Screenshot App?

[PhoenixDown]

Is there a decent screenshot app out there for Mac OS 26?

Not digging CMD+SHIFT+5 as it appears to take a screenshot of the entire app window which I don't always want.

 

[hg.wells]

Have you tried CMD+Shift+4? Lets you do a screenshot of a specific area.

 

[chabig]

The best screenshot app is built in to the system.

Take a screenshot on Mac - Apple Support

You can capture the entire screen, a window, or just a portion of the screen.

support.apple.com

 

[flowrider]

I don't use it, but Apple has a screenshot app. Tahoe installed it in my Utilities folder:



I Have a Logitech keyboard with Special assignment "G" keys. I assigned one of my G keys to CMD+Shift+4, so I press the key and voila.

Lou

 

[splifingate]

CMD+SHIFT+5

I'm still on Sequoia, and this pops the screenie app

I have two screens, and (with CMD+SHIFT+5) the screenie app floats a mini-dialog at the bottom of the second screen. It also allows multiple capture modalities.

CMD+SHIFT+4 lets me click-drag-release to select a particular area for my screen-shots. Efficient, yet I like having choices become available.

 

[ignatius345]

Have you tried CMD+Shift+4? Lets you do a screenshot of a specific area.

I also like CMD+Shift+4 followed by a press of the space bar. Captures a full window complete with the little drop shadow. It's very slick for some uses.

 

[Sciuriware]

As far as I know ....

;JOOP!

 

[bogdanw]

I use the included Screenshot app, triggered by Shift, Command, and 4.
Alternatives:
Flameshot "Free & open source screenshot software" https://flameshot.org/
Shottr https://shottr.cc
Xnip https://xnipapp.com
Screenshot Helper https://www.katsurashareware.com/screenshothelper/

 

[GuilleA]

The built-in Screenshot app is pretty good actually, but I've using CleanShot X for a while now for the extra features, is quite nice.

 

[whatnot]

15.7 here, I open Preview, then through menu go to > file > take screenshot > as appropriate, as long as what needs capturing is in the foreground.

 

[ignatius345]

This is incredibly niche, but I recently stumbled across a free screenshot tool that takes a screenshot and puts every window in a separate layer on a PSD file. I guess this could be useful for building a tutorial or something? Not sure, but cool it exists.

 

[Adam Warlock]

Another vote for Clean Shot X. Might be overkill depending on your needs, but they are currently running a Black Friday sale.

 

[jakey rolling]

The best screenshot tool (on either Mac or Windows - and works on both) is Techsmith SnagIT. There isn't even a close second.

Snagit

Screen capture and recording software for Windows and Mac. Quickly get images and videos. Start your free trial today!

www.techsmith.com

 

[PotentPeas]

Not digging CMD+SHIFT+5 as it appears to take a screenshot of the entire app window which I don't always want.

Look at the toolbar that appears at the bottom when you hit Cmd+Shift+5. You can select between full screen, a specific window, or a specific area of the screen (drag a box).

(At least that is how it works in Sequoia, I hope that they haven't messed this up in Tahoe...)

 

[MisterSavage]

Have you tried CMD+Shift+4? Lets you do a screenshot of a specific area.

also ctrl+cmd+shift+4 puts the selection in the clipboard instead of a file.

 

[Skoua]

I also like CMD+Shift+4 followed by a press of the space bar. Captures a full window complete with the little drop shadow. It's very slick for some uses.

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You just made my day, I never knew about the spacebar.
Thanks!

 

[JoeSilver]

Is there a decent screenshot app out there for Mac OS 26?

Not digging CMD+SHIFT+5 as it appears to take a screenshot of the entire app window which I don't always want.

Does it? To me it shows a rectangle which I can move and resize, before capturing the portion of the desktop which I want.

You can also choose to record a video.

Honestly, I don't know why would anybody need a 3rd party app.

 

[jakey rolling]

Honestly, I don't know why would anybody need a 3rd party app.

I can't speak for others, but I can think of quite a few reasons why I pay for a 3rd party tool (in my case, SnagIT). They all basically come down to increased productivity. Just off the top of my head:

1) I'm able to inite a screen cap, mark it up (sometimes extensively), and paste the marked-up pic onto whatever document or e-mail I'm working much more quickly than with any other tool I've ever used, either free or paid-for. It is also very, very easy to mark up a screen shot in a very clean, professional manner.

2) I don't need to remember any weird keyboard combinations. Whether I want a static screen shot or a recording, and whether I want the whole screen, a selectable section, or a window or a section of a window, the whole process is initiated by the same keypress (PrtScr in Windows, Ctrl-Shift-C on Mac).

4) I can screen shot the entire contents of a scrolling window.

5) Text that is captured as part of the screen shot can be extracted to plain text.

6) I can do annotated "Step" captures for capturing and documenting a series of steps as part of a process without interrupting my flow as I walk through the process.

I do screencaps dozens of times a day, usually for providing either technical details or testing results to co-workers or documentation to clients. The time I save in a year using the paid app over any other app I've ever tried (free or otherwise) can be measured in hours.

 

[JoeSilver]

I do screencaps dozens of times a day, usually for providing either technical details or testing results to co-workers or documentation to clients. The time I save in a year using the paid app over any other app I've ever tried (free or otherwise) can be measured in hours.

Got it.

(even though 2) and 5) can be done with the Mac OS tool. I would say the same for 1), but honestly I use it so rarely)

 

[cjsuk]

cmd+space, "sc", hit enter and you have the built in app. Do this hundreds of times a day.

 

[goldmac2006]

Have you tried CMD+Shift+4? Lets you do a screenshot of a specific area.

That’s what I always do. And there’s no need for a UI to select different screenshot methods, unlike the shift command 5.

Shift command 4, you can even use the option key to hold and change the rectangular view. Or, you can press the space bar to change to capture a window.

 

[gilby101]

If the internal Screenshots app is not enough (or you just crave a bit more), these have extra features:
I mostly use ScreenFloat.
And sometimes Shottr or Deskeen
For quick text recognition TextSniper

 

[gilby101]

This is incredibly niche, but I recently stumbled across a free screenshot tool that takes a screenshot and puts every window in a separate layer on a PSD file. I guess this could be useful for building a tutorial or something? Not sure, but cool it exists.

I agree, very cool. I don't think I have a serious use for it, but clever idea.

 

[grammatica]

Many people recommend CleanShot X

 

[jchap]

The best screenshot tool (on either Mac or Windows - and works on both) is Techsmith SnagIT. There isn't even a close second.

Snagit

Screen capture and recording software for Windows and Mac. Quickly get images and videos. Start your free trial today!

www.techsmith.com

SnagIt used to be a tool I'd recommend (especially on Windows—not so much on Mac).

Not a fan of their prices and yearly subscription scheme, though. I fail to see the benefit of shelling out money to a developer on a regular basis for a screenshot app. I might feel differently if I used it every day for work or other purposes, but certainly not for the occasional use.