After spending years using Windows, you've decided to buy your first one Mac and, therefore, to take your first steps in the world of computers made by the Cupertino giant. Despite your initial fears, you've already become familiar with Apple's operating system and used some basic functions successfully. Sadly though, you haven't had as much luck when you attempted to make one screenshot of your computer screen.
If that's exactly what you wanted to know, let's not go any further and get to the heart of this tutorial. Make yourself comfortable, take all the time you deem appropriate and dedicate yourself to reading the next paragraphs. By carefully following the instructions I am about to give you and trying to put them into practice, I assure you that creating a snapshot of your Mac screen will really be child's play. Happy reading and, above all, good work!
Index
- How to screenshot Mac with keyboard
- How to screenshot mac without keyboard
- More Solutions to Take Screenshot Mac Screen
How to screenshot Mac with keyboard
fare screenshot Mac just use the macOS keyboard shortcuts, which allow you to "capture" the entire screen, individual portions of it and even specific windows.
To “photograph” thefull screen of your Mac, press the key combination cmd + shift + 3 and, completely automatically, a screenshot will be taken which will be saved as an image on the desktop of your Mac.
If, on the other hand, you want to take a screenshot of a single portion of the screen, press the key combination cmd + shift + 4 and, through the viewfinder appeared on the screen, select the area of your interest by holding down the left mouse button.
How do you say? Do you want to take a screenshot of a single window? If so, use the key combination cmd + shift + 4, press the space bar, select with the cursor (which should have changed to a by now camera) the window you are interested in and click on it. The screenshot will have a shadow effect which you can turn off by giving the following commands in the terminal macOS: defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true and killall SystemUIServer (to re-enable shadowing just give the same commands, changing true to false in the first).
Furthermore, by pressing on the icon of freccia inside a quadrato and selecting one of the available options (Email, Messages, reminder, Footnotes etc.) you can quickly send the screenshot via email or SMS or use it with other applications on your Mac.
Finally, I point out that you can create a snapshot of the screen even without it being automatically saved on the Mac desktop. For example, if you need to take a screenshot and use it in a graphics program, in a text document or in any other file, you can "snap" the screen or part of it, keep the screenshot in "memory" and use it directly in the file of your interest.
To do this, use the key combination ctrl+cmd+shift+3, to “capture” the entire Mac screen, or ctrl+cmd+shift+4, to screen a portion of the screen or a single window, and then open the application or file in which you want to use the screenshot in question. Then press the keys cmd + v (or right click the mouse and select the option Paste from the menu that opens) to paste the screenshot into the target application or document.
How to screenshot mac without keyboard
If you are wondering if it is possible take screenshot mac without keyboard, you'll be glad to know that the answer is yes. In fact, you can use the app Screenshot (also known as Screenshot) of macOS that allows you to create a snapshot of the screen using the mouse directly.
If you think this is the best solution to "capture" your computer screen, open the Launchpad by clicking on the relative icon (the one with the i colored squares) located on the Dock bar, access the folder Other and launch the Screenshot app by clicking on its icon (the one of the camera). Alternatively, you can also open the app in question using the key combination cmd+alt+5.
Now, to "photograph" the entire Mac screen, select the option Capture the entire screen and press on the item Acquire (or click the left button mouse anywhere on the screen). By choosing the option instead Capture Selected Window and by clicking on the window of your interest you can make the screen of a specific window, while using the option Capture selection, selecting the area of your interest and then pressing the button Acquire, you can take a screenshot of a portion of the screen.
Again, all snapshots you create will automatically save to your Mac Desktop. However, through the Screenshots app, you can also manually choose the folder in which to save the screenshots or the application with which to open the screen immediately after capture. To do this, press on the item options and select one of the available options (Desk, Documents, Preview, Clipboard, Messages, Email e Other location) from the opened menu.
Also, by selecting the item options, you can also adjust other advanced screen capture properties, such as including the mouse pointer in the screenshots, setting a timer to delay the screen capture and the appearance of the floating thumbnails after capturing the screenshots which, as I indicated in the lines for taking Mac screenshots with the keyboard, clicking on them allow you to quickly open the editor through which you can edit or share the screens.
Finally, as I have already anticipated previously, through the Screenshot app you can also record the screen of your Mac by selecting the option you prefer between Record the entire screen, to record the entire computer screen, e Record your selection, to record a portion of it to be selected manually. To learn more, I leave you with my guide on how to record Mac screen.
More Solutions to Take Screenshot Mac Screen
If in addition to the solutions that I have indicated in the previous lines of this guide, you would like to know other applications for making screen shots, you will be happy to know that there are different programs for capturing the screen or portions of it that you can consider. Here, then, other solutions to take screenshot Mac screen that might be right for you.
- Cleanshot X: in addition to taking screenshots and recording the Mac screen, this application includes both an advanced editor that allows you to edit screens and some additional features, such as the ability to set a timer to take automatic screenshots and "capture" entire web pages by scrolling . It costs $8/month or $29 one-time without a free trial, but it's also included in Setapp, a subscription service (with a 7-day free trial) that allows you to use over 200 applications for macOS (and iOS/iPadOS, with a small surcharge) that would normally be paid for by paying a single monthly or annual subscription. To learn more, you can check out my guide on how Setapp works.
- shottr: it is a free application that allows you to screen the entire Mac screen, individual portions or specific windows, with the possibility of making changes using an advanced editor. It also allows you to "capture" entire web pages or entire chats by scrolling.
- Monosnap: This free application allows you to take screenshots of your Mac, both the entire screen and individual portions of it or specific windows. By creating your own account, you get 2 GB of storage space on which to store your screens online. A subscription version is also available with the same features but which offers a storage space of 10 GB and the possibility of connecting other storage services (e.g. Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.).
- ShrinkTheWeb: it is the ideal solution for those who need to capture entire web pages without necessarily installing any software on their Mac. This online service, in fact, allows you to save a web page as an image simply by specifying the URL of the page to "capture" . It is available in both a free and subscription version (starting at $4,95/month) with additional features.
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