U Show interactive toolbar in interactive mode Optional specify the id of the audio source A captures audio during a video recording using default input. V limits video capture to specified seconds a do not include windows attached to selected windows W start interaction in window selection mode T take the picture after a delay of, default is 5 (other options include pdf, jpg, tiff and other formats) t image format to create, default is png Selection - captures screen in selection mode J sets the starting of interfactive capture S in window capture mode, capture the screen not the window B screen capture output will open in app with bundleid I screen capture output will open in Messages P screen capture output will open in Preview or M screen capture output will go to a new Mail message p screen capture will use the default settings for capture. o in window capture mode, do not capture the shadow of window D 1 is main display, -D 2 secondary, etc. D screen capture or record from the display specified. m only capture the main monitor, undefined if -i is set

Space key - toggle between mouse selection andĮscape key - cancels interactive screen shot i capture screen interactively, by selection or windowĬontrol key - causes screen shot to go to clipboard d display errors to the user graphically C capture the cursor as well as the screen. b capture Touch Bar - non-interactive modes only c force screen capture to go to the clipboard Open macOS Terminal and run screencapture from the command line to see the optional arguements.Ī few nice options worth noting are capturing the Touch Bar on a MacBook Pro, passing screencaptures directly to Mail, Preview, Messages, or the Clipboard, capturing desktop video and passing it to Quicktime, and Interactive Mode which allows changing what part of the screen should be captured. The screenshot command line utility solves this problem while providing significant flexibility. It may also feel tedious to manually take screenshots one at a time if needing more then a few. The above methods assume the user doesn’t need their hands at the time of taking the screencapture.

This places a panel at the bottom of the desktop providing more control of individual screencaptures. Another frequently used shortcut Command+Control+Shift+4 copies the screencapture to the clipboard.īeyond keyboard shortcuts there is a Screenshot utility located in Applications > Utilities. Keyboard shortcuts such as Command+Shift+4 will save a screencapture to the desktop and save the file as. Script for macOS that automates desktop screenshots and video capture Īpple includes a command line utility called screencapture which allows macOS to take any number of screenshots silently in the background, hands-free, while the user is working.

Mac print screen selection to clipboard