Windows computers come preinstalled with a program called Snipping Tool that can be used to take snapshots of all or part of the screen. Macs actually have a built-in snipping tool feature.
How to take a screenshot on a Mac
- Before we look at alternatives, let's start with the native snipping tool for Mac. Use the Command + Shift + 3 keyboard shortcut to capture the entire screen. The Command + Shift + 4 shortcut lets you select an area of the screen. Here, if you keep holding the Shift button, and then press the Space key, you'll enter the window capture mode.
- For a more in-depth look at the Snipping Tool and other screen capture methods, check out our post – Ultimate Guide to Taking Screenshots. Using the Snipping Tool. When the Snipping Tool application starts and you click New, your screen will become cloudy and the Snipping Tool popup application screen shown below will appear.
It can be said that Grab is a built-in free Snipping tool for Mac designed by Apple Inc. It has four screenshot modes for you to choose: Selection, Window, Screen and Timed Screen. After taking screenshot, it also provides an image editor for you to crop and annotate the image. As I've said earlier, Mac computers don't come baked with a native snipping tool. However, you can still take a screenshot on Mac with some simple keyboard shortcuts. All that you have to do is to hit the Shift + Command + 3 buttons concurrently. If you want to capture a specific section of your desktop screen, click the Shift + Command + 4.
To use Apple's built-in snipping tool to take screenshots, press Shift+Command+4 simultaneously on the keyboard, then click and drag the designated area, and a image file will be created on your desktop.
If you want a snipping tool packed with additional features, download Skitch, from the creators of Evernote.
Skitch is a free Latest word update for mac. snipping tool app for Macs that also allows you to easily draw arrows, boxes, add text, resize the image, and much more.
Skitch Features
Take Screenshot
Add arrows or boxes Avi files on mac.
Add texts
Draw
Skitch is a free Latest word update for mac. snipping tool app for Macs that also allows you to easily draw arrows, boxes, add text, resize the image, and much more.
Skitch Features
Take Screenshot
Add arrows or boxes Avi files on mac.
Add texts
Draw
Blur
Snip Tool For Mac
Resize
How To Screenshot On Mac
These are just some of the key features of Skitch. Skitch can be downloaded in the App Store, here.
How To Take A Snip It On Macbook
Please note that I am not affiliated or endorsed by Skitch or Evernote in any way. Skitch is honestly the best snipping tool I have ever used and I wanted to share the capabilities of Skitch over the basic built-in snipping tool.
