Mac screenshot guides
Every shortcut macOS gives you, what each one is actually for, and what to do when one stops working. Written and tested against current macOS.
How to Screenshot on Mac: The Complete Guide
Every capture mode, one hotkey each — and what happens to a capture after you take it.
Start HereEvery Mac Screenshot Keyboard Shortcut, in One Cheat Sheet
Every capture hotkey in one table, with what each is for and which are free.
CaptureHow to Screenshot Part of the Screen on Mac
A dragged rectangle, an exact reusable size, a circle, or a freehand shape with real transparency.
CaptureHow to Screenshot a Single Window on Mac
One window, exact bounds — and what to do when the window is taller than the screen.
CaptureHow to Take a Full-Screen Screenshot on Mac
One display, or every connected screen composed into a single image.
CaptureHow to Take a Delayed or Timed Screenshot on Mac
Three, five or ten seconds, chosen per capture — the only way to catch something that vanishes.
CaptureHow to Screenshot a Dropdown Menu or Hover State on Mac
Menus vanish when you touch the keyboard. Two ways to catch them anyway.
CaptureHow to Take a Scrolling Screenshot on Mac
A whole page as one image — scrolled, stitched, with repeating headers removed.
CaptureHow to Take Screenshots in Safari, Including Full Pages
Every capture mode you have on the desktop, inside the browser — and whole pages in one image.
After the CaptureHow to Annotate and Mark Up Screenshots on Mac
Eighteen annotation tools, numbered steps that count themselves, and three ways to hide what's private.
After the CaptureHow to Blur or Redact Sensitive Information in a Screenshot on Mac
Blur, pixelate or blackout — with the sensitive parts found for you, and flattened so they can't come back.
After the CaptureHow to Extract Text from a Screenshot on Mac
Copy the words, not the picture — recognised on your Mac the moment you capture.
After the CaptureHow to Copy a Screenshot Straight to the Clipboard on Mac
Copy the image, the text inside it, or a redacted version — with the capture still kept.
After the CaptureHow to Change Screenshot Format on Mac (PNG, JPG, WebP, PDF)
Five formats, chosen when you export — and which one actually suits which job.
After the CaptureWhere Do Screenshots Go on Mac — and How to Change the Location
A searchable library instead of a folder — and files written only when you actually want one.
After the CaptureHow to Search Your Screenshots by What's Inside Them on Mac
Find a capture by a phrase that was in it, not by guessing at a timestamp.
RecordingHow to Record Your Screen on Mac
Six shapes, system audio as well as mic, and exports with a genuine alpha channel.
RecordingHow to Record a GIF on Mac
Straight to GIF, in any shape, with a genuinely transparent background.
AutomateHow to Automate Screenshots on Mac
Trigger, conditions, actions — set once, and captures start filing themselves.
TroubleshootingMac Screenshot Not Working? 12 Fixes
Twelve fixes in order of likelihood — start at the top and stop when it works.
Switching to MacThe Windows Snipping Tool Equivalent We Propose
Every Snipping Tool habit, translated — and what Snip Studio does with it once you land.