Should I remove Jing?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

9% remove it91% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Very good

What do people think about it?

(click star to rate)

How common is it?

Global Rank #2,298

United States Rank #1,410

Reach 0.2771%

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

< 20.21 days

596.31 days >

Average installed length: 313.32 days

Versions

Version	Distribution
2.9.15255.1	15.64%
2.8.13007.1	67.19%
2.8.12339.1	1.81%
2.7.12205.4	2.18%
2.6.12032.1	8.26%
2.4.10231	3.35%
2.3.10110	0.71%
2.3.10089	0.16%
2.2.10019	0.05%
2.2.9348	0.02%
2.2.9337	0.11%
2.1.9181	0.15%
2.1.9146	0.05%
2.0.9050	0.09%
2.0.9006	0.02%
1.6.8198	0.07%
1.6.8128	0.02%
1.4.8028	0.11%

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Jing

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What is Jing?

Jing is a screencasting computer program that takes a picture or video of the user's computer screen and uploads it to the Web, FTP, computer or clipboard. If uploaded to the web, the program automatically creates a URL to the image that can be shared with others.

About (from TechSmith)

Jing - Share Ideas Instantly. The always-ready program that allows you to instantly capture images and videos; then share them from your computer to anyone, anywhere. Snap a picture of your computer screen. Record video of onscreen action. And share instantly over the web. Whether for work, home or play, Jing is a grea... Read more

Overview

The most used version is 2.8.13007.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is jing.exe. The software installer includes 37 files and is usually about 10.84 MB (11,367,510 bytes).

Program details

URL: www.techsmith.com

Help link: support.techsmith.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\TechSmith\Jing\

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{1D18890D-A047-4771-9EC1-E1DE20BDED28}

(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)

Estimated size: 10.84 MB

Language: English (United States)

Files installed by Jing

Program executable:	jing.exe
Path:	C:\Program Files\techsmith\jing\jing.exe
MD5:	86454e1e0604d83c555e5f911ec82ba1

Additional files:

TSCRec3.dll - TechSmith Screen Recorder SDK (TechSmith Screen Recorder Control)
TechSmith.Screencast.Net.dll - TechSmith.Screencast.Net
TechSmith.Screencast.dll - TechSmith.Screencast
TechSmith.Net.dll - TechSmith Common (TechSmith.Net)
Win32Interop.dll - Win32Interop
OAuthApi.dll - OAuthApi
JingEngine.dll - Jing (Jing Engine)
JingEngine_nat.dll
Web.dll - Web
mcstdh264vout.dll (by MainConcept AG) - MainConcept (Consumer)® H.264/AVC Video Encoder Wrapper (H.264/AVC Video Encoder Wrapper)
mcaacaenc.dll (by MainConcept AG) - MainConcept® AAC Audio Encoder (AAC Audio Encoder)
Google.GData.Client.dll (by Google) - Google GData Client Libraries (Google Data API Core Library)
Google.GData.Extensions.dll (by Google) - Google Data API Extensions Library
Google.GData.YouTube.dll - Google Data API YouTube Library
Rebex.Net.SecureSocket.dll (by Rebex) - Rebex Secure Socket for .NET
Rebex.Net.ProxySocket.dll (by Rebex) - Rebex Proxy Socket for .NET
FlickrNet.dll (by Sam Judson) - Flickr .Net Api Library
Rebex.Security.dll - Rebex Security for .NET
Rebex.Net.Ftp.dll - Rebex FTP/SSL for .NET
Mp4Parsing.dll - Jing by TechSmith
PushSource.dll
Recorder.dll
msvcp71.dll

Behaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task

Jing.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9CBE4099-6E80-41B5-9F3A-047EC7614751}' (runs on registration).

Startup File (User Run)

Jing.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Jing' and executes as C:\Program Files\TechSmith\Jing\Jing.exe.

Resource utilization averages
Show technical details

Jing.exe
Memory:	71.28 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0005539948%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00035387%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00020012%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	3,535,308	8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:	36.93 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	2.58 KB	105.02 KB average

How do I remove Jing?

You can uninstall Jing from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.

On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.

When you find the program Jing, click it, and then do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).

Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Jing.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 58%

Win 7 0%

WHEN IT STARTS

Auto-starting? Yes

(Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 9%

Keep it 91%

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	60.37%
Windows 10	29.17%
Windows Vista	5.89%
Windows XP	4.52%
Windows Server 2003	0.05%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium	31.10%
Windows 7 Professional	17.42%
Windows 7 Ultimate	8.07%
Windows 10 Home	8.04%
Windows 8.1	7.34%
Windows Vista Home Premiu...	4.76%

Geography

74.14% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	74.14%
Canada	3.05%
United Kingdom	2.72%
Australia	1.70%
France	1.54%
Netherlands	1.10%
Germany	1.09%
Israel	1.05%
India	0.95%
Italy	0.85%
DK	0.72%
Spain	0.65%
Sweden	0.54%
Belgium	0.51%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Dell	32.35%
Hewlett-Packard	29.56%
Acer	10.30%
ASUS	7.76%
Toshiba	7.25%
Lenovo	4.17%
GIGABYTE	3.68%
Samsung	3.00%
Intel	1.94%
Common models
Dell OptiPlex 755	8.87%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ...	6.02%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ...	5.32%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P...	2.78%
Dell Inspiron N5110	2.39%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P...	2.31%

About TechSmith

Sells SnagIt, Camtasia Studio and other applications as well as hosts screencast.com, a screencast hosting service.

Publisher URL: www.techsmith.com

Learn more about TechSmith Corporation

1 comment

Whoa! I just downloaded this and tried it out I have to agree LOVE IT! It's sm•over a year ago

Whoa! I just downloaded this and tried it out I have to agree LOVE IT! It's smiple to use and great for doing quick demos. I love the fact that I can quickly put in highlights, text boxes, and arrows right when I capture it. Most tools allow for these features, but not as seemlessly as Jing does. I'm converted!