Gyazo

Gyazo
Developer(s)Toshiyuki Masui
Helpfeel Inc.
NotaInc
Nota Inc.
Initial release8 November 2009; 15 years ago (2009-11-08)
Stable release
4.2.0[1] / 24 May 2021; 3 years ago (2021-05-24)
Repositorygithub.com/gyazo/
Operating systemWindows 7 or later
Mac OS X 10.7 or later
Linux[2]
Platform32- and 64-bit (All platforms)
Available inEnglish
Japanese
Spanish
Chinese
Russian
French
TypeUtility software
LicenseGNU GPL
Websitegyazo.com

Gyazo is a free and open-source[3] screenshot program for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The program allows users to take screenshots and upload them to the web, producing a unique URL to view the uploaded image.[4] The program's name "Gyazo" is a pun on the Japanese word for "image" (画像, gazō).

A version of the software was added to Google Chrome, Firefox and Edge as a browser extension, with the latter two being under the company names of "NotaInc" and "Nota Inc." respectively.[5][6][7] Mobile app versions were released on Android and Apple under the company name of "Helpfeel Inc.".[8][9]

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.[10] 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.[11]

Image uploading

Gyazo also allows users to upload any image by dragging the image to the Gyazo icon.[10] As of May 15, 2015, version 2.4 added support for uploading an image without opening a new tab in your web browser.[12]

Cloud storage

Gyazo uploads every screenshot to their servers, basically allowing free cloud storage, which Gyazo says can be used indefinitely.[13]

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,[14] 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,[14] and see no advertisements.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Download Gyazo 4.1.7". softpedia.
  2. ^ "What operating systems and web browsers does Gyazo support?". Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "gyazo (Gyazo) · GitHub". GitHub. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  4. ^ "Capture and upload screenshots in an instant with Gyazo". thommck. November 12, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  5. ^ "Gyazo - Share new screenshots. Instantly". chromewebstore.google.com. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  6. ^ "Gyazo – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-GB)". addons.mozilla.org. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  7. ^ "Gyazo - Share new screenshots. Instantly. - Microsoft Edge Addons". microsoftedge.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  8. ^ "Gyazo - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  9. ^ "Gyazo". App Store. 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  10. ^ a b "Gyazo offers instant and no-fuss screenshot sharing". Lifehacker. May 17, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Gyazo Blog". tumblr.com.
  13. ^ "Gyazo Official Blog: Gyazo FAQs". Gyazo. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  14. ^ a b "Ivy Search: Find an image from a vague idea with related images". blog.gyazo.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  15. ^ "Gyazo Premium". Gyazo. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
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