zulip/docs/screenshot-and-gif-software.md

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# Screenshot and GIF software
The following list documents different screenshoting & GIF-making techniques and
free software. We encourage you to make use of these when making front-end pull
requests, as other contributors can see the changes you have made without having
to checkout your branch.
## Screenshot tools by platform
### Browser
- [LightShot Screenshot](https://app.prntscr.com/en/index.html) (Chrome, Firefox, IE & Opera)
### MacOS
- Command-Shift-3 to capture all of the screen
- Command-Shift-4 and drag cursor to select a specific area
- [LightShot Screenshot](https://app.prntscr.com/en/index.html)
- [Gyazo](https://gyazo.com/en)
### Windows
- Snipping Tool (inbuilt)
- [LightShot Screenshot](https://app.prntscr.com/en/index.html)
- [Gyazo](https://gyazo.com/en)
### Linux
- gnome-screenshot (inbuilt, you can use Ctrl-Shift-PrtScn as a shortcut for its “select an area to grab” feature)
## GIF tools by platform
### Browser
- [GIPHY](https://giphy.com)
### MacOS
- [GIPHY](https://giphy.com/apps/giphycapture)
- [GIF Brewery](http://gifbrewery.com/)
- [Gyazo GIF](https://gyazo.com/en)
### Windows
- [ScreenToGif](http://www.screentogif.com/)
- [Gyazo GIF](https://gyazo.com/en)
### Linux
- [SilentCast](https://github.com/colinkeenan/silentcast)
- [Peek](https://github.com/phw/peek)