Gyazo
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Developer(s) | Toshiyuki Masui Nota Inc |
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Initial release | 8 November 2009 |
Stable release | 4.1.5[1]
/ 19 January 2021 |
Repository | github |
Operating system | Windows 7 or later Mac OS X 10.7 or later Linux[2] |
Platform | 32- and 64-bit (All platforms) |
Available in | English Japanese Spanish Chinese Russian French |
Type | Utility software |
License | GNU GPL |
Website | gyazo |
Gyazo is an open-source[3] and free screenshot program for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The program allows users to create screenshots and upload them to the web, producing a unique URL to the screenshot.[4] The program's name "Gyazo" is a pun on the Japanese word for "image" (画像, gazō).
Features
Screenshots and Animated GIFs
Gyazo has a minimal user interface consisting of a small set of options available by right clicking the taskbar icon. Launching the application displays a crosshair cursor with which the user selects the area to be uploaded. Gyazo uploads the image to their servers, and then opens a browser pointing to the unique URL for the image, which can then be shared publicly.[5] With the release of version 2.0 Gyazo also includes the ability to select a portion of the screen for GIF capture and allows users to create animated GIF or MP4 video for up to ten seconds.[6]
Image uploading
Gyazo also allows users to upload any image by dragging the image to the Gyazo icon.[5] As of May 15, 2015, version 2.4 added support for uploading an image without opening a new tab in your web browser.[7]
Cloud storage
Gyazo uploads every screenshot to their servers, basically allowing free cloud storage, which Gyazo says can be used indefinitely.[8]
Ivy Search
Ivy Search is a feature of Gyazo that lets Ninja users (for the time being) find an image from a vague idea with related images. According to Gyazo's blog,[9] Ivy Search works the same way that you recall things in your brain.
Premium Accounts (Ninja)
Users can upgrade their free account to Premium for a monthly subscription fee. Premium users have access to unlimited storage and uploading, the ability to draw arrows on images, the ability to use Ivy Search as of version 3.0,[9] and see no advertisements.[10]
References
- ^ "Download Gyazo 4.1.5". softpedia.
- ^ "What operating systems and web browsers does Gyazo support?". Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "gyazo (Gyazo) · GitHub". GitHub. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ^ "Capture and upload screenshots in an instant with Gyazo". thommck. November 12, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ^ a b "Gyazo offers instant and no-fuss screenshot sharing". Lifehacker. May 17, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ^ "Gyazo version 2.0 adds GIF and video capture for all, arrows for ninja". Gyazo Blog. Oct 2, 2013. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- ^ "Gyazo Blog". tumblr.com.
- ^ "Gyazo Official Blog: Gyazo FAQs". Gyazo. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ^ a b "Ivy Search: Find an image from a vague idea with related images". blog.gyazo.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
- ^ "Gyazo Premium". Gyazo. Retrieved October 4, 2013.