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v3.5.5.1 Release Notes ​

September 11, 2026

The PixPin 3.5 stable release adds multiple-area, freeform, polygon, and multi-window screenshots, GIF and WebP animated pins, and improvements to table recognition, recording recovery, and serial number annotations. It also further improves recording, recognition, saving, pin, and other everyday workflows.

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Windows ​

Installer | Portable

macOS ​

Installer

Screenshot ​

Features ​

  • [Screenshot] Added multiple screenshot modes. After entering screenshot mode, use the default Ctrl (Control) + Tab shortcut to switch between standard, freeform, polygon, and multi-window screenshots.
Multiple Screenshot Modes

Multiple screenshot modes let you add or remove capture areas during one capture and merge all selected areas into a single image.

After defining any capture area, click the plus or minus button in the upper-left corner to add or remove an area.

Freeform Screenshot

Draw a closed capture area by tracing the mouse path. Hold the left mouse button and release it to confirm the selection.

Polygon Screenshot

Click to place each point. After placing at least three points, right-click to confirm the capture area. If fewer than three points have been placed, right-clicking cancels the existing points.

Multi-window Screenshot

Select and capture multiple windows at the same time.

Why are there transparent areas?

Image files are saved on a rectangular canvas. With freeform or polygon screenshots, or when merging separate capture areas, parts outside the selected areas remain transparent. Different applications may display transparent areas as a checkerboard, white, or black background; this does not affect the captured content.

Multiple screenshot modes demo

  • [Screenshot] Added an Edit button to the standard screenshot toolbar. It is hidden by default and can be moved to the top-level menu manually.
Moving the Edit Button

Edit button

Settings ​

  • [Screenshot] Added a Selection border color setting under Config - Appearance.
  • [Scrolling Screenshot] Added a Respond to shortcuts setting under Config - Screenshot - Scrolling Screenshot. When enabled, the middle mouse wheel cannot be used to scroll during a scrolling screenshot.
  • [Scrolling Screenshot] Shadows and borders can now be configured and follow the corresponding standard screenshot settings.
  • [Polygon Screenshot] Added a Polygon corner radius setting under Config - Screenshot - Polygon Screenshot.
  • [Screenshot] Added a Rule of thirds grid option under Config - Screenshot - Guides.

Improvements ​

  • [Screenshot] Plus and minus icons remain visible in multiple screenshot modes when Show Info Bar is disabled.
  • [UI Detection] On the desktop, PixPin now detects only the screen containing the mouse pointer by default.

Pin ​

Features ​

  • [Pin] GIF and WebP animated images can now be played. After selecting an image, use Alt + ~ to pin it quickly.
  • [Pin] Added left and right alignment options.

Settings ​

  • [Pin] Added a Keep other pins hidden when creating a new pin setting under Config - Pin.
  • [Pin] On macOS, added a Show pins on desktop setting under Config - Pin, which controls on which desktops pins are visible.
  • [Pin] Renamed Quick Save Image Type under Config - Pin to Image type when saving or copying.

Improvements ​

  • [Pin] When only thumbnail mode is enabled, the context menu also shows Copy Original Image and Save Original Image As.
  • [Pin] Added a confirmation prompt to the Destroy action in the tray menu and pin context menu.

Annotation ​

Features ​

  • [Annotation] Press Tab while drawing a polygon to toggle whether arrows are enabled.
  • [Annotation] Added an arrow style for Serial Number annotations.

Settings ​

  • [Annotation] Added a Keep annotation content within the selection setting under Config - Annotation.
  • [Annotation] Serial Number annotations now support custom foreground colors. Added a Serial number foreground color setting under Config - Annotation.
  • [Annotation] Added a Global serial numbering option under Config - Annotation - Serial Number.
  • [Annotation] Increased the maximum blur intensity to 50.

Improvements ​

  • [Annotation] Improved line wrapping for Serial Number annotation text and usability at smaller sizes.
  • [Annotation] The controls around a Serial Number annotation now keep a minimum gap when it is resized smaller.
  • [Annotation] After drawing an arrow, the comment input box automatically receives focus.
  • [Annotation] Improved the display logic for rounded-corner and similar buttons during annotation.

Recording and Export ​

Features ​

  • [Keyboard and Mouse Recording] Added a horizontal scrolling animation.
  • [Recording] If PixPin exits unexpectedly during recording or playback preview, it will ask whether to recover the recording the next time it starts.
  • [Shortcuts] Added a Pause Recording action under Config - Built-in Shortcut - Screenshot. A shortcut must be assigned manually.

Improvements and Performance ​

  • [Recording] Improved recording performance on Windows and macOS.
  • [Recording] Reduced resource usage during standard recording playback previews.
  • [Recording] Increased the screen recording bitrate.
  • [Recording] PixPin now remembers the image quality selected for the previous export.
  • [Export] When hardware acceleration is enabled, MP4 export can use the GPU.
  • [Hardware Acceleration] Added a hardware test when hardware acceleration is enabled.
  • [Recording] Improved performance when the mouse pointer passes over the camera button.

Recognition and Translation ​

Features ​

  • [Member Feature - New] [Translation] The modern Save dialog can now show image-and-text translation results and text translation results at the same time.

Image-to-text translation update

  • [Member Feature - New] [Translation] Added source-language display.
  • [Member Feature - New] [Table Recognition] The recognition window context menu now supports merging and splitting cells, and deleting rows and columns.
  • [Member Feature - New] [Table Recognition] Added a Table Recognition button to the Edit window. To recognize a table in a scrolling screenshot, open the screenshot in the Edit window.
  • [Member Feature - New] [Formula Recognition] Recognition results can now be copied with Ctrl + C. A Copy and close option has also been added.

Improvements ​

  • [Text Recognition] Recognition windows now remember the previous always-on-top state.
  • [Text Recognition] The Punctuation option now remembers the previous selection.
  • [Translation] Pins are no longer displayed when using a clipboard translation preset.
  • [Member Feature - Improvement] [Table Recognition] The folder used for saving recognition results is now remembered.
  • [Member Feature - Improvement] [Table Recognition] Recognition result files now open with the device's default application.
  • [Member Feature - Improvement] [Formula/Table Recognition] Recognition windows now remember the previous always-on-top state.

Saving and Editing ​

Settings ​

  • [Save] Added more variables for save paths.

Improvements ​

  • [Edit] Image scaling no longer applies smoothing.
  • [Edit] The Edit window now remembers the previous always-on-top state.
  • [Save] Added a warning about Windows filename restrictions to the variable descriptions.
  • [Save] Improved the default position of the classic Save dialog.
  • [Auto Save] Added a prompt when saving fails.

Shortcuts and Other ​

Features ​

  • [Window] Ctrl + W can now close all types of PixPin windows.
  • [Shortcuts/Actions] Added a Hide pins except the currently selected pin action.

Settings ​

  • [Shortcuts] Shortcut input now supports Alt + PrtSc, Ctrl + ScrLk, and Ctrl + PauseBreak combinations.

Improvements ​

  • [Trackpad] Reduced sensitivity when using a trackpad to switch between UI elements.
  • [Floating Ball] Improved the display of the floating ball when it is positioned at the boundary between two monitors.