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Tiny Clips for Windows - Microsoft Store Listing

Use this file as the source of truth for the Microsoft Store listing and first submission of the Windows app. It complements the macOS-only docs/app-store-connect-metadata.md.

App identity

Field Value
Product name Tiny Clips
Package identity 23875RefractoredLLC.TinyClips
Package family name 23875RefractoredLLC.TinyClips_jcspp7mzn01xr
Publisher Refractored LLC
Primary category Photo & video
Secondary category Productivity
Privacy policy https://tinyclips.app/privacy.html
Support URL https://github.com/jamesmontemagno/tiny-clips/issues
Marketing URL https://github.com/jamesmontemagno/tiny-clips
Copyright Copyright (c) 2026 Refractored LLC

en-US listing copy

Short description

Fast screenshots, video recordings, and GIFs from your Windows system tray.

Description

Tiny Clips is a lightweight Windows screen-capture tool that is always ready from the system tray.

Capture exactly what you need:

  • Screenshots of a region, screen, or window
  • Screen recordings as H.264 MP4 video
  • Short animated GIF captures

Built for speed and focus:

  • Keyboard shortcuts for screenshot, video, GIF, and stop-recording actions
  • Optional countdown and region outline before capture
  • Microphone, system-audio, webcam, mouse-click, and branding-overlay controls
  • Screenshot editing plus video and GIF trimming after capture
  • A Clips Library for browsing, opening, copying, and sharing saved captures
  • Configurable folders, formats, quality, themes, notifications, and launch-at-login

Tiny Clips is designed for developers, creators, and anyone who needs to quickly create and share visual context without a complicated workflow.

Search terms

screen capture,screen recorder,screenshot,video recorder,gif recorder,screen recording,productivity

Release notes

Copy the matching version section from windows/CHANGELOG.md. Keep the Store "What's new" text focused on user-visible changes and omit internal refactoring notes.

Screenshot set

Store screenshots must be captured from the released Windows package, with no development tools, desktop clutter, or unrelated personal content visible. Capture at least 1366 x 768 pixels; 1920 x 1080 is preferred. Use the same light or dark theme throughout the first set.

File Required content Capture notes
01-tray-capture-menu.png Tray popup with Screenshot, Video, and GIF actions Open the tray popup against a clean desktop.
02-region-picker.png Region / Screen / Window picker Show the target-selection options and countdown control.
03-screenshot-editor.png Screenshot editor with a small, realistic annotation Use non-sensitive sample content.
04-video-recording.png Recording indicator and selected-region outline Show elapsed time and the Stop action.
05-video-trimmer.png Video trimmer after a recording Include the trim range and playback controls.
06-clips-library.png Clips Library grid or list Show several non-sensitive captures and visible actions.
07-settings.png Settings with capture options Show the native Windows styling and useful controls.

Use windows/docs/store-assets/ as the working directory for the exported PNGs. Do not commit screenshots containing personal data, API keys, file paths, or third-party content without rights.

Store assets

The package logo assets are already in windows/src/TinyClips.App/Assets/. Upload the Store-logo variants Partner Center requests and verify they render correctly in both light and dark contexts. The Store listing screenshots are separate from the package tile assets.

Compliance answers

Privacy

  • Data collection: No. Tiny Clips stores capture preferences and optional local analytics on the device. It does not use an account, advertising ID, or telemetry service.
  • Tracking: No.
  • Screen, microphone, webcam, and system-audio content are captured only after the user starts a recording. Captures are saved locally unless the user configures their own Uploadcare account.

Recheck these statements whenever analytics, account, cloud, or crash-reporting behavior changes.

Capability justifications

runFullTrust: Tiny Clips is a desktop screen-capture utility. Full trust is required for Windows Graphics Capture, WASAPI system-audio capture, global keyboard shortcuts, tray integration, desktop capture overlays, and saving user-selected capture files.

microphone: Tiny Clips records microphone audio only when the user explicitly enables it for a video capture. Audio is written into that local recording and is never collected by the app.

webcam: Tiny Clips includes an optional picture-in-picture webcam overlay. Camera access occurs only when the user enables the webcam for a video capture.

Ratings and review notes

  • Complete the IARC questionnaire truthfully. Tiny Clips has no user-generated public content, advertising, gambling, mature content, or unrestricted web browsing.
  • The app starts in the system tray and has no main window at launch.
  • No account, login, or in-app purchase is required.
  • Reviewers should test Screenshot, Record Video, and Record GIF from the tray popup. Screen capture permissions are requested by Windows when required; microphone and webcam are optional.

First submission and CI/CD setup

  1. Complete every Partner Center listing, privacy, capability, age-rating, and pricing section, then manually submit the first package for certification. The Microsoft Store Developer CLI supports automated updates only after the free product is live.
  2. Create a Microsoft Entra application, add it under Partner Center User management with the Manager role, and add these GitHub environment secrets to the protected microsoft-store environment: PARTNER_CENTER_TENANT_ID, PARTNER_CENTER_SELLER_ID, PARTNER_CENTER_CLIENT_ID, and PARTNER_CENTER_CLIENT_SECRET.
  3. Add the Store Product ID as the repository variable MICROSOFT_STORE_PRODUCT_ID. It is not the package identity or package family name; retrieve it with msstore apps list after configuring the CLI.
  4. Protect the microsoft-store environment with required reviewers. The windows-store-publish.yml workflow packages every v*-windows tag and pauses before submission. A manual dispatch can package without publishing, or publish after approval.

The workflow builds the Store flavor with its Store-assigned identity and submits the unsigned .msixupload; Microsoft Store signs the package and delivers updates.