ScreenToGif

Version documented: 2.41 Installer type: .exe (NSIS) / Portable Hives written: HKCU, HKLM

📁 Registry Paths

Path	Hive	Purpose
`SOFTWARE\ScreenToGif`	HKCU	User preferences and settings
`SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ScreenToGif_is1`	HKLM	Uninstall entry

🔑 Keys

HKCU\SOFTWARE\ScreenToGif

Value Name	Type	Example Data	Description
`Language`	REG_SZ	`en`	UI language
`RecorderLeft`	REG_DWORD	`100`	Recorder window left position
`RecorderTop`	REG_DWORD	`100`	Recorder window top position
`RecorderWidth`	REG_DWORD	`600`	Capture area width
`RecorderHeight`	REG_DWORD`\|`400`	Capture area height
`DefaultSaveFolder`	REG_SZ	`C:\Users\User\Videos`	Default output folder
`DefaultOutputType`	REG_SZ	`Gif`	Default export format
`FrameRate`	REG_DWORD	`15`	Default capture frame rate
`CheckForUpdates`	REG_DWORD	`1`	Check for updates on startup
`StartMinimized`	REG_DWORD	`0`	Start minimized to tray

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ScreenToGif_is1

Value Name	Type	Example Data	Description
`DisplayName`	REG_SZ	`ScreenToGif 2.41`	Display name
`DisplayVersion`	REG_SZ	`2.41`	Version
`Publisher`	REG_SZ	`Nicke Manarin`	Publisher
`InstallLocation`	REG_SZ	`C:\Program Files\ScreenToGif`	Install path
`UninstallString`	REG_SZ	`"...\unins000.exe"`	Uninstaller

📝 Notes

The portable version stores settings in ScreenToGif.settings XML alongside the .exe — no registry writes.
Default export format can be set to Gif, Apng, Video, Webp, or Psd.
ScreenToGif also supports webcam and whiteboard recording modes.

# Set default save folder and frame rate for deployment
$path = "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\ScreenToGif"
if (-not (Test-Path $path)) { New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null }
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name "DefaultSaveFolder" -Value "C:\Recordings"
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name "FrameRate" -Value 20 -Type DWord

🗑️ Cleanup

# Remove ScreenToGif user preferences
Remove-Item -Path "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\ScreenToGif" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

📦 Package Managers

Manager	ID / Command
winget	`winget install NickeManarin.ScreenToGif`
Chocolatey	`choco install screentogif`
Scoop	`scoop install extras/screentogif`