Capturing Screenshots
Every capture mode in ScreenSnap Pro — area, area-to-editor, window, and fullscreen capture, plus capture delay — with default shortcuts and tips.
Overview
ScreenSnap Pro offers four capture modes — area, area-to-editor, window, and fullscreen — plus an optional capture delay. Trigger any of them from the menu bar (Mac) or system tray (Windows), or with its keyboard shortcut. The default shortcuts are shown in each section below and can be changed in Preferences.
Area Capture
Press Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + 4 or choose Area Capture from the menu bar (Mac) / system tray (Windows), then click and drag to select any rectangular region and release to capture. A live dimension indicator shows the exact pixel width and height as you drag, and you can type exact dimensions in the toolbar before capturing for pixel-perfect screenshots.
Area Capture (Editor)
Area Capture (Editor) works exactly like a regular area capture, but the screenshot opens automatically in the ScreenSnap Pro editor right after capture — so you can add annotations, backgrounds, and styling with no extra steps. Use it when you know you'll style or annotate right away; for quick captures straight to the clipboard or a file, use the standard Area Capture instead.
Window Capture
Press Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + 5 or choose Window Capture, then hover over any application window — it highlights with a blue overlay — and click to capture it. ScreenSnap Pro detects individual windows automatically, with optional shadow and padding.
Fullscreen Capture
Press Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + 3 or choose Fullscreen Capture to grab everything visible on your display. If you have multiple displays, click the one you want to capture; the screenshot is taken instantly.
Capture Delay
Capture delay adds a countdown timer before any screenshot, giving you time to open menus, position windows, hover over elements, or trigger states that would disappear the moment you press a shortcut. Enable it from the capture toolbar or Preferences and pick a preset delay (3s, 5s, or 10s) — the capture fires automatically when the timer reaches zero. It works with every capture mode.
Especially useful for capturing dropdown menus, tooltips, and hover states that require interaction before the screenshot.