QuickShot is a tiny Windows screenshot utility built for games and ordinary desktop windows. It runs in the system tray, captures the complete virtual desktop with F11, and lets you choose the screenshot folder.
- Global F11 capture while a game or other window has focus
- Multi-monitor screenshots saved as PNG
- Selectable output folder with the choice remembered between launches
- System-tray operation with Capture, Open, and Exit commands
- Key-repeat protection so one press creates one screenshot
- No telemetry, network access, accounts, or background services
Download QuickShot.exe from the latest release.
QuickShot requires the .NET 9 Desktop Runtime.
- Run
QuickShot.exeand approve the Windows administrator prompt. Elevated access allows the F11 listener to work when an elevated game has focus. - Select Choose Folder if you want a custom destination.
- Minimize QuickShot to the system tray.
- Press F11 to capture the complete desktop.
By default, screenshots are stored in a Screenshots folder beside the EXE.
Requirements: Windows and the .NET 9 SDK.
dotnet build .\QuickShot.csproj -c Release
dotnet publish .\QuickShot.csproj -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained false `
-p:PublishSingleFile=true -p:DebugSymbols=false -p:DebugType=NoneQuickShot captures the Windows desktop image. Protected video, secure Windows screens, and some true exclusive-fullscreen or anti-cheat-protected games can block normal desktop capture. Borderless or windowed mode is the most broadly compatible option in those cases.
The administrator requirement is declared in app.manifest. The hotkey uses a
low-level keyboard hook plus physical-key polling; all processing remains local.