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How to take a screenshot on a Mac?

Your Mac captures the screen without any extra software. Pick the shortcut that matches what you need.

Users can also take as many screenshots on a Mac as they want. There are multiple methods that you can use to take a screenshot on a Mac.

If you want to capture the entire screen, press ⌘ command and ⇧ shift and press 3 and Your Mac will capture the entire screen and saves it as a PNG file on the desktop. The file name will be like “Screen shot 2026-08-29 at 08.45.00 AM.png”.

How to Capture Partial Screen on Mac?

If you do not want to capture the entire screen and want only a part of it, you can change the buttons. In this case, you need to press ⌘ command + ⇧ shift and press 4. Users can capture a specific Window as well.

How to Capture a Specific Window on Mac?

To capture a specific window, you need to press ⌘ command + ⇧ shift + 4, then press the Space. It captures your selected Window.

Where Screenshots saved?

All captured screenshots will be saved on desktop of MAC.

How do I open the screenshot toolbar?

Press and hold ⌘ command and ⇧ shift and then press 5 to open the toolbar. Here, you will get all capture options, timer, and an option to record the screen as well.

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