剪取工具内置在Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005的Experience Pack和Windows Vista家用高端版，商用版，商用高级版，旗舰版，Windows 7，Windows 8，Windows 8.1和Windows 10中。此软件原是平板电脑的Power Toy，于2002年11月7日推出。透过此软件，用户可以用简单的方式来截取屏幕画面，或剪取任何在屏幕上的对象，然后加入附注、并可以保存成PNG、GIF、JPEG等图像格式，亦可以保存成HTML页面，或利用E-mail共用影像。剪取工具的操作并不复杂，只需使用鼠标点击就可进行截取。此软件的快捷键是Ctrl+PrtScn。

Snipping Tool is a screenshot utility included in Windows Vista and later. It can take screenshots of an open window, rectangular areas, a free-form area, or the entire screen. Snips can then be annotated using a mouse or a tablet, stored as an image file (PNG, GIF, or JPEG file) or an MHTML file, or e-mailed. Snipping Tool allows for basic image editing of the snapshot, with different colored pens, an eraser, and a highlighter.