Screenshots on OS X
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Screenshot to a File
Screenshot of a portion of the screen
1. Press ⌘-⇧-4 (command-shift-4) 2. Make a selection of the screen
Screenshot of a window
1. Press ⌘-⇧-4 (command-shift-4) 2. Press the spacebar 3. Click on the desired window
Screenshot the entire screen
1. Press ⌘-⇧-3 (command-shift-3)
Change the destination folder
By default, screenshot are saved in ~/Desktop/
To change this, run from the terminal:
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Pictures/
Screenshot to the Clipboard
Screenshot of a portion of the screen
1. Press ⌘-⌃-⇧-4 (command-control-shift-4) 2. Make a selection of the screen
Screenshot of a window
1. Press ⌘-⌃-⇧-4 (command-control-shift-4) 2. Press the spacebar 3. Click on the desired window
Screenshot the entire screen
1. Press ⌘-⌃-⇧-3 (command-control-shift-3)
Timed Screenshots
The Grab Application is able to create timed screenshots.
Grab is located in /Applications/Utilities/Grab.app
Screen Recording
QuickTime Player is able to create screen recordings, select File > New Screen Recording.
QuickTime Player is located in /Applications/QuickTime Player.app
