PC Screen Capture is one free powerful, lightweight, full-featured screen capture tool for Windows platform. It allows you to take screenshots from any part of your screen in four ways, capture full desktop, active window, selected area and selected object, and you can also save images in BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG formats.
Publisher’s description
What is PC Screen Capture?
PC Screen Capture by SoftSea is free Windows software in the screen recorders category.
Installation and requirements
The publisher provides Portable installers for 32-bit Windows. It runs without installation (portable).
Pros / Cons
Pros
- Free to use
- Portable: runs without installation
Cons
- No native ARM64 build
- 32-bit only
- No update for more than a year
In short: PC Screen Capture is a free screen recorder tool for 32-bit PCs. Updates have slowed down.
Is PC Screen Capture safe to download?
- The file is served by file1.softsea.com, the publisher’s own domain
- The download link uses HTTPS
- A SHA256 hash is published, so you can verify the file:
6700EF1A7D358ADB39834E8DEA8B58DB99B1919504204CF8EB1CD138E146B134· Open the VirusTotal report for this hash - The link has not been checked yet
- ExeAtlas does not host, wrap or modify installers
Related guide: How to check a file’s SHA256 hash on Windows
Recent versions
All 1 versions ›| Version | Date | Size | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.3Latest | April 14, 2009 | — | 32-bit Portable |
Install from the command line
Silent install ›winget install --id SoftSea.PCScreenCapture -eProgram files (.exe): pcscreencapture.exe
Related guide: How to use winget: install and update apps
Information
- Publisher
- SoftSea
- Category
- Screen recorders
- Licence
- Freeware
- Price
- Free
- Requires
- Windows 11 / 10
- Architecture
- 32-bit
- Installer
- Portable
- Version
- 2.3
- Released
- April 14, 2009
- Added to the catalogue
- January 27, 2026
- Versions listed
- 1
- Website
- softsea.com
- winget ID
- SoftSea.PCScreenCapture
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Frequently asked questions
Is PC Screen Capture free?
Yes. PC Screen Capture is free to use.
Is PC Screen Capture safe to download?
The download comes from file1.softsea.com, which belongs to the publisher; ExeAtlas does not host or change the file. Compare its SHA256 hash with the one shown here, or open the VirusTotal report for that hash.
How do I install PC Screen Capture with winget?
Open PowerShell or Windows Terminal and run the winget command shown on this page. winget downloads the official installer and checks its SHA256 hash before running it.
Does PC Screen Capture run on ARM (Windows on Arm)?
There is no ARM64 build; Windows 11 on Arm can run the 32-bit version through emulation.
Can I use PC Screen Capture without administrator rights?
Yes, it is portable: unpack and run it.
What are alternatives to PC Screen Capture?
OBS Studio, ShareX, ScreenToGif, Camtasia and Captura. The alternatives page compares them.
