There are times when we need to take multiple screenshots, and the regular ‘Prt Scr’ method doesn’t work. This is when we need third-party apps like Auto Screen Capture. It is a very simple app which helps you take the quick screenshots every second while you work or play. This free screen capture tool is specifically useful for researchers, gamers, designers, and testers. Let’s learn more about it.
Automatically take screenshots every second
Auto Screen Capture is a free application which automatically takes multiple screenshots of your screen after every few seconds, minutes or hours. It is a simple tool and comes with some great features like-
- Scheduling the screenshots
- Taking screenshots of specific regions
- Take screenshots after every millisecond, second, minute, and hour.
- Passing screenshots to the editor automatically
- Keeping the screenshots for as long as you want.
Using Auto Screen Capture for Windows
Let’s learn about these features in a bit detail-
1] Intuitive Interface
It is a very simple app with not so attractive but a user-friendly interface and simple installation process. You might find it a bit cluttered at first glance, but things get clear in a few minutes of use. The program is quite intuitive, and even a novice computer user can use it simply. It doesn’t need any installation; you just need to download and run an executable file named “autoscreen.exe”. With a file size of just ~300 KB, the app takes a few seconds to download on your drive.
2] Schedule your screen captures
With Auto Screen Capture, you can schedule your screen capture sessions. You can choose the day from the given calendar and can also select the time when you want the capture sessions to start and stop. Also, you can customize the folder structure and the file names using a macro with the date and time stamps. You can also set the number of screenshots you want the app to make in one go, and for the number of days, you want to keep those screenshots for.
3] Screen and Regions
Screen and Regions tab lets you define the capture areas. You can capture the entire window or select a particular area by setting the X and Y position. Also, you can select the width and height of the screen you want to capture.
4] Editors
To edit your screenshots, you need to add an external editor to the program first. Once added, you can pass on the screenshots directly to the editor. To add an editor, just click the tab Editorà Add new editorà browse your PC to add.
5] Triggers
The Triggers tab shows all the capture sessions or any actions taken by you on the application. It even includes your action of starting and stopping the application or using an external editor.
6] Interval
Here you can decide when to start taking the screenshots and when to stop. You can set it to the hours, minutes, seconds and even to milliseconds.
Auto Screen Capture is Compatible with Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11 and the screenshot images are saved in various formats like JPEG, BMP, EMF, GIF, TIFF, PNG, and WMF. You can save your captures either as a series of time-stamped files or as a single file.
Other important features of Auto Screen Capture software
- It provides a Command Deck (a mini toolbar) to start/stop screen capture, capture a screenshot and edit, show/hide region select, etc.
- All the captured screenshots are added in different tabs on its interface so that you can first capture all the screenshots and then take action to those screenshots individually
- A Macro Tag (%month%, %date%, %name%, etc.) can be added for a screenshot for the file name pattern
- Encrypt/decrypt screenshot feature is also present
- Screenshot Metadata can also be added or edited.
Overall, Auto Screen Capture is a nice free utility which helps you taking the multiple screenshots while working. The screenshots are then saved to a local folder in your PC, and you can view them with an integrated slideshow viewer or can pass them to the editor automatically. Download the application from Auto Screen Capture here and let us know how it worked for you.
How do I take a screenshot multiple times?
You can take a screenshot multiple times or as many times as you want using the hotkey set to take screenshots using the configured program. If you want to perform this task automatically, then you can use some free tools to automatically take screenshots at regular intervals. Auto Screenshot Capture, ShareX, etc., are some good tools for this purpose.
Why is my computer automatically taking screenshots?
If your Windows 11/10 computer is automatically taking screenshots whenever you press a key, then that key must be configured for capturing the screenshots. In that case, you should change that key with some other hotkey in the tool you’re using. Or else, if you are using an automatic screenshot capture software and configured it to take snapshots automatically in the background, then open that software, and turn off the required setting.
Hope this helps.
