Take a screenshot on your Mac
Explore the Screenshot menu to find all the controls you need to take screenshots and screen recordings. You can also capture your voice during a screen recording. The optimized workflow lets you take photos and videos of your screen, and then easily share, edit, or save them.
Access the screenshot controls. Press Command-Shift-5. You can capture the entire screen, a selected window, or a portion of a window. You can also record the entire screen or a selected portion of the screen.
Use the icons at the bottom of the screen to capture a selection , record your screen , and more. Click Options to modify your save location, set a timer before capturing, set microphone and audio options, or show the pointer. Click Capture or Record to take the screenshot or video.
After you take a screenshot or video, a thumbnail appears in the corner of the screen. Drag the thumbnail into a document or folder, swipe to the right to quickly save it, or click to edit or share it.
Note: You can also open the Screenshot utility from the Other folder in Launchpad, or go to the Apps > Utilities folder in the Finder.
Mark up your screenshot. Click the thumbnail of your screenshot to use Markup tools and make annotations. You can also click to send your marked-up screen to colleagues or friends—right from the screenshot itself. See Mark up files on Mac.
Learn more. See Take screenshots or screen recordings on Mac.