

The image will be saved onto your Desktop by default (although the destination can be changed, as we’ll explain below).

For example, press Ctrl+Shift+Command+3 to capture the entire screen to the clipboard.Īfter taking a screenshot, you’ll hear a camera shutter sound effect through your Mac’s speaker.

To capture a screenshot directly to the clipboard instead of an image file, add Ctrl to any of the shortcuts listed above. Shift+Command+6: Take a screenshot of the Touch Bar on a Macbook Pro.Shift+Command+5: Open the Screenshot app interface.Shift+Command+4 then Space: Capture a window or menu.Shift+Command+4: Capture a portion of your Mac’s screen that you select.Shift+Command+3: Capture an image of your entire Mac’s screen.We’ll go over each of these below, but for now, here’s a quick list of the shortcuts: To use them, press one of the following three-key combinations simultaneously on your keyboard (and in one case, hit space just after the combination).
