How To Take Screenshots on macOS
Learn how to take screenshots on macOS using built-in shortcuts, tools, and quick tips for capturing your screen like a pro.
A simple way to automate take screenshots on your MacBook is using the default screenshot app it provides.
You can simply find this tool under the app drawer, type in the name “Screenshot” as is.
Once you have the access to this tool, you can take a full-page screenshot or for any area.
You can use Command + Shift + 4 as a shortcut to take screenshots of any part of the webpage, or Command + Shift + 3 to take a full page screenshot.
Screenshots with Shottr
As a developer we need to share insights through screenshots sometimes, and with the features that Shottr offers, it is good a good tool to use.
I keep sharing screenshots using this tool, and it is a great tool for that.
I also have a lifetime license for this tool that you can use to take beautiful screenshots.
Here’s what you can do with this tool, I have tried to explain with this small video below:
There are a lot of reasons that I found Shottr the screenshot app handy in most of my workflows.
There are a lot of other tools that you can use in place of shottr, it's just I found this easy to use. Here’s the link that I find an interesting comparison of some of the tools link.
Screenshot API to Automate Your Screenshots
CaptureKit is a screenshot API that helps you to scale your image capture. You can use this API with no-code tools like Make, Zapier or n8n to automate your screenshots.
The typical use cases include compliance achieving, price monitoring and SEO tracking.
If you are someone looking to scale up screenshot generation, do try CaptureKit.
In any case, if you need help in setting up this for you, reach out to us on chat & we would be happy to help!
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