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The built in Mac screenshot tool is surprisingly good. Cmd+shift+4 to start drawing Press space to move the selection Press shift to constrain to one axis Press option to scale from the center Cmd+shift+4 immediately followed by space to take a screenshot of a single window!

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Christoph Rumpel 🤠3 years ago

It is a good start, but once you go the @CleanShot path, there is no turning back. Never...

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Aaron Francis3 years ago

@CleanShot One day I'll upgrade, I hear it's wonderful

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Philo Hermans3 years ago

+ When taking a screenshot of a single window hold the option to remove the window shadow 😄

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Aaron Francis3 years ago

Bless you. I did NOT know that

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Hugo3 years ago

Also, throw `ctrl` in there to copy to the clipboard directly without creating a file.

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Aaron Francis3 years ago

Oh duh! Can't believe I forgot that one

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Jeffrey Way3 years ago

It's also an easy way to quickly highlight something when recording a screencast. Just press escape at the end to cancel.

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Aaron Francis3 years ago

Totally! Underrated use case

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Alex DeBrie3 years ago

I use Cmd+shift+4 all the time and did not know about any of these fancy tricks. Thank you, sir

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Matt3 years ago

@Pixelsez

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