Item: Zight
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with CloudApp

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use CloudApp to share and annotate screenshots, gifs, and recordings. The biggest problem it addresses is that whoever you're sharing your file with doesn't have to download it to their hard drive. This saves space, and that extra step of throwing a file in the trash that you're done viewing.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Unique URL to share as opposed to downloading a file.
Annotate on the fly.
Cross compatible with Mac and Windows - I use both.

Cons

Sometimes processing a gif can take a while.
I haven't found a way to do a scrolling capture, not sure if that feature exists.

Return on Investment

The amount that I paid for it, I feel that it's paid for itself over and over and over multiple times, if for one reason, and that's time saved. If I have one app that does it all, quickly, and efficiently, that's my positive ROI.

Alternatives Considered

Snagit

I need to point out that I love Snagit. It's a fantastic product, but there are different use-cases. CloudApp for me is about quick and efficient sharing. Snagit doesn't really allow for that. Yes, they have a cloud sharing option, but for the entirety of me using the program, it hasn't worked right. You'll have to try both to see what I mean.

Other Software Used

WordPress, KWFinder

Likelihood to Recommend

Have you ever seen a design error on a site, a typo on the page, something a little wonky, but don't know how to explain it in words? With CloudApp, all you have to do is take a screenshot, make an annotation, and share. It's as simple as that. Or if you're reporting an error, and a developer wants the error to be recreated for documentation, you don't have to use a heavyweight screen recording software. You just record the issues and share - all in the cloud.

This may not be appropriate for formal situations, but for your team and among the more casual clients, it should work just fine.

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An easy way to share screenshots and quick screen recordings