Copy, Save and Drag Screenshots
What happens after a capture, how to paste or drag a screenshot anywhere, and when to use Copy, Save or Save As in the editor.
What happens after a capture
When you take a screenshot with Capture Area (Cmd + Shift + 1 on Mac, Ctrl + Shift + 1 on Windows), ScreenSnap Pro saves it as a file in your Save Folder, copies it to the clipboard and shows the Quick Preview in the corner of your screen. Capture Screen, Capture Window, Capture Area with Delay and Capture Website work the same way. During onboarding this shortcut is called Quick Screenshot. Capture Area (Editor) (Cmd + Shift + 2 on Mac, Ctrl + Shift + 2 on Windows, called Screenshot & Edit during onboarding) is different: it opens the editor and doesn't save a file until you click Save.
Paste it right away
The screenshot is on your clipboard as soon as the capture finishes, so you can paste it into a chat, an email or a document with Cmd + V on Mac or Ctrl + V on Windows. If you'd rather keep your clipboard as it is, turn off Copy to Clipboard in Settings > Screenshots. The file is still saved either way.
On Windows the clipboard holds a PNG image plus the file itself, so you can also paste the screenshot straight into a File Explorer folder. On Mac the clipboard uses your Default Screenshot Format: if an app won't paste a WebP or AVIF image, switch the format to PNG.
Drag it into any app
Drag the Quick Preview thumbnail into a chat, an email, a document or a Finder or File Explorer folder to drop in the image file. While Close after dragging is on in Settings > Quick Preview (the default), the thumbnail closes after the drop. Hover the thumbnail for more actions, like Edit, Pin Screenshot and Copy Text (OCR): see Quick Access Overlay.
Copy or Save from the editor
In the editor, Copy (Cmd + C on Mac, Ctrl + C on Windows) puts the finished image on your clipboard, including its background, annotations and effects, without creating a file. Save (Cmd + S on Mac, Ctrl + S on Windows) writes a new file to your Save Folder using your Default Screenshot Format and File Name Pattern, so the original capture is never overwritten. Saving also copies the image when Copy to Clipboard is on, shows the Quick Preview, and uploads the image when Auto Upload is on.
Turn on Hide Editor After Copying in Settings > Screenshots if you want the editor to step aside as soon as you copy.
Save As a different file or format
Press Cmd + Shift + S on Mac or Ctrl + Shift + S on Windows in the editor to choose the folder, name and format yourself. The dialog opens in your Save Folder with a suggested name, and you can save as PNG, JPEG, WebP or AVIF. Save As only writes the file: it doesn't copy to the clipboard, show the Quick Preview or upload. There's no Save As button, but you can change its shortcut in Settings > Shortcuts under Editor Shortcuts.
Export recordings
Screen recordings are exported from the video editor. Click Export, choose MP4 or GIF, then click Export to file. The file is saved to your Save Folder, named with your File Name Pattern, and a Quick Preview appears so you can drag it anywhere or create a link. See Export Video as MP4 or GIF for every option.
Troubleshooting: the editor asks for a license
Copy, Save and Save As in the editor need an active license. If clicking them opens the Welcome to ScreenSnap Pro! window, paste your key into the Enter your license key field and click Activate License. You can also activate it later in Settings > General > License Key. See Activating Your License. Screenshots taken with Capture Area are still saved to your Save Folder and copied to the clipboard without a license.