How to take screenshots on macOS powered iMac and Mac Mini

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How to take screenshots on macOS powered iMac and Mac Mini – Guide

Screenshots are a suitable tool. You can use them to help guide someone through a new app, capture essential messages, and take immersive photos of your best friend while using Skype. Regrettably, Apple desktops and laptops do not come with a direct Print Screen key.

They do, however, have some keyboard shortcuts and apps that let you take the photo you need. These commands are quick and easy to learn.

How to screenshot on Mac: from basic to advanced

Screenshot on Mac with built-in macOS tools

shortcuts, tips, and tricks

If you don’t know them or need an update, here are keyboard shortcuts for Mac screenshot:

Full screen: shift + command + 3

By default, you’ll see a thumbnail of your screenshot in the lower right corner of your Mac

You may:

Click on it to edit the screenshot

Right click for more options

Slide the thumbnail to dismiss it (keep reading for how to disable thumbnails)

Wait a moment for it to be saved to your desktop

Add the control key while taking a screenshot to copy it to the clipboard

Selected part: shift + command + 4

Then use the crosshair with your mouse or trackpad to select the part you want to capture

You can press and hold the spacebar to drag the selected part

Press Escape key to cancel screenshot

release the mouse button or trackpad to take the selected screenshot

Add the control key if you want to copy it to the clipboard

Screenshot of a window, menu, the Dock: shift + command + 4 + spacebar

With these screenshots, you will see a camera icon appears

Mouse over different windows, the menu bar, menu items or the Dock, a blue highlight will let you know what you’re going to capture

Click on window or menu to take screenshot

You can also hold the option key to remove the shadow border from the window screenshots

Screenshot of Touch Bar on MacBook Pro: shift + command + 6

Add the control key to the shortcut to copy the screenshot to your clipboard

Open the macOS screenshot app: shift + command + 5

You will now see the full screen, selected window or selected parts options, as well as the ability to start a screen recording (whole or part), “Options” and “Capture”

Click Options to customize your screen capture preferences

This includes a timer, save to options, as well as the ability to disable floating thumbmail after taking a screenshot, show/don’t show the mouse pointer, and remember the last selection

there is a catch button you can also use in the menu (or press the enter key)

An interesting option to take many screenshots quickly is to define a selected part with the menu, choosing “Remember last selection” and then using the shortcut shift + command + 5 followed by the return key which will take the screenshot

Other tip for MacBook Pro users, you get screen capture controls on the Touch Bar when using shift + command + 4 or 5.

A few other things to remember: Screenshots are prevented in the Apple TV app. And if you want to customize keyboard shortcuts for screenshots, go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Screenshots.

Change screen capture default to JPG

By default, screenshots on Mac are saved to the desktop as PNG files, which tend to be larger files. To change the default to JPG (smaller file sizes), follow these steps:

Open the Terminal app

Type the following command “defaults write com.apple.screencapture type JPG”

Press back (enter)

Advanced Mac Screenshots with Third-Party Applications

Our best choice for a robust Mac screenshot app is CleanShot X. The app comes with over 50 features to let you accomplish just about anything you can think of when it comes to capturing your screen.

That includes:

Notes

Quck Access Overlay with Quick Actions

self-timer

Rollover capture, plus full screen, selection, windows, more

Compatibility with PixelSnap

Custom Screenshot Backgrounds

Show magnifying glass with crosshair for screenshots of selected part

freeze screen

Robust screen recording

Save as GIF

Enable do not disturb automatically

show / hide cursor

Hide desktop clutter while recording

click capture

capture keystrokes

Upload screenshots and recordings and get a link to share with CleanShot Cloud

tag

Team management

Custom domain and branding

CleanShot X for Mac starts at $29 for 1 Mac as a one-time purchase that includes updates for one year (optional $19 annual subscription for future updates). And CleanShot Cloud Pro offers all features including domain names and custom tags, self-destruct control and more, starting at $8/month per user when paid annually.

Other popular third-party screenshot apps for Mac:

Snagit – free trial starting at $49.99

Monosnap – free (non-commercial) basic plan

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