BeanNest Apps

Free Windows desktop app

BeanNest Capture for Windows

Press Shift+F11, click a window or drag a region, mark it up, and save. Every capture stays on your computer.

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Version
0.1.19, released November 11, 2026
Installer size
5.0 MB (5,204,806 bytes)
Requires
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit (x64)
Installs
For your Windows account only, no administrator rights
No accountNo uploadNo telemetry

This release is not code-signed, so Windows may show “Windows protected your PC” before setup starts. See how to continue.

How to install

  1. Press Download for Windows. Your browser saves BeanNest-Capture-Setup-0.1.19.exe (5.0 MB), usually in your Downloads folder. If the browser asks whether to keep a file it rarely sees, choose Keep.
  2. Open the installer. If Windows shows “Windows protected your PC”, select More info, then Run anyway. Setup installs into your own profile, adds a Start menu shortcut, and, unless you untick it, starts BeanNest Capture with Windows.
  3. Press Shift+F11 to capture. The tray icon opens the library; the app also starts with Windows unless you untick that in setup.

About the SmartScreen warning

BeanNest Capture 0.1.19 is not signed with a code-signing certificate yet. Microsoft Defender SmartScreen warns about unsigned apps that few people have downloaded, so the dialog names an unknown publisher. It is a reputation check, not a virus detection.

What it captures

Window or single UI element

The overlay freezes the desktop and highlights the UI element under the cursor: a button, a panel, a list, a web page region. Click to take that element; hold Ctrl and click (or press W) to take the whole window instead.

Region, monitor or every screen

Drag for a free region (hold Shift for a square), pressF for the screen under the cursor, or A for all screens. The magnifier shows pixels and the current size while you drag.

Shift+F11 is the default. If another app already uses it, BeanNest Capture falls back to Ctrl+Shift+S, and you can pick a different shortcut in Settings.

Annotate, then keep it local

Editor

  • Arrow, rectangle, ellipse, highlight, callout, text and crop
  • Undo and redo, move and resize, zoom and pan
  • Large Copy and Save buttons; Save as for an exported copy
  • Shortcuts: Ctrl+2 arrow, Ctrl+3 callout, Ctrl+4 shape, Ctrl+5 highlight, Ctrl+Z undo

Library and cleanup

  • Captures grouped by day, with thumbnails and sizes
  • Annotated originals stay editable
  • Delete selected captures, or clean up by age or by count
  • Every capture is a plain PNG file you can copy elsewhere

The app has no account, no upload, and no telemetry. It connects to the internet only when you press Check for updates. Captures are PNG files in Pictures\BeanNest Capture (or the folder you chose in Settings); edits and thumbnails sit in a .beannest-capture folder beside the images.

Uninstall

Windows 11: Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find BeanNest Capture, open the ⋯ menu, and choose Uninstall. Windows 10: Settings › Apps › Apps & features, select BeanNest Capture, then Uninstall.

Uninstalling removes the program, its Start menu shortcut, and its settings in %APPDATA%\BeanNest Capture. Your images stay in Pictures\BeanNest Capture (or the folder you chose in Settings); delete that folder yourself if you no longer need them.

This build supports Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit (x64). There is no macOS or Linux version, and it does not record video or GIFs, capture scrolling pages, or create share links.

Questions

Is BeanNest Capture free?

Yes. Version 0.1.19 is free to download and use. There is no account, trial period, or watermark on your captures, and the app shows no ads.

Does it upload my screenshots?

No. Captures are written as PNG files to Pictures\BeanNest Capture (or the folder you chose in Settings) on your PC. By default each new capture is also copied to the Windows clipboard, so if Windows clipboard history or sync across devices is on, Windows handles that copy under its own settings.

Which hotkey does it use?

Make sure BeanNest Capture is running; setup starts it with Windows unless you unticked that option, and you can always open it from the Start menu. If another app already owns Shift+F11, the app uses Ctrl+Shift+S instead. You can set any other shortcut in Settings.

How do updates work?

The app checks once a day and shows an update bar in its window; press Update now and it downloads the installer, verifies the published SHA-256, and installs in place. You can also check any time from the tray menu or Settings.

Does it record video or run on macOS?

No. BeanNest Capture takes still screenshots on Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit (x64). It does not record video or GIFs, and there is no macOS, Linux, or browser version.

Need to redact or crop an image in the browser instead of installing anything? TheBeanNest Image Editorruns locally in your tab. More browser tools live underImage tools, and theTools privacy pageexplains how the web tools handle data.