Free tool for Mac
Mac screenshot settings generator
Choose where screenshots go, which format they use and how they are named. Free, no sign-up.
Settings
Example file name:
Your command
Everything is at the macOS default. Change a setting above and your command appears here.
How to use it
- Open Terminal. Press ⌘ Space, type Terminal and press Return.
- Paste the command and press Return.
- Take a screenshot with ⇧ ⌘ 3 or ⇧ ⌘ 4. It lands where you chose.
Undo everything
Questions
Is it safe to paste these commands?
They only change macOS screenshot settings. Every line is a standard defaults command that you can read before you run it, and the undo script on this page puts everything back.
Doesn’t ⇧⌘ 5 already do this?
The ⇧⌘ 5 toolbar has an Options menu for things like the save location and the floating thumbnail. It doesn’t cover the file format, the name, the date or the window shadow, which is what this page adds.
Why didn’t it work?
Make sure you pasted every line, including the last one, killall SystemUIServer. That line restarts the part of macOS that takes screenshots. If a setting still doesn’t apply, log out and back in.
Is anything sent to a server?
No. This page builds the text in your browser. What you type never leaves your Mac.
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