PrintScreen documentation

Learn the PrintScreen capture workflow, save and share screenshots, troubleshoot uploads and understand the limits of the private translation preview.

Reviewed on 11 November 2026

Start with the capture workflow

PrintScreen lets you select a screen region, annotate the capture and choose whether to copy it, save a local file or create a sharing link. The guides below separate normal screenshot features from the private translation experiment.

If your toolbar has no 文A button, do not repeatedly reinstall the application. Translation is currently enabled only on the authorized test PC. A newer version number alone does not grant access.

Choose the right guide

Getting started: selection, editing, clipboard, local saving and sharing links.
Screenshot translation: the target-language selector, OCR, original-image restoration and data flow.
Troubleshooting: unavailable buttons, failed uploads, OCR limitations and safe diagnostic information.

Before sharing or translating

Select only the content needed for the task. Check the displayed result before copying or uploading it. A sharing link is intended for recipients who can open that URL; treat it as shareable, not as a private document vault.

Keep the original when accuracy matters. Machine translation can misread names, numbers and instructions. For consequential decisions, have a qualified person check the source text and translation.

Take and share your first screenshotA practical PrintScreen Windows guide: select a region, add annotations, copy or save the image, and check a screenshot-sharing link before sending it.Use the private screenshot translation previewFollow the PrintScreen translation workflow: select readable text, choose a language, translate inside the area and restore the original when needed.Troubleshoot screenshots and translationFind the right next step for failed screenshot uploads, missing translation buttons, OCR errors and interrupted AI requests without exposing private data.Translate text from a selected screen areaExplore PrintScreen's private screenshot translation preview: local OCR, an AI text translation and an overlay with one-click return to the original.PrintScreen and Google Translate ImagesCompare a Windows screenshot translation preview with Google's image-upload workflow, including availability, output and what you send for translation.Text extraction and screenshot translation are different tasksUnderstand OCR versus AI translation by comparing PowerToys Text Extractor with the private PrintScreen screenshot translator and its image-based output.

Download PrintScreen for screenshots

The public download is for screen capture, editing and sharing. Translation access is separate and is not publicly available yet.