmap $screen.Width, $screen.Height

$graphics = [System.Drawing.Graphics]::FromImage($bitmap)

$graphics.CopyFromScreen($screen.Location, [System.Drawing.Point]::Empty, $screen.Size)

$graphics.Dispose()

$timestamp = Get-Date -Format "yyyyMMdd-HHmmss"

$filePath = "$env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\Screenshot-$timestamp.png"

$bitmap.Save($filePath, [System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat]::Png)

$bitmap.Dispose()

Write-Output "Saved to $filePath"

Run it as a screenshot tool for PC, and it saves a timestamped full-screen PNG directly to your desktop—no UI, no prompts.