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As every web worker I know, I already have a collection of screenshots scattered around my iMac HD. I never felt quite good about it, really; I needed a way to gather all inspiring bits from here and there to a single system, simple and trusty enough to make me use it all the time.

So far, I’ve tried stuff like Skitch (I hate the non-Apple interface, so ugly), a combination of Snapz Pro X and Flickr, a combination of some random Firefox add-on and a trusty folder in my Finder, Curio (which is a great alternative to Microsoft OneNote but kinda of an overkill for this job).

Nothing really felt right. What I really wanted was something like iPhoto, but for screenshots.

And then the fine folks at Realmac software went ahead and released the public beta of LittleSnapper. Let there be light!

Easy screenshots through shortcuts, websnaps (full web site archives actually), built-in browser, DOM targeting (this is COOL), organize photos through collections and smart folders, tagging, rating… What more could a poor designer ask?

Well, some simple stuff:

• Tags autocomplete. That’s a must.
• Some way to view untagged stuff. I tried creating a smart folder for this, but there was no option for “tag is empty”, so…
• An easy way to share through e-mail and upload to my service of choice. Like, one-click easy.
• The option to copy LittleSnapper tags to Spotlight comments. My PIM of choice, Together, already has that and it’s way convenient.
• Small but an annoyance: LittleSnapper icon, please stop jumping up and down when I’m saving a websnap, thank you very much.

Give me those and I’m sold, Realmac.

I really think that even in version 1.0, LittleSnapper is the absolute screenshot tool for every web designer who happens to work on a Mac. And it has a decent jingle to it that makes you use it again and again – always a factor of oomph for every Mac app.

Try it now, people!