Stamp Tool
Annotate your image with stamps from a variety of categories.
Note: Stamp and other tools in the Snagit Editor toolbar are available to annotate images. To draw your viewer’s attention while you record video, try Screen Draw. To enhance video you have already recorded, share your video to Camtasia Editor.
Add a Stamp to an Image
- Click the Stamp tool in the Snagit Editor toolbar.
Note: If the tool is not visible in the toolbar, click the More dropdown. To customize your toolbar, see Customize the Snagit Toolbar.
- In the Quick Styles, select a stamp category from the dropdown or enter a search term. Click to select a stamp.
- Click the canvas to add the stamp.
- Complete any of the following to edit the stamp:
- Click and drag to move the stamp.
- Click and drag a handle to resize the stamp.
- When you are finished with the Stamp tool, click the Move tool in the toolbar to select, move, edit, or delete objects you added to your image.
Note: Stamps from previous versions of Snagit are available to download for free from the TechSmith Assets website. See Download Stamps.
Download Stamps
TechSmith Assets for Snagit has hundreds of free stamps to add a fun, polished, professional touch to your content.
Windows
- Click the Stamp tool in the Snagit Editor toolbar.
- In the Quick Styles panel, click the Download More button.
- On the Assets website, browse or search stamp sets. Hover over a set to preview the stamps.
- On the desired set, click the Send to Snagit icon.
Snagit opens the stamp set in the Quick Styles panel.
Mac
- Click the Stamp tool in the Snagit Editor toolbar.
- In the Quick Styles panel, click the Download More button.
- In Assets, browse or search stamp sets.
- On the desired set, click the
download icon.
- On the downloaded set, click the Open button.
Snagit Editor opens the stamp set in the Quick Styles pane.
To learn more about downloading assets, see Download TechSmith Assets for Snagit.
Create Custom Stamps
Import image files such as JPGs, PNGs, and GIFs to use as stamps, or save an image captured or created with Snagit as a custom stamp (Mac only).
Import a File to Stamps
- On Windows, select Stamp tool > Organize Stamps button > Add Stamp button. On Mac, select Stamp tool > Import Stamps.
- Browse to select an image and click Open.
Snagit adds the image to My Stamps (Windows) or Custom (Mac).
Save As Stamp (Mac only)
- In Snagit Editor, click to select a capture in the recent captures tray.
- Select File > Save As Stamp.
Snagit adds the image to Custom.
Tool Properties
Edit the properties to customize the tool.
Snagit for Windows
Snagit for Mac
Tip: Edit all stamps at the same time.
In Tool Properties, click Select All (Stamp), then edit the tool properties as needed. You must have Snagit for Windows version 2026.1.0 or later, or Snagit for Mac version 2025.3.0 or later.
Shadow
Click to select a shadow direction. To turn off the shadow, click to deselect the shadow direction.
Advanced Shadow Properties
Click the dropdown arrow to access additional Shadow properties: 
- Color: Select a color for the shadow.
- Angle: Set the direction of the shadow extending from the tool.
- Distance: Increase/decrease the distance between the tool and the shadow.
- Opacity: Increase/decrease the transparency of the shadow.
- Blur: Increase/decrease the clarity of the shadow.
Opacity
Drag the slider to adjust the transparency level.
Tip: Save tool customizations as Quick Styles.
After you edit tool properties, save your customization as a Quick Style for future use. See Quickly Access Favorite Styles and Tools.
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