In both cases, you should download the latest version of Greenshot's installer and install it. (If it is not there, you are either using an old version of Greenshot or did not select to install the External Command plugin during the installation process. Right click the Greenshot systray icon and click "Configure external commands". So how does Greenshot's External Command Plugin work? You can execute commands yourself using the Windows command line tool (called cmd.exe)īut you can also configure Greenshot to execute commands like these which comes very handy if you often need to pass your screenshots to other software.
Will open MS Paint to edit image.png located in C:\path\to\ (of course, these are just examples, there's probably no directory called C:\path\to on your hard drive) Will create a copy of myfile.txt, creating a new file called myfile-2.txt Will open Windows Explorer and display the contents of your local hard drive C: What is a command line interface?Ī command line interface can be used to send commands to a program, e.g.
This will work for any program that offers a command line interface accepting an image path. if you prefer Adobe Photoshop or Inkscape for editing your screenshots, it is an easy task to configure custom destinations which you then can select like any other destination. The Greenshot installer comes with a handy plugin called "External Command Plugin", allowing Greenshot to output files to a large number of other programs on your computer. your favorite image manipulation software, upload application or instant messenger? Ever wondered what is the quickest way to have Greenshot output images to other applications on your PC, e.g.