name: techsmith-install-auth description: 'Install TechSmith Snagit COM API and register the COM server for automation.

Use when setting up Snagit automation, configuring COM interop,

or initializing Camtasia batch processing.

Trigger: "install techsmith, setup snagit, techsmith COM API".

' allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash(npm:), Bash(pip:), Grep version: 1.0.0 license: MIT author: Jeremy Longshore jeremy@intentsolutions.io tags:

• saas
• screen-capture
• video
• techsmith compatibility: Designed for Claude Code

TechSmith Install & Auth

Overview

TechSmith products (Snagit, Camtasia) offer automation through the Snagit COM Server API (Windows) and Camtasia's command-line batch processing. No traditional API keys -- COM registration is the auth mechanism.

Prerequisites

• Windows OS (COM API is Windows-only)
• Snagit 2023+ or Camtasia 2023+ installed
• PowerShell 5.1+ or .NET SDK for COM interop

Instructions

Step 1: Verify Snagit COM Server Registration

# Check if Snagit COM server is registered
$snagit = New-Object -ComObject Snagit.ImageCapture
if ($snagit) { Write-Host "Snagit COM server registered successfully" }

Step 2: Re-register COM Server (if needed)

# Run as Administrator
$snagitPath = "C:\Program Files\TechSmith\Snagit 2025\Snagit32.exe"
& $snagitPath /register

Step 3: Python COM Interop

# pip install pywin32
import win32com.client

snagit = win32com.client.Dispatch("Snagit.ImageCapture")
print(f"Snagit version: Connected via COM")

Step 4: C# COM Interop

using SNAGITLib;

var capture = new ImageCaptureClass();
Console.WriteLine("Snagit COM initialized");

Step 5: Verify Camtasia CLI

# Camtasia batch producer
$camtasia = "C:\Program Files\TechSmith\Camtasia 2025\CamtasiaProducer.exe"
& $camtasia --help

Error Handling

Resources

• Snagit COM Samples
• Snagit COM Server Guide (PDF)
• TechSmith GitHub

Next Steps

Proceed to techsmith-hello-world for your first capture.