Snipping Tool

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Snipping Tool

Summary

Snipping Tool is a Microsoft Windows component[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of microsoft_windows_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (882 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Snipping Tool's instance of is recorded as Microsoft Windows component[3].
  • Snipping Tool's instance of is recorded as screenshot software[4].
  • Snipping Tool's founder is recorded as Microsoft[5].
  • Snipping Tool's operator is recorded as Microsoft[6].
  • Snipping Tool's manufacturer is recorded as Microsoft[7].
  • Snipping Tool's operating system is recorded as Q11230[8].
  • Snipping Tool's operating system is recorded as Q107269746[9].
  • Snipping Tool's has use is recorded as screenshot[10].
  • +2002-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Snipping Tool[11].
  • Snipping Tool's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qklvg[12].
  • Snipping Tool's distributed by is recorded as Microsoft Store[13].
  • Snipping Tool's official website is recorded as https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/open-snipping-tool-and-take-a-screenshot-a35ac9ff-4a58-24c9-3253-f12bac9f9d44[14].
  • Snipping Tool's official website is recorded as https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/windows/%C3%B6ffnen-des-snipping-tools-und-aufnehmen-eines-screenshots-a35ac9ff-4a58-24c9-3253-f12bac9f9d44[15].
  • Snipping Tool's topic's main category is recorded as screenshot[16].
  • Snipping Tool's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Snipping Tool'}[17].
  • Snipping Tool's Microsoft Store product ID is recorded as 9mz95kl8mr0l[18].
  • Snipping Tool's AlternativeTo software ID is recorded as snipping-tool[19].

Why It Matters

Snipping Tool ranks in the top 6% of microsoft_windows_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (882 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Snipping Tool. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/snipping-tool
MLA “Snipping Tool.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/snipping-tool.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_snipping-tool_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Snipping Tool}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/snipping-tool}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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